diff --git a/messages.go b/messages.go
index e98197d0..aca6ae2e 100644
--- a/messages.go
+++ b/messages.go
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ func (fd FieldDescription) PrecisionScale() (precision, scale int64, ok bool) {
 
 func (fd FieldDescription) Type() reflect.Type {
 	switch fd.DataType {
+	case pgtype.Float8OID:
+		return reflect.TypeOf(float64(0))
+	case pgtype.Float4OID:
+		return reflect.TypeOf(float32(0))
 	case pgtype.Int8OID:
 		return reflect.TypeOf(int64(0))
 	case pgtype.Int4OID: