diff --git a/dist/jquery.serialize-object.min.js b/dist/jquery.serialize-object.min.js
index 6153c3b..bf224ba 100644
--- a/dist/jquery.serialize-object.min.js
+++ b/dist/jquery.serialize-object.min.js
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
  * @license BSD
  * @version 2.5.0
  */
-!function(e,i){if("function"==typeof define&&define.amd)define(["exports","jquery"],function(e,r){return i(e,r)});else if("undefined"!=typeof exports){var r=require("jquery");i(exports,r)}else i(e,e.jQuery||e.Zepto||e.ender||e.$)}(this,function(e,i){function r(e,r){function n(e,i,r){return e[i]=r,e}function a(e,i){for(var r,a=e.match(t.key);void 0!==(r=a.pop());)if(t.push.test(r)){var u=s(e.replace(/\[\]$/,""));i=n([],u,i)}else t.fixed.test(r)?i=n([],r,i):t.named.test(r)&&(i=n({},r,i));return i}function s(e){return void 0===h[e]&&(h[e]=0),h[e]++}function u(e){switch(i('[name="'+e.name+'"]',r).attr("type")){case"checkbox":return"on"===e.value?!0:e.value;default:return e.value}}function f(i){if(!t.validate.test(i.name))return this;var r=a(i.name,u(i));return l=e.extend(!0,l,r),this}function d(i){if(!e.isArray(i))throw new Error("formSerializer.addPairs expects an Array");for(var r=0,t=i.length;t>r;r++)this.addPair(i[r]);return this}function o(){return l}function c(){return JSON.stringify(o())}var l={},h={};this.addPair=f,this.addPairs=d,this.serialize=o,this.serializeJSON=c}var t={validate:/^[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*(?:\[(?:\d*|[a-z0-9_]+)\])*$/i,key:/[a-z0-9_]+|(?=\[\])/gi,push:/^$/,fixed:/^\d+$/,named:/^[a-z0-9_]+$/i};return r.patterns=t,r.serializeObject=function(){return new r(i,this).addPairs(this.serializeArray()).serialize()},r.serializeJSON=function(){return new r(i,this).addPairs(this.serializeArray()).serializeJSON()},"undefined"!=typeof i.fn&&(i.fn.serializeObject=r.serializeObject,i.fn.serializeJSON=r.serializeJSON),e.FormSerializer=r,r});
+!function(e,r){if("function"==typeof define&&define.amd)define(["exports","jquery"],function(e,i){return r(e,i)});else if("undefined"!=typeof exports){var i=require("jquery");r(exports,i)}else r(e,e.jQuery||e.Zepto||e.ender||e.$)}(this,function(e,r){function i(e,i,t){function a(e,r,i){return e[r]=i,e}function s(e,r){for(var i,t=e.match(n.key);void 0!==(i=t.pop());)if(n.push.test(i)){var s=u(e.replace(/\[\]$/,""));r=a([],s,r)}else n.fixed.test(i)?r=a([],i,r):n.named.test(i)&&(r=a({},i,r));return r}function u(e){return void 0===z[e]&&(z[e]=0),z[e]++}function o(e){switch(r('[name="'+e.name+'"]',i).attr("type")){case"checkbox":return m.encodes.checkbox?"on"===e.value||e.value:e.value;case"number":case"num":if(!m.encodes.number)return e.value;var n=parseInt(e.value);return isNaN(n)?e.value:n;default:return e.value}}function d(r){if(!n.validate.test(r.name))return this;var i=s(r.name,o(r));return v=e.extend(!0,v,i),this}function c(r){if(!e.isArray(r))throw new Error("formSerializer.addPairs expects an Array");for(var i=0,n=r.length;i<n;i++)this.addPair(r[i]);return this}function f(){return v}function l(){return JSON.stringify(f())}function h(e){var r=void 0===e?{}:e;return r.encodes=void 0===r.encodes?{}:r.encodes,r.encodes.checkbox=void 0===r.encodes.checkbox||r.encodes.checkbox,r.encodes.number=void 0!==r.encodes.number&&r.encodes.number,r}var v={},z={},m={};m=h(t),this.addPair=d,this.addPairs=c,this.serialize=f,this.serializeJSON=l}var n={validate:/^[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*(?:\[(?:\d*|[a-z0-9_]+)\])*$/i,key:/[a-z0-9_]+|(?=\[\])/gi,push:/^$/,fixed:/^\d+$/,named:/^[a-z0-9_]+$/i};return i.patterns=n,i.serializeObject=function(e){return new i(r,this,e).addPairs(this.serializeArray()).serialize()},i.serializeJSON=function(e){return new i(r,this,e).addPairs(this.serializeArray()).serializeJSON()},"undefined"!=typeof r.fn&&(r.fn.serializeObject=i.serializeObject,r.fn.serializeJSON=i.serializeJSON),e.FormSerializer=i,i});
diff --git a/jquery.serialize-object.js b/jquery.serialize-object.js
index 6b33f37..5fb89d2 100644
--- a/jquery.serialize-object.js
+++ b/jquery.serialize-object.js
@@ -35,11 +35,14 @@
     named:    /^[a-z0-9_]+$/i
   };
 
