diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_utils.py b/frappe/tests/test_utils.py
index d4f0acafcc..d31bbdb7b7 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ from frappe.utils.data import (
 	add_to_date,
 	add_years,
 	cast,
+	cint,
 	cstr,
 	duration_to_seconds,
 	expand_relative_urls,
@@ -1250,6 +1251,15 @@ class TestRounding(FrappeTestCase):
 	def test_default_rounding(self):
 		self.assertEqual(frappe.get_system_settings("rounding_method"), "Banker's Rounding")
 
+	@given(
+		st.floats(min_value=-(2**32) - 1, max_value=2**32 + 1),
+		st.integers(min_value=-(2**63) - 1, max_value=2**63 + 1),
+	)
+	def test_cint(self, floating_point, integer):
+		self.assertEqual(cint(integer), integer)
+		self.assertEqual(cint(str(integer)), integer)
+		self.assertEqual(cint(str(floating_point)), int(floating_point))
+
 
 class TestArgumentTypingValidations(FrappeTestCase):
 	def test_validate_argument_types(self):
diff --git a/frappe/utils/data.py b/frappe/utils/data.py
index a094157ac1..748e0c8954 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/data.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/data.py
@@ -1122,9 +1122,12 @@ def cint(s: NumericType | str, default: int = 0) -> int:
 
 	"""
 	try:
-		return int(float(s))
+		return int(s)
 	except Exception:
-		return default
+		try:
+			return int(float(s))
+		except Exception:
+			return default
 
 
 def floor(s: NumericType | str) -> int: