diff --git a/app/Libraries/Utils.php b/app/Libraries/Utils.php
index b0468d9f836d..10173e56ab78 100644
--- a/app/Libraries/Utils.php
+++ b/app/Libraries/Utils.php
@@ -459,6 +459,11 @@ class Utils
 
     public static function parseFloat($value)
     {
+        // check for comma as decimal separator
+        if (preg_match('/,[\d]{1,2}$/', $value)) {
+            $value = str_replace(',', '.', $value);
+        }
+
         $value = preg_replace('/[^0-9\.\-]/', '', $value);
 
         return floatval($value);
diff --git a/resources/views/money_script.blade.php b/resources/views/money_script.blade.php
index 437079bb0c46..f51441b28220 100644
--- a/resources/views/money_script.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/money_script.blade.php
@@ -27,8 +27,18 @@
     @endif
 
     NINJA.parseFloat = function(str) {
-        if (!str) return '';
-        str = (str+'').replace(/[^0-9\.\-]/g, '');
+        if (! str) {
+            return '';
+        } else {
+            str = str + '';
+        }
+
+        // check for comma as decimal separator
+        if (str.match(/,[\d]{1,2}$/)) {
+            str = str.replace(',', '.');
+        }
+
+        str = str.replace(/[^0-9\.\-]/g, '');
 
         return window.parseFloat(str);
     }