diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/FeatureView/FeatureVariants/FeatureEnvironmentVariants/EnvironmentVariantsModal/VariantForm/VariantForm.tsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/FeatureView/FeatureVariants/FeatureEnvironmentVariants/EnvironmentVariantsModal/VariantForm/VariantForm.tsx
index 236d0e6d66..fea165e547 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/FeatureView/FeatureVariants/FeatureEnvironmentVariants/EnvironmentVariantsModal/VariantForm/VariantForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/FeatureView/FeatureVariants/FeatureEnvironmentVariants/EnvironmentVariantsModal/VariantForm/VariantForm.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import useUnleashContext from 'hooks/api/getters/useUnleashContext/useUnleashCon
 import { WeightType } from 'constants/variantTypes';
 import { IFeatureVariantEdit } from '../EnvironmentVariantsModal';
 import { Delete } from '@mui/icons-material';
+import { useUiFlag } from 'hooks/useUiFlag';
 
 const StyledVariantForm = styled('div')(({ theme }) => ({
     position: 'relative',
@@ -195,6 +196,14 @@ export const VariantForm = ({
 
     const [errors, setErrors] = useState<IVariantFormErrors>({});
 
+    const variantTypeNumber = useUiFlag('variantTypeNumber');
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (variantTypeNumber) {
+            payloadOptions.push({ key: 'number', label: 'number' });
+        }
+    }, [variantTypeNumber]);
+
     const clearError = (field: ErrorField) => {
         setErrors(errors => ({ ...errors, [field]: undefined }));
     };
@@ -283,6 +292,9 @@ export const VariantForm = ({
             if (payload.type === 'json') {
                 JSON.parse(payload.value);
             }
+            if (variantTypeNumber && payload.type === 'number') {
+                Number(payload.value);
+            }
             return true;
         } catch (e: unknown) {
             return false;
@@ -428,7 +440,12 @@ export const VariantForm = ({
                         name="variant-payload-value"
                         label="Value"
                         multiline={payload.type !== 'string'}
-                        rows={payload.type === 'string' ? 1 : 4}
+                        rows={
+                            payload.type === 'string' ||
+                            payload.type === 'number'
+                                ? 1
+                                : 4
+                        }
                         value={payload.value}
                         onChange={e => {
                             clearError(ErrorField.PAYLOAD);
diff --git a/frontend/src/interfaces/uiConfig.ts b/frontend/src/interfaces/uiConfig.ts
index 91772b67f4..cdc94ecfa6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/interfaces/uiConfig.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/interfaces/uiConfig.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export type UiFlags = {
     multipleRoles?: boolean;
     featureNamingPattern?: boolean;
     doraMetrics?: boolean;
+    variantTypeNumber?: boolean;
     [key: string]: boolean | Variant | undefined;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/__snapshots__/create-config.test.ts.snap b/src/lib/__snapshots__/create-config.test.ts.snap
index 152ce1a640..c2bd0150a9 100644
--- a/src/lib/__snapshots__/create-config.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/lib/__snapshots__/create-config.test.ts.snap
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ exports[`should create default config 1`] = `
       "responseTimeWithAppNameKillSwitch": false,
       "slackAppAddon": false,
       "strictSchemaValidation": false,
+      "variantTypeNumber": false,
     },
   },
   "flagResolver": FlagResolver {
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ exports[`should create default config 1`] = `
       "responseTimeWithAppNameKillSwitch": false,
       "slackAppAddon": false,
       "strictSchemaValidation": false,
+      "variantTypeNumber": false,
     },
     "externalResolver": {
       "getVariant": [Function],
diff --git a/src/lib/features/playground/feature-evaluator/variant.ts b/src/lib/features/playground/feature-evaluator/variant.ts
index 4448ff2635..6784836b2e 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/playground/feature-evaluator/variant.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/playground/feature-evaluator/variant.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ interface Override {
 }
 
