diff --git a/decode_test.go b/decode_test.go
index 792cc3a..8958009 100644
--- a/decode_test.go
+++ b/decode_test.go
@@ -1359,3 +1359,33 @@ func Test_readTo_inline_nested_struct(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected \n  sample: %v\n     got: %v", expected, samples)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestUnmarshalZeroPaddedNumbers(t *testing.T) {
+	type row struct {
+		Name  string `csv:"name"`
+		Code  int    `csv:"code"`
+		Count uint   `csv:"count"`
+	}
+
+	in := "name,code,count\n" +
+		"a,08,08\n" +
+		"b,09,09\n" +
+		"c,010,010\n" +
+		"d,007,007\n"
+
+	var got []row
+	if err := UnmarshalString(in, &got); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UnmarshalString failed on zero-padded numbers: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	want := []row{
+		{Name: "a", Code: 8, Count: 8},
+		{Name: "b", Code: 9, Count: 9},
+		{Name: "c", Code: 10, Count: 10},
+		{Name: "d", Code: 7, Count: 7},
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Errorf("UnmarshalString returned %+v, want %+v", got, want)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index 761208e..92d610e 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -130,7 +130,9 @@ func toInt(in interface{}) (int64, error) {
 			return 0, nil
 		}
 		out := strings.SplitN(s, ".", 2)
-		return strconv.ParseInt(out[0], 0, 64)
+		// base 10, not 0: a CSV field is data, not Go source, so "010" is ten
+		// and "09" is nine rather than an invalid octal literal
+		return strconv.ParseInt(out[0], 10, 64)
 	case reflect.Bool:
 		if inValue.Bool() {
 			return 1, nil
@@ -164,7 +166,8 @@ func toUint(in interface{}) (uint64, error) {
 			}
 			return uint64(f), nil
 		}
-		return strconv.ParseUint(s, 0, 64)
+		// base 10, see toInt
+		return strconv.ParseUint(s, 10, 64)
 	case reflect.Bool:
 		if inValue.Bool() {
 			return 1, nil
diff --git a/types_test.go b/types_test.go
index 3c85c0a..335558e 100644
--- a/types_test.go
+++ b/types_test.go
@@ -139,3 +139,58 @@ func TestToInt(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestToIntLeadingZeros(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		field  string
+		result int64
+	}{
+		{"08", 8},
+		{"09", 9},
+		{"010", 10},
+		{"007", 7},
+		{"0009", 9},
+		{"-08", -8},
+		{"-010", -10},
+		{"0", 0},
+		{"00", 0},
+		{"010.9", 10},
+	}
+
+	for _, item := range testCases {
+		out, err := toInt(item.field)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("toInt(%q) returned an error: %s", item.field, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if out != item.result {
+			t.Errorf("toInt(%q) = %d, want %d", item.field, out, item.result)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestToUintLeadingZeros(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		field  string
+		result uint64
+	}{
+		{"08", 8},
+		{"09", 9},
+		{"010", 10},
+		{"007", 7},
+		{"0009", 9},
+		{"0", 0},
+		{"00", 0},
+	}
+
+	for _, item := range testCases {
+		out, err := toUint(item.field)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("toUint(%q) returned an error: %s", item.field, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if out != item.result {
+			t.Errorf("toUint(%q) = %d, want %d", item.field, out, item.result)
+		}
+	}
+}