diff --git a/nanofix-client/src/main/java/com/lmax/nanofix/outgoing/FixMessageBuilder.java b/nanofix-client/src/main/java/com/lmax/nanofix/outgoing/FixMessageBuilder.java
index 4cb82cc..f52853e 100644
--- a/nanofix-client/src/main/java/com/lmax/nanofix/outgoing/FixMessageBuilder.java
+++ b/nanofix-client/src/main/java/com/lmax/nanofix/outgoing/FixMessageBuilder.java
@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@ public FixMessageBuilder price(final BigDecimal price)
         return addTag(Price.getTag(), price.toPlainString());
     }
 
+    public FixMessageBuilder price(final String price)
+    {
+        return addTag(Price.getTag(), price);
+    }
+
     public FixMessageBuilder securityID(final String symbol)
     {
         return addTag(SecurityID.getTag(), symbol);
diff --git a/nanofix-client/src/test/java/com/lmax/nanofix/outgoing/FixMessageBuilderTest.java b/nanofix-client/src/test/java/com/lmax/nanofix/outgoing/FixMessageBuilderTest.java
index a20270d..2835741 100644
--- a/nanofix-client/src/test/java/com/lmax/nanofix/outgoing/FixMessageBuilderTest.java
+++ b/nanofix-client/src/test/java/com/lmax/nanofix/outgoing/FixMessageBuilderTest.java
@@ -67,4 +67,15 @@ public void shouldBuildAnInvalidFixMessageBecauseOfTagOrder()
 
         assertThat(fixMessage.toFixString(), is("8=FIX.4.2\u00019=24\u000134=100\u0001123=Y\u000135=4\u000136=10\u000110=065\u0001"));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldBuildFixMessageContainingPriceWithTrailingZeros()
+    {
+        FixMessage fixMessage = new FixMessageBuilder("FIX.4.2")
+                .price("10.0000")
+                .build();
+
+        assertThat(fixMessage.toFixString(), is("8=FIX.4.2\u00019=11\u000144=10.0000\u000110=237\u0001"));
+
+    }
 }
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