diff --git a/arrow-cast/src/cast/decimal.rs b/arrow-cast/src/cast/decimal.rs
index 600f868a3e01..6c020ac69015 100644
--- a/arrow-cast/src/cast/decimal.rs
+++ b/arrow-cast/src/cast/decimal.rs
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ where
         }
     };
 
-    let integers = first_part.trim_start_matches('0');
+    let integers = first_part;
     let decimals = if parts.len() == 2 { parts[1] } else { "" };
 
     if !integers.is_empty() && !integers.as_bytes()[0].is_ascii_digit() {
@@ -571,3 +571,48 @@ where
     let array = array.unary::<_, T>(op);
     Ok(Arc::new(array))
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_string_to_decimal_native() -> Result<(), ArrowError> {
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_string_to_decimal_native::<Decimal128Type>("0", 0)?,
+            0_i128
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_string_to_decimal_native::<Decimal128Type>("0", 5)?,
+            0_i128
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_string_to_decimal_native::<Decimal128Type>("123", 0)?,
+            123_i128
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_string_to_decimal_native::<Decimal128Type>("123", 5)?,
+            12300000_i128
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_string_to_decimal_native::<Decimal128Type>("123.45", 0)?,
+            123_i128
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_string_to_decimal_native::<Decimal128Type>("123.45", 5)?,
+            12345000_i128
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_string_to_decimal_native::<Decimal128Type>("123.4567891", 0)?,
+            123_i128
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_string_to_decimal_native::<Decimal128Type>("123.4567891", 5)?,
+            12345679_i128
+        );
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/arrow-cast/src/cast/mod.rs b/arrow-cast/src/cast/mod.rs
index 1770157bcfd9..7641334f793f 100644
--- a/arrow-cast/src/cast/mod.rs
+++ b/arrow-cast/src/cast/mod.rs
@@ -8209,6 +8209,10 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(decimal_arr.is_null(25));
         assert!(decimal_arr.is_null(26));
         assert!(decimal_arr.is_null(27));
+        assert_eq!("0.00", decimal_arr.value_as_string(28));
+        assert_eq!("0.00", decimal_arr.value_as_string(29));
+        assert_eq!("12345.00", decimal_arr.value_as_string(30));
+        assert_eq!(decimal_arr.len(), 31);
 
         // Decimal256
         let output_type = DataType::Decimal256(76, 3);
@@ -8245,6 +8249,10 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(decimal_arr.is_null(25));
         assert!(decimal_arr.is_null(26));
         assert!(decimal_arr.is_null(27));
+        assert_eq!("0.000", decimal_arr.value_as_string(28));
+        assert_eq!("0.000", decimal_arr.value_as_string(29));
+        assert_eq!("12345.000", decimal_arr.value_as_string(30));
+        assert_eq!(decimal_arr.len(), 31);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -8278,10 +8286,30 @@ mod tests {
             Some("1.-23499999"),
             Some("-1.-23499999"),
             Some("--1.23499999"),
+            Some("0"),
+            Some("000.000"),
+            Some("0000000000000000012345.000"),
         ]);
         let array = Arc::new(str_array) as ArrayRef;
 
         test_cast_string_to_decimal(array);
+
+        let test_cases = [
+            (None, None),
+            // (Some(""), None),
+            // (Some("   "), None),
+            (Some("0"), Some("0")),
+            (Some("000.000"), Some("0")),
+            (Some("12345"), Some("12345")),
+            (Some("000000000000000000000000000012345"), Some("12345")),
+            (Some("-123"), Some("-123")),
+            (Some("+123"), Some("123")),
+        ];
+        let inputs = test_cases.iter().map(|entry| entry.0).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let expected = test_cases.iter().map(|entry| entry.1).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        let array = Arc::new(StringArray::from(inputs)) as ArrayRef;
+        test_cast_string_to_decimal_scale_zero(array, &expected);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -8315,10 +8343,67 @@ mod tests {
             Some("1.-23499999"),
             Some("-1.-23499999"),
             Some("--1.23499999"),
+            Some("0"),
+            Some("000.000"),
+            Some("0000000000000000012345.000"),
         ]);
         let array = Arc::new(str_array) as ArrayRef;
 
         test_cast_string_to_decimal(array);
+
+        let test_cases = [
+            (None, None),
+            (Some(""), None),
+            (Some("   "), None),
+            (Some("0"), Some("0")),
+            (Some("000.000"), Some("0")),
+            (Some("12345"), Some("12345")),
+            (Some("000000000000000000000000000012345"), Some("12345")),
+            (Some("-123"), Some("-123")),
+            (Some("+123"), Some("123")),
+        ];
+        let inputs = test_cases.iter().map(|entry| entry.0).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let expected = test_cases.iter().map(|entry| entry.1).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        let array = Arc::new(LargeStringArray::from(inputs)) as ArrayRef;
+        test_cast_string_to_decimal_scale_zero(array, &expected);
+    }
+
+    fn test_cast_string_to_decimal_scale_zero(
+        array: ArrayRef,
+        expected_as_string: &[Option<&str>],
+    ) {
+        // Decimal128
+        let output_type = DataType::Decimal128(38, 0);
+        assert!(can_cast_types(array.data_type(), &output_type));
+        let casted_array = cast(&array, &output_type).unwrap();
+        let decimal_arr = casted_array.as_primitive::<Decimal128Type>();
+        assert_decimal_array_contents(decimal_arr, expected_as_string);
+
+        // Decimal256
+        let output_type = DataType::Decimal256(76, 0);
+        assert!(can_cast_types(array.data_type(), &output_type));
+        let casted_array = cast(&array, &output_type).unwrap();
+        let decimal_arr = casted_array.as_primitive::<Decimal256Type>();
+        assert_decimal_array_contents(decimal_arr, expected_as_string);
+    }
+
+    fn assert_decimal_array_contents<T>(
+        array: &PrimitiveArray<T>,
+        expected_as_string: &[Option<&str>],
+    ) where
+        T: DecimalType + ArrowPrimitiveType,
+    {
+        assert_eq!(array.len(), expected_as_string.len());
+        for (i, expected) in expected_as_string.iter().enumerate() {
+            let actual = if array.is_null(i) {
+                None
+            } else {
+                Some(array.value_as_string(i))
+            };
+            let actual = actual.as_ref().map(|s| s.as_ref());
+            assert_eq!(*expected, actual, "Expected at position {}", i);
+        }
     }
 
     #[test]