diff --git a/src/documents/barcodes.py b/src/documents/barcodes.py
index 89d8c2685..cac02e3e9 100644
--- a/src/documents/barcodes.py
+++ b/src/documents/barcodes.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import re
 import tempfile
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@ class BarcodeReader:
             # remove the prefix and remove whitespace
             asn_text = asn_text[len(settings.CONSUMER_ASN_BARCODE_PREFIX) :].strip()
 
+            # remove non-numeric parts of the remaining string
+            asn_text = re.sub("[^0-9]", "", asn_text)
+
             # now, try parsing the ASN number
             try:
                 asn = int(asn_text)