diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/requirements_test.go b/pkg/chartutil/requirements_test.go
index e433f92ea..6a41635d2 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/requirements_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/requirements_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package chartutil
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
@@ -302,6 +303,10 @@ func verifyRequirementsImportValues(t *testing.T, c *chart.Chart, v *chart.Confi
 		}
 
 		switch pv.(type) {
+		case json.Number:
+			if s := pv.(json.Number).String(); s != vv {
+				t.Errorf("Failed to match imported number value %v with expected %v", s, vv)
+			}
 		case float64:
 			s := strconv.FormatFloat(pv.(float64), 'f', -1, 64)
 			if s != vv {
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/testdata/coleridge.yaml b/pkg/chartutil/testdata/coleridge.yaml
index b6579628b..15535988b 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/testdata/coleridge.yaml
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/testdata/coleridge.yaml
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ water:
   water:
     where: "everywhere"
     nor: "any drop to drink"
+    temperature: 1234567890
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/values.go b/pkg/chartutil/values.go
index 890cd5540..1b7ba7a81 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/values.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/values.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package chartutil
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -132,7 +133,10 @@ func tableLookup(v Values, simple string) (Values, error) {
 
 // ReadValues will parse YAML byte data into a Values.
 func ReadValues(data []byte) (vals Values, err error) {
-	err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, &vals)
+	err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, &vals, func(d *json.Decoder) *json.Decoder {
+		d.UseNumber()
+		return d
+	})
 	if len(vals) == 0 {
 		vals = Values{}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/values_test.go b/pkg/chartutil/values_test.go
index fb26c6938..cf2d1360c 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/values_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/values_test.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ water:
   water:
     where: "everywhere"
     nor: "any drop to drink"
+    temperature: 1234567890
 `
 
 	data, err := ReadValues([]byte(doc))
@@ -266,6 +267,12 @@ func matchValues(t *testing.T, data map[string]interface{}) {
 	} else if o != "everywhere" {
 		t.Errorf("Expected water water everywhere")
 	}
+
+	if o, err := ttpl("{{.water.water.temperature}}", data); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf(".water.water.temperature: %s", err)
+	} else if o != "1234567890" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected water water temperature: 1234567890, got: %s", o)
+	}
 }
 
 func ttpl(tpl string, v map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {