diff --git a/packages/hurl/Cargo.toml b/packages/hurl/Cargo.toml
index cc052c01c5d..4ef3f2e6f25 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/hurl/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ md5 = "0.7.0"
 percent-encoding = "2.3.1"
 regex = "1.10.2"
 serde = "1.0.193"
-serde_json = "1.0.108"
+serde_json = { version= "1.0.108",features = ["arbitrary_precision"] }
 sha2 = "0.10.8"
 url = "2.5.0"
 xml-rs = { version = "0.8.19" }
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/json/value.rs b/packages/hurl/src/json/value.rs
index 5bf5c1a60c1..1a0ce7ea58a 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/json/value.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/json/value.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 use base64::engine::general_purpose;
 use base64::Engine;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use crate::runner::{Number, Value};
 
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@ impl Number {
             Number::Float(f) => {
                 serde_json::Value::Number(serde_json::Number::from_f64(*f).unwrap())
             }
+            Number::String(s) => {
+                let number = serde_json::Number::from_str(s).unwrap();
+                serde_json::Value::Number(number)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/runner/number.rs b/packages/hurl/src/runner/number.rs
index 345f610dc21..91a6b7a497d 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/runner/number.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/runner/number.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use std::fmt;
 pub enum Number {
     Float(f64),
     Integer(i64),
+    String(String),
 }
 
 // You must implement it yourself because of the Float
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ impl PartialEq for Number {
         match (self, other) {
             (Number::Float(v1), Number::Float(v2)) => (v1 - v2).abs() < f64::EPSILON,
             (Number::Integer(v1), Number::Integer(v2)) => v1 == v2,
+            (Number::String(v1), Number::String(v2)) => v1 == v2,
             _ => false,
         }
     }
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Number {
         let value = match self {
             Number::Float(f) => format_float(*f),
             Number::Integer(x) => x.to_string(),
+            Number::String(s) => s.to_string(),
         };
         write!(f, "{value}")
     }
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ impl Number {
         match self {
             Number::Float(_) => "float".to_string(),
             Number::Integer(_) => "integer".to_string(),
+            Number::String(_) => "string".to_string(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ impl Number {
             (Number::Float(f1), Number::Float(f2)) => compare_float(*f1, *f2),
             (Number::Integer(i1), Number::Float(f2)) => compare_float(*i1 as f64, *f2),
             (Number::Float(f1), Number::Integer(i2)) => compare_float(*f1, *i2 as f64),
+            (n1, n2) => compare_number_string(&n1.to_string(), &n2.to_string()),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -100,6 +105,40 @@ fn compare_float(f1: f64, f2: f64) -> Ordering {
     }
 }
 
+fn compare_number_string(n1: &str, n2: &str) -> Ordering {
+    let (neg1, i1, d1) = number_components(n1);
+    let (neg2, i2, d2) = number_components(n2);
+    if neg1 == neg2 {
+        match i1.cmp(i2) {
+            Ordering::Less => Ordering::Less,
+            Ordering::Greater => Ordering::Greater,
+            Ordering::Equal => d1.cmp(d2),
+        }
+    } else if neg1 {
+        Ordering::Less
+    } else {
+        Ordering::Greater
+    }
+}
+
+// return triple (negative, integer, decimals)
+fn number_components(s: &str) -> (bool, &str, &str) {
+    match s.strip_prefix('-') {
+        None => match s.find('.') {
+            None => (false, s.trim_start_matches('0'), ""),
+            Some(index) => (
+                false,
+                &s[..index].trim_start_matches('0'),
+                &s[(index + 1)..].trim_end_matches('0'),
+            ),
+        },
+        Some(s) => {
+            let (_, integer, decimal) = number_components(s);
+            (true, integer, decimal)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -110,11 +149,17 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(Number::Float(1.1).to_string(), "1.1".to_string());
         assert_eq!(Number::from(1.0).to_string(), "1.0".to_string());
         assert_eq!(Number::from(1.1).to_string(), "1.1".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(
+            Number::String("1.1".to_string()).to_string(),
+            "1.1".to_string()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(Number::String("1".to_string()).to_string(), "1".to_string());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_cmp_value() {
         let integer_zero = Number::from(0);
+        let integer_minus_one = Number::from(-1);
         let integer_one = Number::from(1);
         let integer_two = Number::from(2);
         let integer_max = Number::from(i64::max_value());
@@ -128,12 +173,24 @@ mod tests {
         let float_min = Number::from(f64::MIN);
         let float_max = Number::from(f64::MAX);
 
