diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py b/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
index 855e8cc28d24..c4a730f47bcb 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
@@ -1828,9 +1828,8 @@ def to_python(self, value):
             )
         return decimal_value
 
-    def get_db_prep_save(self, value, connection):
-        if hasattr(value, "as_sql"):
-            return value
+    def get_db_prep_value(self, value, connection, prepared=False):
+        value = super().get_db_prep_value(value, connection, prepared)
         return connection.ops.adapt_decimalfield_value(
             self.to_python(value), self.max_digits, self.decimal_places
         )
diff --git a/tests/model_fields/test_decimalfield.py b/tests/model_fields/test_decimalfield.py
index 588bb64a3a12..17f59674e872 100644
--- a/tests/model_fields/test_decimalfield.py
+++ b/tests/model_fields/test_decimalfield.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import math
 from decimal import Decimal
+from unittest import mock
 
 from django.core import validators
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
-from django.db import models
+from django.db import connection, models
 from django.test import TestCase
 
 from .models import BigD, Foo
@@ -48,6 +49,20 @@ def test_get_prep_value(self):
         self.assertIsNone(f.get_prep_value(None))
         self.assertEqual(f.get_prep_value("2.4"), Decimal("2.4"))
 
+    def test_get_db_prep_value(self):
+        """
+        DecimalField.get_db_prep_value() must call
+        DatabaseOperations.adapt_decimalfield_value().
+        """
+        f = models.DecimalField(max_digits=5, decimal_places=1)
+        # None of the built-in database backends implement
+        # adapt_decimalfield_value(), so this must be confirmed with mocking.
+        with mock.patch.object(
+            connection.ops.__class__, "adapt_decimalfield_value"
+        ) as adapt_decimalfield_value:
+            f.get_db_prep_value("2.4", connection)
+        adapt_decimalfield_value.assert_called_with(Decimal("2.4"), 5, 1)
+
     def test_filter_with_strings(self):
         """
         Should be able to filter decimal fields using strings (#8023).