diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ada651..14064e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ import { mask } from ' @titou10/v-mask'
 export default {
   directives: { mask }
 }
-```
-```html
 <v-text-field v-model="..." v-mask="{mask:'A##', unmaskedVar: 'myVar'}" />
 <v-text-field v-model="..." v-mask="'A#'" />
+<v-text-field v-model="..." v-mask.number="{mask:'##', unmaskedVar: 'myVar'}" />
+<v-text-field v-model="..." v-mask="{mask:'##', unmaskedVar: 'myVar', number: true}" />
+
 ```
 
 **v-mask** may be:
@@ -34,8 +35,10 @@ export default {
 - an "object" with the following attributes:
   - `mask`: same as above
   - `unmaskedVar`: name of a variable defined in the "data" section of the component that will receive the "unmasked" text. It may be a structure (eg`"a.bc.d"`), but the first "level" must exists
-  - `nullIfEmpty`: Set `"unmaskedVar"` to null if the input value is empty. Defaults to **true**  
-  - `tokens`: An array of token objects that will replace the default ones. eg `tokens="[{ 'Y': {pattern: /[0-9]/ }]"`
+  - `nullIfEmpty` (Defaults to **true** ): Set `"unmaskedVar"` to null if the input value is empty. 
+  - `number` (Defaults to **false**): Try to cast the valof of `"unmaskedVar"` to a numbe (see below)
+  - `tokens` (Defaults to the default ones below): An array of token objects that will replace the default ones. eg `tokens="[{ 'Y': {pattern: /[0-9]/ }]"`
+  
 
 ### Tokens (From vue-the-mask)
 
@@ -60,6 +63,9 @@ export default {
 - `time-with-seconds: '##:##:##'`
 - `postalcode-ca:  'A#A #A#'`
 
+### Modifiers
+`.number`: The value set to`unmaskedVar`is typecast as a number. If the value cannot be parsed with parseFloat(), then the original value is returned.
+
 #### Why this package?
 This package has been created after the`"mask"` property of the`"v-text-field"`component has been removed and I was not able to find another package that allow to **retrieve the masked and unmasked value** of an input text from a directive
 
diff --git a/dist/directive.js b/dist/directive.js
index e456bdd..757913a 100644
--- a/dist/directive.js
+++ b/dist/directive.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function getConfig(binding) {
         mask: 'null',
         unmaskedVar: null,
         nullIfEmpty: true,
+        number: false,
         tokens: tokens_1["default"]
     };
     if (typeof binding.value === 'string') {
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ function getConfig(binding) {
     else {
         Object.assign(config, binding.value);
     }
+    // Capture ".number" modifier
+    var modifiers = binding.modifiers;
+    config.number = modifiers && modifiers.number;
     // Set predefined eventually
     config.mask = predefined_1["default"](config.mask) || config.mask || '';
     return config;
@@ -61,13 +65,20 @@ function run(el, eventName, config, vnode) {
     }
     // Set unmasked value
     if (config.unmaskedVar) {
-        // set null instead of empty if required
         var ut = utils_1.unmaskText(el.value);
         if (config.nullIfEmpty && ut.trim().length === 0) {
+            // Set null instead of empty if required
             lodash_1.set(vnode.context, config.unmaskedVar, null);
         }
         else {
-            lodash_1.set(vnode.context, config.unmaskedVar, ut);
+            if (config.number) {
+                // Convert to number if requested
+                var vNumber = parseFloat(ut);
+                lodash_1.set(vnode.context, config.unmaskedVar, isNaN(vNumber) ? ut : vNumber);
+            }
+            else {
+                lodash_1.set(vnode.context, config.unmaskedVar, ut);
+            }
         }
     }
     // Notify listeners
@@ -78,8 +89,8 @@ function bind(el, binding, vnode) {
     if (binding.value === false) {
         return;
     }
-    el = getInput(el);
-    run(el, 'input', getConfig(binding), vnode);
+    var realEl = getInput(el);
+    run(realEl, 'input', getConfig(binding), vnode);
 }
 function componentUpdated(el, binding, vnode, oldVnode) {
     if (binding.value === false) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4cf781f..67a4d6f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@titou10/v-mask",
-  "version": "1.0.3",
+  "version": "1.0.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@
       }
     },
     "@types/lodash": {
-      "version": "4.14.137",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.137.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-g4rNK5SRKloO+sUGbuO7aPtwbwzMgjK+bm9BBhLD7jGUiGR7zhwYEhSln/ihgYQBeIJ5j7xjyaYzrWTcu3UotQ==",
+      "version": "4.14.138",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.138.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-A4uJgHz4hakwNBdHNPdxOTkYmXNgmUAKLbXZ7PKGslgeV0Mb8P3BlbYfPovExek1qnod4pDfRbxuzcVs3dlFLg==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "@types/node": {
-      "version": "12.7.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-12.7.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dyYO+f6ihZEtNPDcWNR1fkoTDf3zAK3lAABDze3mz6POyIercH0lEUawUFXlG8xaQZmm1yEBON/4TsYv/laDYg==",
