diff --git a/include/fast_float/ascii_number.h b/include/fast_float/ascii_number.h
index 12c2fddc..1c9c8575 100644
--- a/include/fast_float/ascii_number.h
+++ b/include/fast_float/ascii_number.h
@@ -266,6 +266,21 @@ loop_parse_if_eight_digits(char const *&p, char const *const pend,
             p)); // in rare cases, this will overflow, but that's ok
     p += 8;
   }
+  // Consume a remaining 4-7 digit run in a single SWAR step instead of
+  // byte-by-byte (reuses the existing 4-digit helpers). The parsed result is
+  // identical either way. Gated to clang: on gcc the extra 4-digit check
+  // regresses inputs whose remainder is shorter than 4 digits (it becomes pure
+  // overhead there); clang does not show that.
+#if defined(__clang__)
+  if ((pend - p) >= 4) {
+    uint32_t const val4 = read4_to_u32(p);
+    if (is_made_of_four_digits_fast(val4)) {
+      i = i * 10000 +
+          parse_four_digits_unrolled(val4); // may overflow, that's ok
+      p += 4;
+    }
+  }
+#endif
 }
 
 enum class parse_error {