diff --git a/src/Mapping/DefaultTypedFieldMapper.php b/src/Mapping/DefaultTypedFieldMapper.php
index 47b842cf496..61894e93634 100644
--- a/src/Mapping/DefaultTypedFieldMapper.php
+++ b/src/Mapping/DefaultTypedFieldMapper.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace Doctrine\ORM\Mapping;
 
 use BackedEnum;
+use BcMath\Number;
 use DateInterval;
 use DateTime;
 use DateTimeImmutable;
@@ -40,7 +41,12 @@ final class DefaultTypedFieldMapper implements TypedFieldMapper
     /** @param array<class-string|ScalarName, class-string<Type>|string> $typedFieldMappings */
     public function __construct(array $typedFieldMappings = [])
     {
-        $this->typedFieldMappings = array_merge(self::DEFAULT_TYPED_FIELD_MAPPINGS, $typedFieldMappings);
+        $defaultMappings = self::DEFAULT_TYPED_FIELD_MAPPINGS;
+        if (defined(Types::class . '::NUMBER')) { // DBAL 4.3+
+            $defaultMappings[Number::class] = Types::NUMBER;
+        }
+
+        $this->typedFieldMappings = array_merge($defaultMappings, $typedFieldMappings);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Tests/Models/TypedProperties/UserTyped.php b/tests/Tests/Models/TypedProperties/UserTyped.php
index 22ac2127ac2..f4ff01a027d 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/Models/TypedProperties/UserTyped.php
+++ b/tests/Tests/Models/TypedProperties/UserTyped.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace Doctrine\Tests\Models\TypedProperties;
 
+use BcMath\Number;
 use DateInterval;
 use DateTime;
 use DateTimeImmutable;
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ class UserTyped
     #[ORM\Embedded]
     public Contact|null $contact = null;
 
+    #[ORM\Column(precision: 5, scale: 2)]
+    public Number|null $bodyHeight = null;
+
     public static function loadMetadata(ClassMetadata $metadata): void
     {
         $metadata->setInheritanceType(ClassMetadata::INHERITANCE_TYPE_NONE);
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataTest.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataTest.php
index 296c655d743..8d8957216cc 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataTest.php
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataTest.php
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 use function assert;
 use function class_exists;
 use function count;
+use function defined;
 use function serialize;
 use function str_contains;
 use function str_replace;
@@ -197,6 +198,12 @@ public function testFieldTypeFromReflection(): void
         // float
         $cm->mapField(['fieldName' => 'float']);
         self::assertEquals('float', $cm->getTypeOfField('float'));
+
+        // number, requires DBAL 4.3+
+        if (defined(Types::class . '::NUMBER')) {
+            $cm->mapField(['fieldName' => 'bodyHeight']);
+            self::assertEquals('number', $cm->getTypeOfField('bodyHeight'));
+        }
     }
 
     #[TestGroup('GH10313')]
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/TypedFieldMapperTest.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/TypedFieldMapperTest.php
index 3f8c0863ca0..6aaed387d9d 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/TypedFieldMapperTest.php
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Mapping/TypedFieldMapperTest.php
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@
 use Doctrine\Tests\Models\TypedProperties\UserTyped;
 use Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Mapping\TypedFieldMapper\CustomIntAsStringTypedFieldMapper;
 use Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase;
+use Generator;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
 use ReflectionClass;
 
+use function defined;
+
 #[Group('GH10313')]
 class TypedFieldMapperTest extends OrmTestCase
 {
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ private static function chainTypedFieldMapper(): ChainTypedFieldMapper
     /**
      * Data Provider for NamingStrategy#classToTableName
      *
-     * @return array<
+     * @return Generator<
      *     array{
      *         TypedFieldMapper,
      *         ReflectionClass,
@@ -44,28 +47,30 @@ private static function chainTypedFieldMapper(): ChainTypedFieldMapper
      *         array{fieldName: string, enumType?: string, type?: mixed}
      *     }>
      */
-    public static function dataFieldToMappedField(): array
+    public static function dataFieldToMappedField(): Generator
     {
         $reflectionClass = new ReflectionClass(UserTyped::class);
 
-        return [
-            // DefaultTypedFieldMapper
-            [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'id'], ['fieldName' => 'id', 'type' => Types::INTEGER]],
-            [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'username'], ['fieldName' => 'username', 'type' => Types::STRING]],
-            [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'dateInterval'], ['fieldName' => 'dateInterval', 'type' => Types::DATEINTERVAL]],
-            [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'dateTime'], ['fieldName' => 'dateTime', 'type' => Types::DATETIME_MUTABLE]],
-            [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'dateTimeImmutable'], ['fieldName' => 'dateTimeImmutable', 'type' => Types::DATETIME_IMMUTABLE]],
-            [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'array'], ['fieldName' => 'array', 'type' => Types::JSON]],
-            [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'boolean'], ['fieldName' => 'boolean', 'type' => Types::BOOLEAN]],
-            [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'float'], ['fieldName' => 'float', 'type' => Types::FLOAT]],
+        // DefaultTypedFieldMapper
+        yield [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'id'], ['fieldName' => 'id', 'type' => Types::INTEGER]];
+        yield [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'username'], ['fieldName' => 'username', 'type' => Types::STRING]];
+        yield [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'dateInterval'], ['fieldName' => 'dateInterval', 'type' => Types::DATEINTERVAL]];
+        yield [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'dateTime'], ['fieldName' => 'dateTime', 'type' => Types::DATETIME_MUTABLE]];
+        yield [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'dateTimeImmutable'], ['fieldName' => 'dateTimeImmutable', 'type' => Types::DATETIME_IMMUTABLE]];
+        yield [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'array'], ['fieldName' => 'array', 'type' => Types::JSON]];
+        yield [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'boolean'], ['fieldName' => 'boolean', 'type' => Types::BOOLEAN]];
+        yield [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'float'], ['fieldName' => 'float', 'type' => Types::FLOAT]];
+
+        if (defined(Types::class . '::NUMBER')) {
+            yield [self::defaultTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'bodyHeight'], ['fieldName' => 'bodyHeight', 'type' => Types::NUMBER]];
+        }
 
-            // CustomIntAsStringTypedFieldMapper
-            [self::customTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'id'], ['fieldName' => 'id', 'type' => Types::STRING]],
+        // CustomIntAsStringTypedFieldMapper
+        yield [self::customTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'id'], ['fieldName' => 'id', 'type' => Types::STRING]];
 
-            // ChainTypedFieldMapper
-            [self::chainTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'id'], ['fieldName' => 'id', 'type' => Types::STRING]],
-            [self::chainTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'username'], ['fieldName' => 'username', 'type' => Types::STRING]],
-        ];
+        // ChainTypedFieldMapper
+        yield [self::chainTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'id'], ['fieldName' => 'id', 'type' => Types::STRING]];
+        yield [self::chainTypedFieldMapper(), $reflectionClass, ['fieldName' => 'username'], ['fieldName' => 'username', 'type' => Types::STRING]];
     }
 
     /**