diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 09946c91..6db6aaf1 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ func (ucfg ArrowConfig) WithDefaults() ArrowConfig {
 	ucfg.UseArrowBatches = true
 	ucfg.UseArrowNativeTimestamp = true
 	ucfg.UseArrowNativeComplexTypes = true
+	ucfg.UseArrowNativeDecimal = true
 
 	return ucfg
 }
diff --git a/internal/rows/arrowbased/arrowRows.go b/internal/rows/arrowbased/arrowRows.go
index 4e2cf802..d39eeaac 100644
--- a/internal/rows/arrowbased/arrowRows.go
+++ b/internal/rows/arrowbased/arrowRows.go
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ func (ars *arrowRowScanner) ScanRow(
 			col := ars.colInfo[i]
 			dbType := col.dbType
 
-			if (dbType == cli_service.TTypeId_DECIMAL_TYPE && ars.UseArrowNativeDecimal) ||
-				(isIntervalType(dbType) && ars.UseArrowNativeIntervalTypes) {
-				//	not yet fully supported
+			// Only block interval types, allow decimals to proceed
+			if isIntervalType(dbType) && ars.UseArrowNativeIntervalTypes {
+				//	interval types are not yet fully supported
 				ars.Error().Msgf(errArrowRowsUnsupportedNativeType(dbType.String()))
 				return dbsqlerrint.NewDriverError(ars.ctx, errArrowRowsUnsupportedNativeType(dbType.String()), nil)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/rows/arrowbased/arrowRows_test.go b/internal/rows/arrowbased/arrowRows_test.go
index 336186d4..4d41f77a 100644
--- a/internal/rows/arrowbased/arrowRows_test.go
+++ b/internal/rows/arrowbased/arrowRows_test.go
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ func TestArrowRowScanner(t *testing.T) {
 
 			err := ars.ScanRow(dest, 0)
 
-			if i < 3 {
+			if i < 4 {
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 			} else {
 				assert.NotNil(t, err)