diff --git a/doc/autogen/types/bytes.rst b/doc/autogen/types/bytes.rst
index 6c10d218e6..5da19e1dbc 100644
--- a/doc/autogen/types/bytes.rst
+++ b/doc/autogen/types/bytes.rst
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@
     Interprets the ``bytes`` as representing an binary number encoded with
     the given byte order, and converts it into signed integer.
 
+.. spicy:method:: bytes::to_real bytes to_real False real ()
+
+    Interprets the ``bytes`` as representing an ASCII-encoded floating
+    point number and converts that into a ``real``. The data can be in
+    either decimal or hexadecimal format. If it cannot be parsed as
+    either, throws an `InvalidValue` exception.
+
 .. spicy:method:: bytes::to_time bytes to_time False time ([ base: uint<64> ])
 
     Interprets the ``bytes`` as representing a number of seconds since the
diff --git a/hilti/runtime/include/types/bytes.h b/hilti/runtime/include/types/bytes.h
index 06c50b406f..4541eef1b5 100644
--- a/hilti/runtime/include/types/bytes.h
+++ b/hilti/runtime/include/types/bytes.h
@@ -488,6 +488,14 @@ class Bytes : protected std::string {
      */
     uint64_t toUInt(hilti::rt::ByteOrder byte_order) const;
 
+    /**
+     * Interprets the data as an ASCII representation of a floating point value
+     * and extracts that. The data must be in a format that `strtod` can handle.
+     *
+     * @return converted real value
+     */
+    double toReal() const;
+
     /**
      * Interprets the data as an ASCII representation of a integer value
      * representing seconds since the UNIX epoch, and extracts that.
diff --git a/hilti/runtime/src/types/bytes.cc b/hilti/runtime/src/types/bytes.cc
index 2bec9fb308..26f712031b 100644
--- a/hilti/runtime/src/types/bytes.cc
+++ b/hilti/runtime/src/types/bytes.cc
@@ -205,6 +205,24 @@ uint64_t Bytes::toUInt(ByteOrder byte_order) const {
     return i;
 }
 
+double Bytes::toReal() const {
+    // Ensure there are no null bytes inside our data, so that we can call strtod().
+    if ( Base::find('\0') != Base::npos )
+        throw InvalidValue("cannot parse real value: null byte in data");
+
+    const char* cstr = Base::c_str();
+    char* endp = nullptr;
+
+    errno = 0;
+    auto d = strtod(cstr, &endp);
+    if ( endp == cstr || *endp != '\0' || (d == HUGE_VAL && errno == ERANGE) ) {
+        errno = 0;
+        throw InvalidValue(fmt("cannot parse real value: %s", cstr));
+    }
+
+    return d;
+}
+
 Result<Bytes> Bytes::match(const RegExp& re, unsigned int group) const {
     auto groups = re.matchGroups(*this);
 
diff --git a/hilti/toolchain/include/ast/forward.h b/hilti/toolchain/include/ast/forward.h
index 2b7b171b62..584280eb98 100644
--- a/hilti/toolchain/include/ast/forward.h
+++ b/hilti/toolchain/include/ast/forward.h
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ class ToIntAscii;
 class ToUIntAscii;
 class ToIntBinary;
 class ToUIntBinary;
+class ToRealAscii;
 class ToTimeAscii;
 class ToTimeBinary;
 class Decode;
diff --git a/hilti/toolchain/include/ast/node-tag.h b/hilti/toolchain/include/ast/node-tag.h
index cb70a06387..d9f95c20fc 100644
--- a/hilti/toolchain/include/ast/node-tag.h
+++ b/hilti/toolchain/include/ast/node-tag.h
@@ -193,12 +193,13 @@ constexpr Tag SumAssignStreamView = 922;
 constexpr Tag SumAssignUInt8 = 923;
 constexpr Tag ToIntAscii = 924;
 constexpr Tag ToIntBinary = 925;
-constexpr Tag ToTimeAscii = 926;
-constexpr Tag ToTimeBinary = 927;
-constexpr Tag ToUIntAscii = 928;
-constexpr Tag ToUIntBinary = 929;
-constexpr Tag Unequal = 930;
-constexpr Tag UpperCase = 931;
+constexpr Tag ToRealAscii = 926;
+constexpr Tag ToTimeAscii = 927;
+constexpr Tag ToTimeBinary = 928;
+constexpr Tag ToUIntAscii = 929;
+constexpr Tag ToUIntBinary = 930;
+constexpr Tag Unequal = 931;
+constexpr Tag UpperCase = 932;
 
