diff --git a/FULL_HELP_DOCS.md b/FULL_HELP_DOCS.md
index 27fb7bead..55e093acc 100644
--- a/FULL_HELP_DOCS.md
+++ b/FULL_HELP_DOCS.md
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ Creates and funds a new account with the specified starting balance
 * `--destination <DESTINATION>` — Account Id to create, e.g. `GBX...`
 * `--starting-balance <STARTING_BALANCE>` — Initial balance in stroops of the account, default 1 XLM
 
-  Default value: `10000000`
+  Default value: `10_000_000`
 
 
 
@@ -1722,7 +1722,7 @@ Sends an amount in a specific asset to a destination account
 * `--asset <ASSET>` — Asset to send, default native, e.i. XLM
 
   Default value: `native`
-* `--amount <AMOUNT>` — Amount of the aforementioned asset to send
+* `--amount <AMOUNT>` — Amount of the aforementioned asset to send. e.g. `10_000_000` (1 XLM)
 
 
 
diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/tx/operations.rs b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/tx/operations.rs
index 0a0a103e8..9988b2cdd 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/tx/operations.rs
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/tx/operations.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ async fn payment() {
             "--destination",
             test1.as_str(),
             "--amount",
-            ONE_XLM.to_string().as_str(),
+            "10_000_000",
         ])
         .assert()
         .success();
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/create_account.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/create_account.rs
index 9cc3a62ff..2826439e9 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/create_account.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/create_account.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use clap::{command, Parser};
 
-use crate::{commands::tx, xdr};
+use crate::{commands::tx, tx::builder, xdr};
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug, Clone)]
 #[group(skip)]
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ pub struct Cmd {
     #[arg(long)]
     pub destination: xdr::AccountId,
     /// Initial balance in stroops of the account, default 1 XLM
-    #[arg(long, default_value = "10000000")]
-    pub starting_balance: i64,
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "10_000_000")]
+    pub starting_balance: builder::Amount,
 }
 
 impl From<&Cmd> for xdr::OperationBody {
     fn from(cmd: &Cmd) -> Self {
         xdr::OperationBody::CreateAccount(xdr::CreateAccountOp {
             destination: cmd.destination.clone(),
-            starting_balance: cmd.starting_balance,
+            starting_balance: cmd.starting_balance.into(),
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/payment.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/payment.rs
index c626d9ca8..3cebfa532 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/payment.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/new/payment.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ pub struct Cmd {
     /// Asset to send, default native, e.i. XLM
     #[arg(long, default_value = "native")]
     pub asset: builder::Asset,
-    /// Amount of the aforementioned asset to send.
+    /// Amount of the aforementioned asset to send. e.g. `10_000_000` (1 XLM)
     #[arg(long)]
-    pub amount: i64,
+    pub amount: builder::Amount,
 }
 
 impl From<&Cmd> for xdr::OperationBody {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl From<&Cmd> for xdr::OperationBody {
         xdr::OperationBody::Payment(xdr::PaymentOp {
             destination: cmd.destination.clone(),
             asset: cmd.asset.clone().into(),
-            amount: cmd.amount,
+            amount: cmd.amount.into(),
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/tx/builder.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/tx/builder.rs
index ad22737ea..c84bb7124 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/tx/builder.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/tx/builder.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+pub mod amount;
 pub mod asset;
 pub mod transaction;
 
+pub use amount::Amount;
 pub use asset::Asset;
 pub use transaction::TxExt;
 
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/tx/builder/amount.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/tx/builder/amount.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3c204f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/tx/builder/amount.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Copy)]
+pub struct Amount(i64);
+
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
+pub enum Error {
+    #[error("cannot start or end with `_`: {0}")]
+    CannotStartOrEndWithUnderscore(String),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    IntParse(#[from] std::num::ParseIntError),
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Amount {
+    type Err = Error;
+
+    fn from_str(value: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        if value.starts_with('_') || value.ends_with('_') {
+            return Err(Error::CannotStartOrEndWithUnderscore(value.to_string()));
+        }
+        Ok(Self(value.replace('_', "").parse::<i64>()?))
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Amount> for i64 {
+    fn from(builder: Amount) -> Self {
+        builder.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<&Amount> for i64 {
+    fn from(builder: &Amount) -> Self {
+        (*builder).into()
+    }
+}