diff --git a/include/fast_float/ascii_number.h b/include/fast_float/ascii_number.h
index b59e549..333ada9 100644
--- a/include/fast_float/ascii_number.h
+++ b/include/fast_float/ascii_number.h
@@ -460,6 +460,11 @@ from_chars_result_t<UC> parse_int_string(UC const* p, UC const* pend, T& value,
     ++p;
   }
 
+  // skip leading zeros
+  while (p != pend && *p == UC('0')) {
+    ++p;
+  }
+
   UC const* const start_digits = p;
 
   uint64_t i = 0;
diff --git a/include/fast_float/float_common.h b/include/fast_float/float_common.h
index e5d8446..f0d09cb 100644
--- a/include/fast_float/float_common.h
+++ b/include/fast_float/float_common.h
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ fastfloat_really_inline
 constexpr int max_digits_u64(int base) { return int_luts<>::maxdigits_u64[base - 2]; }
 
 // If a u64 is exactly max_digits_u64() in length, this is
-// the minimum value below which it has definitely overflowed. 
+// the value below which it has definitely overflowed. 
 fastfloat_really_inline
 constexpr uint64_t min_safe_u64(int base) { return int_luts<>::min_safe_u64[base - 2]; }