 namespace iterator {
 constexpr Tag Deref = 1000;
diff --git a/hilti/toolchain/include/ast/operators/bytes.h b/hilti/toolchain/include/ast/operators/bytes.h
index 8b316e10a2..5a87b2c452 100644
--- a/hilti/toolchain/include/ast/operators/bytes.h
+++ b/hilti/toolchain/include/ast/operators/bytes.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ HILTI_NODE_OPERATOR(bytes, ToIntAscii)
 HILTI_NODE_OPERATOR(bytes, ToUIntAscii)
 HILTI_NODE_OPERATOR(bytes, ToIntBinary)
 HILTI_NODE_OPERATOR(bytes, ToUIntBinary)
+HILTI_NODE_OPERATOR(bytes, ToRealAscii)
 HILTI_NODE_OPERATOR(bytes, ToTimeAscii)
 HILTI_NODE_OPERATOR(bytes, ToTimeBinary)
 HILTI_NODE_OPERATOR(bytes, Decode)
diff --git a/hilti/toolchain/include/ast/visitor-dispatcher.h b/hilti/toolchain/include/ast/visitor-dispatcher.h
index c2d738e11e..cfac0a37cb 100644
--- a/hilti/toolchain/include/ast/visitor-dispatcher.h
+++ b/hilti/toolchain/include/ast/visitor-dispatcher.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ class Dispatcher {
     virtual void operator()(hilti::operator_::bytes::ToUIntAscii* n) {}
     virtual void operator()(hilti::operator_::bytes::ToIntBinary* n) {}
     virtual void operator()(hilti::operator_::bytes::ToUIntBinary* n) {}
+    virtual void operator()(hilti::operator_::bytes::ToRealAscii* n) {}
     virtual void operator()(hilti::operator_::bytes::ToTimeAscii* n) {}
     virtual void operator()(hilti::operator_::bytes::ToTimeBinary* n) {}
     virtual void operator()(hilti::operator_::bytes::Decode* n) {}
diff --git a/hilti/toolchain/src/ast/operators/bytes.cc b/hilti/toolchain/src/ast/operators/bytes.cc
index a70078c74f..731e9c75ad 100644
--- a/hilti/toolchain/src/ast/operators/bytes.cc
+++ b/hilti/toolchain/src/ast/operators/bytes.cc
@@ -876,6 +876,29 @@ byte order, and converts it into an unsigned integer.
 };
 HILTI_OPERATOR_IMPLEMENTATION(ToUIntBinary);
 
+class ToRealAscii : public BuiltInMemberCall {
+public:
+    Signature signature(Builder* builder) const final {
+        return Signature{
+            .kind = Kind::MemberCall,
+            .self = {parameter::Kind::In, builder->typeBytes()},
+            .member = "to_real",
+            .result = {Constness::Const, builder->typeReal()},
+            .ns = "bytes",
+            .doc =
+                R"(
+Interprets the ``bytes`` as representing an ASCII-encoded floating point number
+and converts that into a ``real``. The data can be in either decimal or
+hexadecimal format. If it cannot be parsed as either, throws an `InvalidValue`
+exception.
+)",
+        };
+    }
+
+    HILTI_OPERATOR(hilti, bytes::ToRealAscii);
+};
+HILTI_OPERATOR_IMPLEMENTATION(ToRealAscii);
+
 class ToTimeAscii : public BuiltInMemberCall {
 public:
     Signature signature(Builder* builder) const final {
diff --git a/hilti/toolchain/src/compiler/codegen/operators.cc b/hilti/toolchain/src/compiler/codegen/operators.cc
index 37701606f9..ebe7828f3f 100644
--- a/hilti/toolchain/src/compiler/codegen/operators.cc
+++ b/hilti/toolchain/src/compiler/codegen/operators.cc
@@ -247,6 +247,11 @@ struct Visitor : hilti::visitor::PreOrder {
         result = fmt("%s.toUInt(%s)", self, optionalArgument(args, 0));
     }
 
+    void operator()(operator_::bytes::ToRealAscii* n) final {
+        auto [self, args] = methodArguments(n);
+        result = fmt("%s.toReal()", self);
+    }
+
     void operator()(operator_::bytes::ToTimeAscii* n) final {
         auto [self, args] = methodArguments(n);
         result = fmt("%s.toTime(%s)", self, optionalArgument(args, 0));
diff --git a/tests/Baseline/hilti.types.bytes.to-real/output b/tests/Baseline/hilti.types.bytes.to-real/output
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49d861c74c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Baseline/hilti.types.bytes.to-real/output
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+### BTest baseline data generated by btest-diff. Do not edit. Use "btest -U/-u" to update. Requires BTest >= 0.63.
diff --git a/tests/hilti/types/bytes/to-real.hlt b/tests/hilti/types/bytes/to-real.hlt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f24160d8da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/hilti/types/bytes/to-real.hlt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# @TEST-EXEC: hiltic -j %INPUT >output
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff output
+
+module Test {
+
+assert(b"3.14".to_real() == 3.14);
+assert(b"314e5".to_real() == 314e5);
+assert(b"0X1.BC70A3D70A3D7P+6".to_real() == 111.11);
+
+assert-exception(b"3.14XYZ".to_real());
+assert-exception(b"XXX".to_real());
+assert-exception(b"\03.14".to_real());
+
+}