diff --git a/src/items/items.js b/src/items/items.js
index 521fd438..8a5ded4a 100644
--- a/src/items/items.js
+++ b/src/items/items.js
@@ -261,6 +261,13 @@ class Item {
       }
     }
 
+    // value is number as string and current state is numeric and both are equal
+    if (typeof value === 'string' && !isNaN(value) && this.numericState !== null) {
+      if (parseFloat(value) === this.numericState) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+
     // stringified value and string state are equal
     value = _toOpenhabPrimitiveType(value);
     if (value.toString() === this.state) {
diff --git a/types/items/items.d.ts.map b/types/items/items.d.ts.map
index 77b6c0f2..28afc028 100644
--- a/types/items/items.d.ts.map
+++ b/types/items/items.d.ts.map
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/types/rules/operation-builder.d.ts b/types/rules/operation-builder.d.ts
index dfc66835..896f4efa 100644
--- a/types/rules/operation-builder.d.ts
+++ b/types/rules/operation-builder.d.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export type Item = {
     sendCommandIfDifferent(value: any): boolean;
     sendIncreaseCommand(value: any): boolean;
     sendDecreaseCommand(value: any): boolean;
-    getToggleState(): "PAUSE" | "PLAY" | "OPEN" | "CLOSED" | "ON" | "OFF"; /** @private */
+    getToggleState(): "PAUSE" | "PLAY" | "OPEN" | "CLOSED" | "ON" | "OFF";
     sendToggleCommand(): void;
     postToggleUpdate(): void;
     postUpdate(value: any): void;
diff --git a/types/rules/operation-builder.d.ts.map b/types/rules/operation-builder.d.ts.map
index 61261bee..d843ec5a 100644
--- a/types/rules/operation-builder.d.ts.map
+++ b/types/rules/operation-builder.d.ts.map
@@ -1 +1 @@
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