diff --git a/jquery/jquery-tests.ts b/jquery/jquery-tests.ts
index 62cd273f4d..27eea1c813 100644
--- a/jquery/jquery-tests.ts
+++ b/jquery/jquery-tests.ts
@@ -3128,6 +3128,7 @@ function test_val() {
     $("#single").val("Single2");
     $("#multiple").val(["Multiple2", "Multiple3"]);
     $("input").val(["check1", "check2", "radio1"]);
+    $("input").val(1);
 }
 
 function test_selector() {
diff --git a/jquery/jquery.d.ts b/jquery/jquery.d.ts
index 8401753e35..29b7697b2a 100644
--- a/jquery/jquery.d.ts
+++ b/jquery/jquery.d.ts
@@ -1363,9 +1363,9 @@ interface JQuery {
     /**
      * Set the value of each element in the set of matched elements.
      *
-     * @param value A string of text or an array of strings corresponding to the value of each matched element to set as selected/checked.
+     * @param value A string of text, an array of strings or number corresponding to the value of each matched element to set as selected/checked.
      */
-    val(value: string|string[]): JQuery;
+    val(value: string|string[]|number): JQuery;
     /**
      * Set the value of each element in the set of matched elements.
      *