diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/controller/TelemetryController.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/controller/TelemetryController.java
index 86a2457e99..b52abf991e 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/controller/TelemetryController.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/controller/TelemetryController.java
@@ -182,11 +182,12 @@ public class TelemetryController extends BaseController {
     @ResponseBody
     public DeferredResult<ResponseEntity> getLatestTimeseries(
             @PathVariable("entityType") String entityType, @PathVariable("entityId") String entityIdStr,
-            @RequestParam(name = "keys", required = false) String keysStr) throws ThingsboardException {
+            @RequestParam(name = "keys", required = false) String keysStr,
+            @RequestParam(name = "useStrictType", required = false, defaultValue = "false") Boolean useStrictType) throws ThingsboardException {
         SecurityUser user = getCurrentUser();
 
         return accessValidator.validateEntityAndCallback(getCurrentUser(), Operation.READ_TELEMETRY, entityType, entityIdStr,
-                (result, tenantId, entityId) -> getLatestTimeseriesValuesCallback(result, user, entityId, keysStr));
+                (result, tenantId, entityId) -> getLatestTimeseriesValuesCallback(result, user, entityId, keysStr, useStrictType));
     }
 
 
@@ -200,8 +201,8 @@ public class TelemetryController extends BaseController {
             @RequestParam(name = "endTs") Long endTs,
             @RequestParam(name = "interval", defaultValue = "0") Long interval,
             @RequestParam(name = "limit", defaultValue = "100") Integer limit,
-            @RequestParam(name = "agg", defaultValue = "NONE") String aggStr
-    ) throws ThingsboardException {
+            @RequestParam(name = "agg", defaultValue = "NONE") String aggStr,
+            @RequestParam(name = "useStrictType", required = false, defaultValue = "false") Boolean useStrictType) throws ThingsboardException {
         return accessValidator.validateEntityAndCallback(getCurrentUser(), Operation.READ_TELEMETRY, entityType, entityIdStr,
                 (result, tenantId, entityId) -> {
                     // If interval is 0, convert this to a NONE aggregation, which is probably what the user really wanted
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ public class TelemetryController extends BaseController {
                     List<ReadTsKvQuery> queries = toKeysList(keys).stream().map(key -> new BaseReadTsKvQuery(key, startTs, endTs, interval, limit, agg))
                             .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
-                    Futures.addCallback(tsService.findAll(tenantId, entityId, queries), getTsKvListCallback(result));
+                    Futures.addCallback(tsService.findAll(tenantId, entityId, queries), getTsKvListCallback(result, useStrictType));
                 });
     }
 
@@ -454,14 +455,14 @@ public class TelemetryController extends BaseController {
         });
     }
 
-    private void getLatestTimeseriesValuesCallback(@Nullable DeferredResult<ResponseEntity> result, SecurityUser user, EntityId entityId, String keys) {
+    private void getLatestTimeseriesValuesCallback(@Nullable DeferredResult<ResponseEntity> result, SecurityUser user, EntityId entityId, String keys, Boolean useStrictType) {
         ListenableFuture<List<TsKvEntry>> future;
         if (StringUtils.isEmpty(keys)) {
             future = tsService.findAllLatest(user.getTenantId(), entityId);
         } else {
             future = tsService.findLatest(user.getTenantId(), entityId, toKeysList(keys));
         }
-        Futures.addCallback(future, getTsKvListCallback(result));
+        Futures.addCallback(future, getTsKvListCallback(result, useStrictType));
     }
 
     private void getAttributeValuesCallback(@Nullable DeferredResult<ResponseEntity> result, SecurityUser user, EntityId entityId, String scope, String keys) {
@@ -544,7 +545,7 @@ public class TelemetryController extends BaseController {
             @Override
             public void onSuccess(List<AttributeKvEntry> attributes) {
                 List<AttributeData> values = attributes.stream().map(attribute ->
-                    new AttributeData(attribute.getLastUpdateTs(), attribute.getKey(), getKvValue(attribute))
+                        new AttributeData(attribute.getLastUpdateTs(), attribute.getKey(), getKvValue(attribute))
                 ).collect(Collectors.toList());
                 logAttributesRead(user, entityId, scope, keyList, null);
                 response.setResult(new ResponseEntity<>(values, HttpStatus.OK));
@@ -559,14 +560,14 @@ public class TelemetryController extends BaseController {
         };
     }
 
-    private FutureCallback<List<TsKvEntry>> getTsKvListCallback(final DeferredResult<ResponseEntity> response) {
+    private FutureCallback<List<TsKvEntry>> getTsKvListCallback(final DeferredResult<ResponseEntity> response, Boolean useStrictType) {
         return new FutureCallback<List<TsKvEntry>>() {
             @Override
             public void onSuccess(List<TsKvEntry> data) {
                 Map<String, List<TsData>> result = new LinkedHashMap<>();
                 for (TsKvEntry entry : data) {
-                    result.computeIfAbsent(entry.getKey(), k -> new ArrayList<>())
-                            .add(new TsData(entry.getTs(), entry.getValueAsString()));
+                    Object value = useStrictType ? getKvValue(entry) : entry.getValueAsString();
+                    result.computeIfAbsent(entry.getKey(), k -> new ArrayList<>()).add(new TsData(entry.getTs(), value));
                 }
                 response.setResult(new ResponseEntity<>(result, HttpStatus.OK));
             }
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/telemetry/TsData.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/telemetry/TsData.java
index 367a6a6a1d..14b579025c 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/telemetry/TsData.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/telemetry/TsData.java
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ package org.thingsboard.server.service.telemetry;
 public class TsData implements Comparable<TsData>{
 
     private final long ts;
-    private final String value;
+    private final Object value;
 
-    public TsData(long ts, String value) {
+    public TsData(long ts, Object value) {
         super();
         this.ts = ts;
         this.value = value;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class TsData implements Comparable<TsData>{
         return ts;
     }
 
-    public String getValue() {
+    public Object getValue() {
         return value;
     }