diff --git a/syncapi/types/types.go b/syncapi/types/types.go
index bca11855c..26faf7c05 100644
--- a/syncapi/types/types.go
+++ b/syncapi/types/types.go
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ func NewTopologyTokenFromString(tok string) (token TopologyToken, err error) {
 		if i > len(positions) {
 			break
 		}
-		var pos int
-		pos, err = strconv.Atoi(p)
+		var pos int64
+		pos, err = strconv.ParseInt(p, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ func NewStreamTokenFromString(tok string) (token StreamingToken, err error) {
 		if i >= len(positions) {
 			break
 		}
-		var pos int
-		pos, err = strconv.Atoi(p)
+		var pos int64
+		pos, err = strconv.ParseInt(p, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
 			err = ErrMalformedSyncToken
 			return
diff --git a/syncapi/types/types_test.go b/syncapi/types/types_test.go
index 35e1882cb..6c616ab0d 100644
--- a/syncapi/types/types_test.go
+++ b/syncapi/types/types_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package types
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"math"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -33,12 +34,28 @@ func TestSyncTokens(t *testing.T) {
 		"s3_1_0_0_0_0_2_0_5": StreamingToken{3, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 5}.String(),
 		"s3_1_2_3_5_0_0_0_6": StreamingToken{3, 1, 2, 3, 5, 0, 0, 0, 6}.String(),
 		"t3_1":               TopologyToken{3, 1}.String(),
+		"t9223372036854775807_9223372036854775807": TopologyToken{Depth: math.MaxInt64, PDUPosition: math.MaxInt64}.String(),
+		"s9223372036854775807_1_2_3_5_0_0_0_6":     StreamingToken{math.MaxInt64, 1, 2, 3, 5, 0, 0, 0, 6}.String(),
 	}
 
 	for a, b := range shouldPass {
 		if a != b {
 			t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", a, b)
 		}
+
+		// parse as topology token
+		if a[0] == 't' {
+			if _, err := NewTopologyTokenFromString(a); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("expected %q to pass, but got %q", a, err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// parse as sync token
+		if a[0] == 's' {
+			if _, err := NewStreamTokenFromString(a); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("expected %q to pass, but got %q", a, err)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	shouldFail := []string{