diff --git a/js/test_cases/helpers_eq/main.dust b/js/test_cases/helpers_eq/main.dust
index 777fa89..e2d7b58 100644
--- a/js/test_cases/helpers_eq/main.dust
+++ b/js/test_cases/helpers_eq/main.dust
@@ -30,4 +30,11 @@ Do objects with different paths referencing the same variable match?{~n}
 
 Floating point equality{~n}
 ======================={~n}
-{@eq key=int value=7.0}int is equal to 7.0{:else}int is not equal to 7.0{/eq}
+{@eq key=int value=7.0}int is equal to 7.0{~n}{:else}int is not equal to 7.0{~n}{/eq}
+
+Type cast{~n}
+========={~n}
+{@eq key=int value="7"}int is equal to "7"{~n}{:else}int is not equal to "7"{~n}{/eq}
+{@eq key=int value="7" type="number"}int is equal to "7"::number{~n}{:else}int is not equal to "7"::number{~n}{/eq}
+{@eq key=beta value=21 type="string"}beta is equal to 21::string{~n}{:else}beta is not equal to 21::string{~n}{/eq}
+{@eq key=beta value="21" type="string"}beta is equal to "21"::string{~n}{:else}beta is not equal to "21"::string{~n}{/eq}
diff --git a/src/renderer/renderer.rs b/src/renderer/renderer.rs
index 561d224..b7b9e22 100644
--- a/src/renderer/renderer.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/renderer.rs
@@ -1012,6 +1012,7 @@ impl<'a> DustRenderer<'a> {
 
         let left_side = self.tap(breadcrumbs, &param_map, "key");
         let right_side = self.tap(breadcrumbs, &param_map, "value");
+        let type_cast = self.tap(breadcrumbs, &param_map, "type");
 
         let left_side_ce = left_side.as_ref().map(|maybe_ice| {
             maybe_ice
@@ -1023,6 +1024,15 @@ impl<'a> DustRenderer<'a> {
                 .as_ref()
                 .map(|ice| ice.get_context_element_reference())
         });
+        let type_rendered = match type_cast.as_ref().map(|maybe_ice| {
+            maybe_ice
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(|ice| ice.get_context_element_reference())
+                .map(|ce| ce.render(&Vec::new()))
+        }) {
+            Some(Ok(Ok(val))) => Some(val),
+            _ => None,
+        };
         if left_side_ce.is_none() {
             // If key did not exist at all, return None
             return None;