+      "version": "12.7.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-12.7.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9fq4jZVhPNW8r+UYKnxF1e2HkDWOWKM5bC2/7c9wPV835I0aOrVbS/Hw/pWPk2uKrNXQqg9Z959Kz+IYDd5p3w==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "ansi-styles": {
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "diff": {
-      "version": "3.5.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/diff/-/diff-3.5.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-A46qtFgd+g7pDZinpnwiRJtxbC1hpgf0uzP3iG89scHk0AUC7A1TGxf5OiiOUv/JMZR8GOt8hL900hV0bOy5xA==",
+      "version": "4.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/diff/-/diff-4.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-s2+XdvhPCOF01LRQBC8hf4vhbVmI2CGS5aZnxLJlT5FtdhPCDFq80q++zK2KlrVorVDdL5BOGZ/VfLrVtYNF+Q==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "escape-string-regexp": {
@@ -283,16 +283,16 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "tslint": {
-      "version": "5.19.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslint/-/tslint-5.19.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-1LwwtBxfRJZnUvoS9c0uj8XQtAnyhWr9KlNvDIdB+oXyT+VpsOAaEhEgKi1HrZ8rq0ki/AAnbGSv4KM6/AfVZw==",
+      "version": "5.20.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslint/-/tslint-5.20.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2vqIvkMHbnx8acMogAERQ/IuINOq6DFqgF8/VDvhEkBqQh/x6SP0Y+OHnKth9/ZcHQSroOZwUQSN18v8KKF0/g==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@babel/code-frame": "^7.0.0",
         "builtin-modules": "^1.1.1",
         "chalk": "^2.3.0",
         "commander": "^2.12.1",
-        "diff": "^3.2.0",
+        "diff": "^4.0.1",
         "glob": "^7.1.1",
         "js-yaml": "^3.13.1",
         "minimatch": "^3.0.4",
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@
       }
     },
     "typescript": {
-      "version": "3.5.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-3.5.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ACzBtm/PhXBDId6a6sDJfroT2pOWt/oOnk4/dElG5G33ZL776N3Y6/6bKZJBFpd+b05F3Ct9qDjMeJmRWtE2/g==",
+      "version": "3.6.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-3.6.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-N7bceJL1CtRQ2RiG0AQME13ksR7DiuQh/QehubYcghzv20tnh+MQnQIuJddTmsbqYj+dztchykemz0zFzlvdQw==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "vue": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5df8c08..600a688 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@titou10/v-mask",
   "description": "mask directive for vue.js that exposes the unmasked value",
-  "version": "1.0.3",
+  "version": "1.0.4",
   "author": "Denis Forveille <titou10.titou10@gmail.com>",
   "license": "MIT",
   "keywords": [
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
     "lodash.set": "^4.3.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/lodash": "^4.14.137",
-    "@types/node": "^12.7.2",
-    "tslint": "^5.19.0",
-    "typescript": "^3.5.3",
+    "@types/lodash": "^4.14.138",
+    "@types/node": "^12.7.5",
+    "tslint": "^5.20.0",
+    "typescript": "^3.6.3",
     "vue": "^2.6.10"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/directive.ts b/src/directive.ts
index 1f1546f..3997b39 100644
--- a/src/directive.ts
+++ b/src/directive.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function getConfig(binding) {
     mask: 'null',
     unmaskedVar: null,
     nullIfEmpty: true,
+    number: false,
     tokens
   };
 
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ function getConfig(binding) {
     Object.assign(config, binding.value);
   }
 
+  // Capture ".number" modifier
+  const modifiers = binding.modifiers;
+  config.number = modifiers && modifiers.number;
+
   // Set predefined eventually
   config.mask = getPredefined(config.mask) ||  config.mask || '';
   return config;
@@ -67,12 +72,19 @@ function run(el , eventName: string, config, vnode) {
 
   // Set unmasked value
   if (config.unmaskedVar) {
-    // set null instead of empty if required
     const ut = unmaskText(el.value);
+
     if (config.nullIfEmpty && ut.trim().length === 0) {
+      // Set null instead of empty if required
       set(vnode.context, config.unmaskedVar, null);
     } else {
-      set(vnode.context, config.unmaskedVar, ut);
+      if (config.number) {
+        // Convert to number if requested
+        const vNumber = parseFloat(ut);
+        set(vnode.context, config.unmaskedVar, isNaN(vNumber) ? ut : vNumber);
+      } else {
+        set(vnode.context, config.unmaskedVar, ut);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -85,8 +97,8 @@ function run(el , eventName: string, config, vnode) {
 function bind(el, binding, vnode) {
   if (binding.value === false) { return; }
 
-  el = getInput(el);
-  run(el, 'input', getConfig(binding), vnode);
+  const realEl = getInput(el);
+  run(realEl, 'input', getConfig(binding), vnode);
 }
 
 function componentUpdated(el, binding, vnode, oldVnode) {