diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 33e179beb5a..44eeeb329d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v6.4.0...master[Check the HEAD diff]
 
 *Metricbeat*
 
+- Fix golang.heap.gc.cpu_fraction type from long to float in Golang module. {pull}7789[7789]
+
 *Packetbeat*
 
 *Winlogbeat*
diff --git a/metricbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc b/metricbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
index f1d115242f4..93266bcfd09 100644
--- a/metricbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
+++ b/metricbeat/docs/fields.asciidoc
@@ -5310,7 +5310,7 @@ Next collection will happen when HeapAlloc > this amount.
 *`golang.heap.gc.cpu_fraction`*::
 +
 --
-type: long
+type: float
 
 Fraction of CPU time used by GC.
 
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/golang/fields.go b/metricbeat/module/golang/fields.go
index 0416a3460ce..83dd1493a08 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/golang/fields.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/golang/fields.go
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ func init() {
 
 // Asset returns asset data
 func Asset() string {
-	return "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"
+	return "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"
 }
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/golang/heap/_meta/fields.yml b/metricbeat/module/golang/heap/_meta/fields.yml
index b37a746b91a..70715dce3e8 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/golang/heap/_meta/fields.yml
+++ b/metricbeat/module/golang/heap/_meta/fields.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
           description: >
              Next collection will happen when HeapAlloc > this amount.
         - name: cpu_fraction
-          type: long
+          type: float
           description: >
              Fraction of CPU time used by GC.
         - name: pause