diff --git a/superfields/src/main/java/org/vaadin/miki/superfields/numbers/AbstractSuperNumberField.java b/superfields/src/main/java/org/vaadin/miki/superfields/numbers/AbstractSuperNumberField.java
index b77e2282..e212296c 100644
--- a/superfields/src/main/java/org/vaadin/miki/superfields/numbers/AbstractSuperNumberField.java
+++ b/superfields/src/main/java/org/vaadin/miki/superfields/numbers/AbstractSuperNumberField.java
@@ -332,8 +332,16 @@ protected StringBuilder buildRegularExpression(StringBuilder builder, DecimalFor
         return builder;
     }
 
-    private void onFieldBlurred(BlurNotifier.BlurEvent<TextField> event) {
+    /**
+     * This method is called when the field loses its focus.
+     * Do not overwrite it without a very good reason.
+     */
+    protected void updateFieldValue() {
         this.setPresentationValue(this.getValue());
+    }
+
+    private void onFieldBlurred(BlurNotifier.BlurEvent<TextField> event) {
+        this.updateFieldValue();
         // fire event
         this.getEventBus().fireEvent(new BlurEvent<>(this, event.isFromClient()));
     }
diff --git a/superfields/src/main/java/org/vaadin/miki/superfields/numbers/SuperBigDecimalField.java b/superfields/src/main/java/org/vaadin/miki/superfields/numbers/SuperBigDecimalField.java
index 94eaea03..a5f8a3f9 100644
--- a/superfields/src/main/java/org/vaadin/miki/superfields/numbers/SuperBigDecimalField.java
+++ b/superfields/src/main/java/org/vaadin/miki/superfields/numbers/SuperBigDecimalField.java
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ public final boolean isScientificNotationEnabled() {
         return this.getExponentSeparator() > 0 && this.getMaximumExponentDigits() > 0;
     }
 
+    private boolean isValueInScientificNotation(String rawValue) {
+        return this.isScientificNotationEnabled() && rawValue.toUpperCase(this.getLocale()).contains(String.valueOf(this.getExponentSeparator()).toUpperCase(this.getLocale()));
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected BigDecimal parseRawValue(String rawValue, DecimalFormat format) throws ParseException {
         // using scientific notation typing allows for some weird situations, e.g. when the last character can be E or - or + - in general, something outside of 0 to 9
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ protected BigDecimal parseRawValue(String rawValue, DecimalFormat format) throws
         if(!Character.isDigit(rawValue.charAt(rawValue.length()-1)))
             rawValue = rawValue + "0";
 
-        if(this.isScientificNotationEnabled() && rawValue.toUpperCase(this.getLocale()).contains(String.valueOf(this.getExponentSeparator()).toUpperCase(this.getLocale()))) {
+        if(this.isValueInScientificNotation(rawValue)) {
             return new BigDecimal(rawValue.replace(format.getDecimalFormatSymbols().getDecimalSeparator(), '.'));
         }
         else {
@@ -155,6 +159,21 @@ protected BigDecimal parseRawValue(String rawValue, DecimalFormat format) throws
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void updateFieldValue() {
+        // this is here to fix #268
+        // not a nice-looking fix, but it seems to work nice
+        if(this.isValueInScientificNotation(this.getRawValue())) {
+            try {
+                this.setValue(this.parseRawValue(this.getRawValue()));
+            }
+            catch (ParseException pe) {
+                super.updateFieldValue();
+            }
+        }
+        else super.updateFieldValue();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets maximum allowed digits in exponent. If this number is greater than zero, it enables scientific notation input.
      * @param maximumExponentDigits Number of digits allowed in the exponent part of scientific notation.