diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/metrics/init.js b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/metrics/init.js
index 8a5032c05eef..97182a9af6e7 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/metrics/init.js
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/metrics/init.js
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ Sentry.init({
 });
 
 Sentry.metrics.increment('increment');
-Sentry.metrics.increment('increment');
+Sentry.metrics.increment('increment', 2);
+Sentry.metrics.increment('increment', '3');
 Sentry.metrics.distribution('distribution', 42);
-Sentry.metrics.distribution('distribution', 45);
+Sentry.metrics.distribution('distribution', '45');
 Sentry.metrics.gauge('gauge', 5);
-Sentry.metrics.gauge('gauge', 15);
+Sentry.metrics.gauge('gauge', '15');
 Sentry.metrics.set('set', 'nope');
 Sentry.metrics.set('set', 'another');
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/metrics/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/metrics/test.ts
index d73235d876c8..5c6ff8bb13a4 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/metrics/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/metrics/test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ sentryTest('collects metrics', async ({ getLocalTestUrl, page }) => {
   const normalisedStatsdString = statsdString.replace(/T\d+\n?/g, 'T000000');
 
   expect(normalisedStatsdString).toEqual(
-    'increment@none:2|c|T000000distribution@none:42:45|d|T000000gauge@none:15:5:15:20:2|g|T000000set@none:3387254:3443787523|s|T000000',
+    'increment@none:6|c|T000000distribution@none:42:45|d|T000000gauge@none:15:5:15:20:2|g|T000000set@none:3387254:3443787523|s|T000000',
   );
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/metrics/exports.ts b/packages/core/src/metrics/exports.ts
index 4fb088287a40..f062b65f72d9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/metrics/exports.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/metrics/exports.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function addToMetricsAggregator(
  * @experimental This API is experimental and might have breaking changes in the future.
  */
 function increment(aggregator: MetricsAggregatorConstructor, name: string, value: number = 1, data?: MetricData): void {
-  addToMetricsAggregator(aggregator, COUNTER_METRIC_TYPE, name, value, data);
+  addToMetricsAggregator(aggregator, COUNTER_METRIC_TYPE, name, ensureNumber(value), data);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function increment(aggregator: MetricsAggregatorConstructor, name: string, value
  * @experimental This API is experimental and might have breaking changes in the future.
  */
 function distribution(aggregator: MetricsAggregatorConstructor, name: string, value: number, data?: MetricData): void {
-  addToMetricsAggregator(aggregator, DISTRIBUTION_METRIC_TYPE, name, value, data);
+  addToMetricsAggregator(aggregator, DISTRIBUTION_METRIC_TYPE, name, ensureNumber(value), data);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function set(aggregator: MetricsAggregatorConstructor, name: string, value: numb
  * @experimental This API is experimental and might have breaking changes in the future.
  */
 function gauge(aggregator: MetricsAggregatorConstructor, name: string, value: number, data?: MetricData): void {
-  addToMetricsAggregator(aggregator, GAUGE_METRIC_TYPE, name, value, data);
+  addToMetricsAggregator(aggregator, GAUGE_METRIC_TYPE, name, ensureNumber(value), data);
 }
 
 export const metrics = {
@@ -130,3 +130,8 @@ export const metrics = {
    */
   getMetricsAggregatorForClient,
 };
+
+// Although this is typed to be a number, we try to handle strings as well here
+function ensureNumber(number: number | string): number {
+  return typeof number === 'string' ? parseInt(number) : number;
+}