-  function FormSerializer(helper, $form) {
+  function FormSerializer(helper, $form, optionDef) {
 
     // private variables
     var data     = {},
-        pushes   = {};
+        pushes   = {},
+        options  = {};
+
+    options = initializeOptions(optionDef);
 
     // private API
     function build(base, key, value) {
@@ -83,7 +86,17 @@
     function encode(pair) {
       switch ($('[name="' + pair.name + '"]', $form).attr("type")) {
         case "checkbox":
+          if(!options.encodes.checkbox) {
+            return pair.value;
+          }
           return pair.value === "on" ? true : pair.value;
+        case "number":
+        case "num":
+          if(!options.encodes.number) {
+            return pair.value;
+          }
+          var num = parseInt(pair.value);
+          return isNaN(num) ? pair.value : num;
         default:
           return pair.value;
       }
@@ -113,6 +126,14 @@
     function serializeJSON() {
       return JSON.stringify(serialize());
     }
+    
+    function initializeOptions(optionDef) {
+      var options = optionDef === undefined ? {} : optionDef;
+      options.encodes = options.encodes === undefined ? {} : options.encodes;
+      options.encodes.checkbox = options.encodes.checkbox === undefined ? true : options.encodes.checkbox;
+      options.encodes.number = options.encodes.number === undefined ? false : options.encodes.number;
+      return options;
+    }
 
     // public API
     this.addPair = addPair;
@@ -123,14 +144,14 @@
 
   FormSerializer.patterns = patterns;
 
-  FormSerializer.serializeObject = function serializeObject() {
-    return new FormSerializer($, this).
+  FormSerializer.serializeObject = function serializeObject(optionDef) {
+    return new FormSerializer($, this, optionDef).
       addPairs(this.serializeArray()).
       serialize();
   };
 
-  FormSerializer.serializeJSON = function serializeJSON() {
-    return new FormSerializer($, this).
+  FormSerializer.serializeJSON = function serializeJSON(optionDef) {
+    return new FormSerializer($, this, optionDef).
       addPairs(this.serializeArray()).
       serializeJSON();
   };
diff --git a/test/integration/encode-test.js b/test/integration/encode-test.js
index 507adbc..fc86ee8 100644
--- a/test/integration/encode-test.js
+++ b/test/integration/encode-test.js
@@ -27,4 +27,39 @@ describe("encode", function() {
     assert.deepEqual($form.serializeObject(), {a: "on"});
   });
 
+  it("checkbox inputs as booleans if encode option turned on", function() {
+    var $form = $('<form><input type="checkbox" name="a" value="on" checked></form>');
+    assert.deepEqual($form.serializeObject({'encodes': { 'checkbox': true } }), {a: true});
+  });
+
+  it("checkbox inputs as strings if encode option turned off", function() {
+    var $form = $('<form><input type="checkbox" name="a" value="on" checked></form>');
+    assert.deepEqual($form.serializeObject({'encodes': { 'checkbox': false } }), {a: "on"});
+  });
+
+  it("checkbox inputs as booleans if encode option not provided", function() {
+    var $form = $('<form><input type="checkbox" name="a" value="on" checked></form>');
+    assert.deepEqual($form.serializeObject(), {a: true});
+  });
+
+  it("number inputs as numbers if encode option turned on", function() {
+    var $form = $('<form><input type="number" name="a" value="6"></form>');
+    assert.deepEqual($form.serializeObject({'encodes': { 'number': true } }), {a: 6});
+  });
+
+  it("number inputs as strings if encode option turned off", function() {
+    var $form = $('<form><input type="number" name="a" value="6"></form>');
+    assert.deepEqual($form.serializeObject({'encodes': { 'number': false } }), {a: "6"});
+  });
+
+  it("number inputs as strings if encode option not provided", function() {
+    var $form = $('<form><input type="number" name="a" value="6"></form>');
+    assert.deepEqual($form.serializeObject(), {a: "6"});
+  });
+
+  it("number inputs as empty strings if encode option turned on but empty field", function() {
+    var $form = $('<form><input type="number" name="a" value=""></form>');
+    assert.deepEqual($form.serializeObject({'encodes': { 'number': true } }), {a: ""});
+  });
+
 });