diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0362181..bf2cd63 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 //!
 //! let playlist = MediaPlaylist {
 //!     version: Some(6),
-//!     target_duration: 3,
+//!     target_duration: 3.,
 //!     media_sequence: 338559,
 //!     discontinuity_sequence: 1234,
 //!     end_list: true,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 //! WRITE_OPT_FLOAT_PRECISION.store(5, Ordering::Relaxed);
 //!
 //! let playlist = MediaPlaylist {
-//!     target_duration: 3,
+//!     target_duration: 3.,
 //!     segments: vec![
 //!         MediaSegmentType::Full(MediaSegment {
 //!             duration: 2.9,
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index a698e22..90bd1c3 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ fn parse_media_playlist_tags(i: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], Vec<MediaPlaylistTag>>
 enum MediaPlaylistTag {
     Version(usize),
     Segment(SegmentTag),
-    TargetDuration(u64),
+    TargetDuration(f32),
     MediaSequence(u64),
     DiscontinuitySequence(u64),
     EndList,
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ fn media_playlist_tag(i: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], MediaPlaylistTag> {
     alt((
         map(version_tag, MediaPlaylistTag::Version),
         map(
-            pair(tag("#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:"), number),
+            pair(tag("#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:"), float),
             |(_, duration)| MediaPlaylistTag::TargetDuration(duration),
         ),
         map(
diff --git a/src/playlist.rs b/src/playlist.rs
index 5c88be9..ca04b3b 100644
--- a/src/playlist.rs
+++ b/src/playlist.rs
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ impl SessionData {
 pub struct MediaPlaylist {
     pub version: Option<usize>,
     /// `#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:<s>`
-    pub target_duration: u64,
+    pub target_duration: f32,
     /// `#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:<number>`
     pub media_sequence: u64,
     pub segments: Vec<MediaSegmentType>,
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
index f54839e..853ee47 100644
--- a/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ fn create_and_parse_master_playlist_empty() {
 fn create_segment_float_inf() {
     let playlist = Playlist::MediaPlaylist(MediaPlaylist {
         version: Some(6),
-        target_duration: 3,
+        target_duration: 3.0,
         media_sequence: 338559,
         discontinuity_sequence: 1234,
         end_list: true,
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ fn create_and_parse_media_playlist_empty() {
 #[test]
 fn create_and_parse_media_playlist_single_segment() {
     let mut playlist_original = Playlist::MediaPlaylist(MediaPlaylist {
-        target_duration: 2,
+        target_duration: 2.,
         segments: vec![MediaSegmentType::Full(MediaSegment {
             uri: "20140311T113819-01-338559live.ts".into(),
             duration: 2.002,
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ fn create_and_parse_media_playlist_single_segment() {
 fn create_and_parse_media_playlist_full() {
     let mut playlist_original = Playlist::MediaPlaylist(MediaPlaylist {
         version: Some(4),
-        target_duration: 3,
+        target_duration: 3.,
         media_sequence: 338559,
         discontinuity_sequence: 1234,
         end_list: true,
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ fn parsing_binary_data_should_fail_cleanly() {
 fn create_and_parse_media_playlist_llhls() {
     let mut playlist_original = Playlist::MediaPlaylist(MediaPlaylist {
         version: Some(9),
-        target_duration: 2,
+        target_duration: 2.,
         media_sequence: 338559,
         discontinuity_sequence: 1234,
         end_list: false,