diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/mod.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/mod.rs
index fda73dd09..ebf99ceaf 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/mod.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,12 @@ pub fn json_value_for_js(value: serde_json::Value) -> serde_json::Value {
             } else if let Some(value) = number.as_u64() {
                 safe_u64_to_json(value)
             } else {
-                serde_json::Value::Number(number)
+                let value = number.to_string();
+                if value.bytes().all(|byte| byte == b'-' || byte.is_ascii_digit()) {
+                    serde_json::Value::String(value)
+                } else {
+                    serde_json::Value::Number(number)
+                }
             }
         }
         serde_json::Value::Array(values) => {
@@ -172,4 +177,47 @@ mod tests {
     fn binary_values_are_displayed_as_prefixed_hex() {
         assert_eq!(binary_value_to_json(&[0x00, 0x01, 0xab, 0xff]), serde_json::json!("0x0001abff"));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn arbitrary_precision_integers_are_strings_for_js() {
+        let value = serde_json::from_str(
+            r#"{
+                "positive": 20240302001417986771,
+                "negative": -20240302001417986771
+            }"#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            json_value_for_js(value),
+            serde_json::json!({
+                "positive": "20240302001417986771",
+                "negative": "-20240302001417986771"
+            })
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn json_value_for_js_preserves_existing_value_behavior_recursively() {
+        let value = serde_json::from_str(
+            r#"{
+                "safe": [9007199254740991, -9007199254740991],
+                "unsafe": [9007199254740992, -9007199254740992],
+                "non_integer": [1.25, 1e-2],
+                "other": [null, true, "text"]
+            }"#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let expected: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(
+            r#"{
+                "safe": [9007199254740991, -9007199254740991],
+                "unsafe": ["9007199254740992", "-9007199254740992"],
+                "non_integer": [1.25, 1e-2],
+                "other": [null, true, "text"]
+            }"#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(json_value_for_js(value), expected);
+    }
 }