diff --git a/decimal-macros/.gitignore b/decimal-macros/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b83d2226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decimal-macros/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/target/
diff --git a/decimal-macros/Cargo.toml b/decimal-macros/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eaf8db54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decimal-macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[package]
+name = "decimal-macros"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = [
+    "Callum Tolley <cgtrolley@gmail.com>",
+    "Peter Marheine <peter@taricorp.net>",
+]
+
+edition = "2021"
+
+[lib]
+proc-macro = true
+
+[dependencies]
+decimal = { path = "../" }
+
diff --git a/decimal-macros/src/lib.rs b/decimal-macros/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3dd4a805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decimal-macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+use std::iter::once;
+
+use proc_macro::{Delimiter, Group, Ident, Literal, Punct, Spacing, Span, TokenStream, TokenTree};
+
+/// Get a [`TokenStream`] of `compile_error!("message")`
+fn error(span: Span, message: &str) -> TokenStream {
+    [
+        TokenTree::from(Ident::new("compile_error", span)),
+        TokenTree::from(Punct::new('!', Spacing::Alone)),
+        TokenTree::from(Group::new(
+            Delimiter::Parenthesis,
+            TokenTree::from(Literal::string(message)).into(),
+        )),
+    ]
+    .into_iter()
+    .collect()
+}
+
+#[proc_macro]
+pub fn d128(args: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    let arg = args.to_string();
+
+    // parse argument as d128, error if invalid
+    let num = match from_str(&arg) {
+        Ok(num) => num,
+        Err(s) => {
+            return error(Span::call_site(), s);
+        }
+    };
+
+    // literal array of the parsed value's bytes
+    let bytes = num
+        .to_raw_bytes()
+        .iter()
+        .flat_map(|&byte| {
+            [
+                TokenTree::from(Literal::u8_suffixed(byte)),
+                TokenTree::from(Punct::new(',', Spacing::Alone)),
+            ]
+            .into_iter()
+        })
+        .collect::<TokenStream>();
+    let array = TokenTree::from(Group::new(Delimiter::Bracket, bytes));
+
+    let double_colons = || {
+        [
+            TokenTree::from(Punct::new(':', Spacing::Joint)),
+            TokenTree::from(Punct::new(':', Spacing::Alone)),
+        ]
+        .into_iter()
+    };
+    let ident = |s| once(TokenTree::from(Ident::new(s, Span::call_site())));
+
+    // ::decimal::d128::from_raw_bytes(array)
+    let mut from_raw_bytes = TokenStream::new();
+    from_raw_bytes.extend(double_colons());
+    from_raw_bytes.extend(ident("decimal"));
+    from_raw_bytes.extend(double_colons());
+    from_raw_bytes.extend(ident("d128"));
+    from_raw_bytes.extend(double_colons());
+    from_raw_bytes.extend(ident("from_raw_bytes"));
+    from_raw_bytes.extend(once(TokenTree::from(Group::new(
+        Delimiter::Parenthesis,
+        array.into(),
+    ))));
+
+    // unsafe { from_raw_bytes(...) }
+    // TODO: is this correct when host endianness differs from target, or do we
+    // need to do a conversion of the bytes in some configurations?
+    let mut out = TokenStream::new();
+    out.extend(ident("unsafe"));
+    out.extend(once(TokenTree::from(Group::new(
+        Delimiter::Brace,
+        from_raw_bytes,
+    ))));
+    out
+}
+
+fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<decimal::d128, &'static str> {
+    use decimal::{d128, Status};
+    use std::str::FromStr;
+
+    d128::set_status(Status::empty());
+    let res = d128::from_str(s);
+
+    let status = d128::get_status();
+    if status.contains(Status::CONVERSION_SYNTAX) {
+        Err("not a valid d128 number")
+    } else if status.contains(Status::OVERFLOW) {
+        Err("too large for a d128 number")
+    } else if status.contains(Status::UNDERFLOW) {
+        Err("too small for a d128 number")
+    } else if !status.is_empty() {
+        Err("not a valid d128 number")
+    } else {
+        Ok(res.unwrap())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/decimal-macros/tests/test.rs b/decimal-macros/tests/test.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9757b00b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decimal-macros/tests/test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use decimal::d128;
+use decimal_macros::d128 as proc_d128;
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+#[test]
+fn equivalent_to_from_str() {
+    assert_eq!(proc_d128!(0.3), d128::from_str("0.3").unwrap());
+}
diff --git a/src/dec128.rs b/src/dec128.rs
index 4d6faab0..d6dba984 100644
--- a/src/dec128.rs
+++ b/src/dec128.rs
@@ -508,12 +508,12 @@ impl d128 {
     }
 
     /// Creates a d128 from raw bytes. Endianess is host dependent.
-    pub unsafe fn from_raw_bytes(bytes: [u8; 16]) -> d128 {
+    pub unsafe const fn from_raw_bytes(bytes: [u8; 16]) -> d128 {
         d128 { bytes: bytes }
     }
 
     /// Returns raw bytes for this d128. Endianess is host dependent.
-    pub fn to_raw_bytes(&self) -> [u8; 16] {
+    pub const fn to_raw_bytes(&self) -> [u8; 16] {
         self.bytes
     }
 
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ impl d128 {
     // Utilities and conversions, extractors, etc.
 
     /// Returns the d128 representing +0.
-    pub fn zero() -> d128 {
+    pub const fn zero() -> d128 {
         unsafe {
             let mut res: MaybeUninit<d128> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
             *decQuadZero(res.as_mut_ptr())
@@ -557,12 +557,12 @@ impl d128 {
     }
 
     /// Returns the d128 representing +Infinity.
-    pub fn infinity() -> d128 {
+    pub const fn infinity() -> d128 {
         d128!(Infinity)
     }
 
     /// Returns the d128 representing -Infinity.
-    pub fn neg_infinity() -> d128 {
+    pub const fn neg_infinity() -> d128 {
         d128!(-Infinity)
     }