+        let number_one = Number::String("1".to_string());
+        let number_two = Number::String("2".to_string());
+        let number_two_with_decimal = Number::String("2.0".to_string());
+
+        assert_eq!(integer_minus_one.cmp_value(&integer_zero), Ordering::Less);
+
         assert_eq!(integer_one.cmp_value(&integer_one), Ordering::Equal);
+        assert_eq!(integer_one.cmp_value(&number_one), Ordering::Equal);
         assert_eq!(integer_one.cmp_value(&float_one), Ordering::Equal);
         assert_eq!(integer_one.cmp_value(&integer_zero), Ordering::Greater);
         assert_eq!(integer_one.cmp_value(&float_zero), Ordering::Greater);
         assert_eq!(integer_one.cmp_value(&integer_two), Ordering::Less);
         assert_eq!(integer_one.cmp_value(&float_two), Ordering::Less);
+        assert_eq!(integer_one.cmp_value(&number_two), Ordering::Less);
+        assert_eq!(
+            integer_one.cmp_value(&number_two_with_decimal),
+            Ordering::Less
+        );
 
         assert_eq!(integer_min.cmp_value(&float_min), Ordering::Greater);
         assert_eq!(integer_max.cmp_value(&float_max), Ordering::Less);
@@ -156,4 +213,27 @@ mod tests {
             Ordering::Equal
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cmp_number_string() {
+        assert_eq!(compare_number_string("1", "1"), Ordering::Equal);
+        assert_eq!(compare_number_string("1", "1.0"), Ordering::Equal);
+        assert_eq!(compare_number_string("1.000", "1.0"), Ordering::Equal);
+        assert_eq!(compare_number_string("1", "2"), Ordering::Less);
+        assert_eq!(compare_number_string("1.1", "2"), Ordering::Less);
+        assert_eq!(compare_number_string("-001.1000", "-1.1"), Ordering::Equal);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_number_components() {
+        assert_eq!(number_components("1"), (false, "1", ""));
+        assert_eq!(number_components("1.0"), (false, "1", ""));
+        assert_eq!(number_components("01"), (false, "1", ""));
+
+        assert_eq!(number_components("1.1"), (false, "1", "1"));
+        assert_eq!(number_components("1.100"), (false, "1", "1"));
+
+        assert_eq!(number_components("-1.1"), (true, "1", "1"));
+        assert_eq!(number_components("-01.100"), (true, "1", "1"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/runner/predicate.rs b/packages/hurl/src/runner/predicate.rs
index da2ecc3287d..abd83ce67cc 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/runner/predicate.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/runner/predicate.rs
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ impl Number {
         match self {
             Number::Float(f) => format!("float <{}>", format_float(*f)),
             Number::Integer(v) => format!("int <{v}>"),
+            Number::String(s) => format!("number <{s}>"),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ impl Number {
         match self {
             Number::Float(f) => format!("float <{}>", format_float(*f)),
             Number::Integer(value) => format!("integer <{value}>"),
+            Number::String(s) => format!("number <{s}>"),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/runner/query.rs b/packages/hurl/src/runner/query.rs
index 001e8519c03..a2a44085032 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/runner/query.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/runner/query.rs
@@ -326,8 +326,10 @@ impl Value {
             serde_json::Value::Number(n) => {
                 if n.is_f64() {
                     Value::Number(Number::from(n.as_f64().unwrap()))
-                } else {
+                } else if n.is_i64() {
                     Value::Number(Number::from(n.as_i64().unwrap()))
+                } else {
+                    Value::Number(Number::String(n.to_string()))
                 }
             }
             serde_json::Value::String(s) => Value::String(s.to_string()),
@@ -522,6 +524,28 @@ pub mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    pub fn value_from_json() {
+        let json_number: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str("1000").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            Value::from_json(&json_number),
+            Value::Number(Number::Integer(1000))
+        );
+
+        let json_number: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str("1.0").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            Value::from_json(&json_number),
+            Value::Number(Number::Float(1.0))
+        );
+
+        let json_number: serde_json::Value =
+            serde_json::from_str("1000000000000000000000").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            Value::from_json(&json_number),
+            Value::Number(Number::String("1000000000000000000000".to_string()))
+        )
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_query_status() {
         let variables = HashMap::new();