diff --git a/libdd-trace-utils/src/msgpack_decoder/v1/mod.rs b/libdd-trace-utils/src/msgpack_decoder/v1/mod.rs
index 055c36d2f1..9da0acf308 100644
--- a/libdd-trace-utils/src/msgpack_decoder/v1/mod.rs
+++ b/libdd-trace-utils/src/msgpack_decoder/v1/mod.rs
@@ -847,4 +847,57 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(span.span_links[0].span_id, 777);
         assert_eq!(span.span_events[0].time_unix_nano, 123);
     }
+
+    /// A payload with one span whose attributes are `[key, type, value]` triplets written by
+    /// `write_value`.
+    fn payload_with_double(write_value: impl FnOnce(&mut ByteBuf)) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let mut buf = ByteBuf::new();
+        encode::write_map_len(&mut buf, 1).unwrap();
+        wkey(&mut buf, trace_key::CHUNKS);
+        encode::write_array_len(&mut buf, 1).unwrap();
+        encode::write_map_len(&mut buf, 2).unwrap();
+        wkey(&mut buf, chunk_key::TRACE_ID);
+        encode::write_bin(&mut buf, &[1u8; 16]).unwrap();
+        wkey(&mut buf, chunk_key::SPANS);
+        encode::write_array_len(&mut buf, 1).unwrap();
+        encode::write_map_len(&mut buf, 3).unwrap();
+        wkey(&mut buf, span_key::SPAN_ID);
+        encode::write_uint(&mut buf, 1).unwrap();
+        wkey(&mut buf, span_key::START);
+        encode::write_uint(&mut buf, 100).unwrap();
+        wkey(&mut buf, span_key::ATTRIBUTES);
+        encode::write_array_len(&mut buf, 3).unwrap();
+        encode::write_str(&mut buf, "ratio").unwrap();
+        encode::write_uint(&mut buf, u64::from(ANY_VALUE_KEY_DOUBLE)).unwrap();
+        write_value(&mut buf);
+        buf.into_vec()
+    }
+
+    fn decoded_ratio(bytes: Vec<u8>) -> Result<f64, DecodeError> {
+        let (payload, _) = from_bytes(Bytes::from(bytes))?;
+        match payload.chunks[0].spans[0].attributes.get("ratio") {
+            Some(AttributeValue::Float(f)) => Ok(*f),
+            other => panic!("unexpected attribute {other:?}"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn double_attribute_accepts_float32_and_float64() {
+        // Tracers may write a double as float32 when that holds it exactly, as the agent reads.
+        let f32_bytes = payload_with_double(|b| encode::write_f32(b, 1.5).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(decoded_ratio(f32_bytes).unwrap(), 1.5);
+        let f64_bytes = payload_with_double(|b| encode::write_f64(b, 0.1).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(decoded_ratio(f64_bytes).unwrap(), 0.1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn double_attribute_rejects_integers() {
+        let int_bytes = payload_with_double(|b| {
+            encode::write_uint(b, 1).unwrap();
+        });
+        assert!(matches!(
+            decoded_ratio(int_bytes),
+            Err(DecodeError::InvalidFormat(m)) if m.contains("Double")
+        ));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/libdd-trace-utils/src/msgpack_decoder/v1/span.rs b/libdd-trace-utils/src/msgpack_decoder/v1/span.rs
index 3cd531ce2f..83cb4ff6b3 100644
--- a/libdd-trace-utils/src/msgpack_decoder/v1/span.rs
+++ b/libdd-trace-utils/src/msgpack_decoder/v1/span.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ use crate::msgpack_decoder::decode::error::DecodeError;
 use crate::span::DeserializableTraceData;
 use crate::span::v1::{AttributeValue, Span, SpanEvent, SpanKind, SpanLink, ThinVec};
 use crate::span::vec_map::VecMap;
-use rmp::decode;
+use rmp::Marker;
+use rmp::decode::{self, RmpRead};
 use std::borrow::Borrow;
 
 /// Decodes a V1 span (msgpack map with integer keys) into a [`Span<T>`].
@@ -142,6 +143,17 @@ where
     Ok(map)
 }
 
+/// Reads a double written as float64, or as float32 when that holds the value exactly (as the
+/// agent's msgp decoder accepts, and some tracers emit to save space). Integers are rejected.
+fn read_double(buf: &mut &[u8]) -> Result<f64, DecodeError> {
+    let fail = || DecodeError::InvalidFormat("V1 attribute Double read failure".to_owned());
+    match decode::read_marker(buf).map_err(|_| fail())? {
+        Marker::F32 => buf.read_data_f32().map(f64::from).map_err(|_| fail()),
+        Marker::F64 => buf.read_data_f64().map_err(|_| fail()),
+        _ => Err(fail()),
+    }
+}
+
 /// Reads `[type_uint8, value]` and dispatches by type discriminant. Recurses into `Array` and
 /// `KeyValueList`.
 pub(super) fn read_typed_attribute_value<T: DeserializableTraceData>(
@@ -163,12 +175,7 @@ where
             })?;
             Ok(AttributeValue::Bool(b))
         }
-        ANY_VALUE_KEY_DOUBLE => {
-            let f = decode::read_f64(buf.as_mut_slice()).map_err(|_| {
-                DecodeError::InvalidFormat("V1 attribute Double read failure".to_owned())
-            })?;
-            Ok(AttributeValue::Float(f))
-        }
+        ANY_VALUE_KEY_DOUBLE => Ok(AttributeValue::Float(read_double(buf.as_mut_slice())?)),
         ANY_VALUE_KEY_INT64 => {
             // Encoder writes signed via `write_sint`, which can emit any int marker. `read_int`
             // accepts any integer marker that fits in i64.