 export interface Payload {
-    type: 'string' | 'csv' | 'json';
+    type: 'string' | 'csv' | 'json' | 'number';
     value: string;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/openapi/spec/__snapshots__/feature-schema.test.ts.snap b/src/lib/openapi/spec/__snapshots__/feature-schema.test.ts.snap
index 90169d38ac..be88a656bf 100644
--- a/src/lib/openapi/spec/__snapshots__/feature-schema.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/lib/openapi/spec/__snapshots__/feature-schema.test.ts.snap
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ exports[`featureSchema variant override values must be an array 1`] = `
           "json",
           "csv",
           "string",
+          "number",
         ],
       },
       "schemaPath": "#/properties/payload/properties/type/enum",
diff --git a/src/lib/openapi/spec/create-strategy-variant-schema.ts b/src/lib/openapi/spec/create-strategy-variant-schema.ts
index ec8532f9a7..0520cb8dfe 100644
--- a/src/lib/openapi/spec/create-strategy-variant-schema.ts
+++ b/src/lib/openapi/spec/create-strategy-variant-schema.ts
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ export const createStrategyVariantSchema = {
             properties: {
                 type: {
                     description:
-                        'The type of the value. Commonly used types are string, json and csv.',
+                        'The type of the value. Commonly used types are string, number, json and csv.',
                     type: 'string',
-                    enum: ['json', 'csv', 'string'],
+                    enum: ['json', 'csv', 'string', 'number'],
                 },
                 value: {
                     description: 'The actual value of payload',
diff --git a/src/lib/openapi/spec/playground-strategy-schema.ts b/src/lib/openapi/spec/playground-strategy-schema.ts
index 3b94cd97b8..c039766a85 100644
--- a/src/lib/openapi/spec/playground-strategy-schema.ts
+++ b/src/lib/openapi/spec/playground-strategy-schema.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export const strategyEvaluationResults = {
                                 type: {
                                     description: 'The format of the payload.',
                                     type: 'string',
-                                    enum: ['json', 'csv', 'string'],
+                                    enum: ['json', 'csv', 'string', 'number'],
                                 },
                                 value: {
                                     type: 'string',
diff --git a/src/lib/openapi/spec/variant-schema.ts b/src/lib/openapi/spec/variant-schema.ts
index c455fb3d18..c8920a44b8 100644
--- a/src/lib/openapi/spec/variant-schema.ts
+++ b/src/lib/openapi/spec/variant-schema.ts
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ export const variantSchema = {
             properties: {
                 type: {
                     description:
-                        'The type of the value. Commonly used types are string, json and csv.',
+                        'The type of the value. Commonly used types are string, number, json and csv.',
                     type: 'string',
-                    enum: ['json', 'csv', 'string'],
+                    enum: ['json', 'csv', 'string', 'number'],
                 },
                 value: {
                     description: 'The actual value of payload',
diff --git a/src/lib/types/experimental.ts b/src/lib/types/experimental.ts
index 76c1f63d05..b38fd6f8d7 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/experimental.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/experimental.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ export type IFlagKey =
     | 'integrationsRework'
     | 'multipleRoles'
     | 'featureNamingPattern'
-    | 'doraMetrics';
+    | 'doraMetrics'
+    | 'variantTypeNumber';
 
 export type IFlags = Partial<{ [key in IFlagKey]: boolean | Variant }>;
 
@@ -127,6 +128,10 @@ const flags: IFlags = {
         process.env.UNLEASH_EXPERIMENTAL_DORA_METRICS,
         false,
     ),
+    variantTypeNumber: parseEnvVarBoolean(
+        process.env.UNLEASH_EXPERIMENTAL_VARIANT_TYPE_NUMBER,
+        false,
+    ),
 };
 
 export const defaultExperimentalOptions: IExperimentalOptions = {
diff --git a/src/lib/types/model.ts b/src/lib/types/model.ts
index d15f65d13e..986ce07add 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/model.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/model.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export interface IVariant {
     weight: number;
     weightType: 'variable' | 'fix';
     payload?: {
-        type: 'json' | 'csv' | 'string';
+        type: 'json' | 'csv' | 'string' | 'number';
         value: string;
     };
     stickiness: string;
diff --git a/src/server-dev.ts b/src/server-dev.ts
index 0ebe247baa..a757ccda05 100644
--- a/src/server-dev.ts
+++ b/src/server-dev.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ process.nextTick(async () => {
                         integrationsRework: true,
                         featureNamingPattern: true,
                         doraMetrics: true,
+                        variantTypeNumber: true,
                     },
                 },
                 authentication: {