diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrule/internal/handler/JRuleEventHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrule/internal/handler/JRuleEventHandler.java
index 6e361e81..4ff150d9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrule/internal/handler/JRuleEventHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrule/internal/handler/JRuleEventHandler.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import org.openhab.core.library.types.OpenClosedType;
 import org.openhab.core.library.types.PercentType;
 import org.openhab.core.library.types.PlayPauseType;
+import org.openhab.core.library.types.QuantityType;
 import org.openhab.core.library.types.StopMoveType;
 import org.openhab.core.library.types.StringType;
 import org.openhab.core.library.types.UpDownType;
@@ -397,6 +398,8 @@ public Double getStateFromItemAsDouble(String name) {
         }
         if (state instanceof PercentType) {
             return ((PercentType) state).doubleValue();
+        } else if (state instanceof QuantityType) {
+            return ((QuantityType) state).doubleValue();
         } else {
             DecimalType decimalType = state.as(DecimalType.class);
             return decimalType != null ? decimalType.doubleValue() : null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrule/rules/JRuleEvent.java b/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrule/rules/JRuleEvent.java
index 91ad6229..fe693695 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrule/rules/JRuleEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrule/rules/JRuleEvent.java
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 import org.openhab.automation.jrule.rules.value.JRuleOnOffValue;
 import org.openhab.automation.jrule.rules.value.JRuleOpenClosedValue;
 import org.openhab.automation.jrule.rules.value.JRuleUpDownValue;
+import org.openhab.core.library.types.QuantityType;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /**
  * The {@link JRuleEvent}
@@ -23,6 +26,8 @@
  */
 public class JRuleEvent {
 
+    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(JRuleEvent.class);
+
     private final String value;
 
     private String memberName;
@@ -53,23 +58,21 @@ public JRuleUpDownValue getValueAsUpDownValue() {
     }
 
     public Double getValueAsDouble() {
-        Double d = null;
         try {
-            d = Double.parseDouble(value);
-        } catch (NumberFormatException x) {
-            // ignore
+            return QuantityType.valueOf(value).doubleValue();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.warn("Error converting {} to double: {}", value, e.getMessage());
+            return null;
         }
-        return d;
     }
 
     public Integer getValueAsInteger() {
-        Integer i = null;
         try {
-            i = Integer.parseInt(value);
-        } catch (NumberFormatException x) {
-            // ignore
+            return QuantityType.valueOf(value).intValue();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.warn("Error converting {} to int: {}", value, e.getMessage());
+            return null;
         }
-        return i;
     }
 
     public String getMemberName() {