diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/TableCell.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/TableCell.php
index aa0d318079..1b34774f26 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/TableCell.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/TableCell.php
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ class TableCell
      */
     public function __construct($value = '', array $options = array())
     {
+        if (is_numeric($value) && !is_string($value)) {
+            $value = (string) $value;
+        }
+
         $this->value = $value;
 
         // check option names
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Helper/TableTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Helper/TableTest.php
index 583777b3ca..9d6fb6f163 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Helper/TableTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Helper/TableTest.php
@@ -538,6 +538,42 @@ TABLE
 | 1234 |
 +------+
 
+TABLE;
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $this->getOutputContent($output));
+    }
+
+    public function testTableCellWithNumericIntValue()
+    {
+        $table = new Table($output = $this->getOutputStream());
+
+        $table->setRows(array(array(new TableCell(12345))));
+        $table->render();
+
+        $expected =
+<<<'TABLE'
++-------+
+| 12345 |
++-------+
+
+TABLE;
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $this->getOutputContent($output));
+    }
+
+    public function testTableCellWithNumericFloatValue()
+    {
+        $table = new Table($output = $this->getOutputStream());
+
+        $table->setRows(array(array(new TableCell(12345.01))));
+        $table->render();
+
+        $expected =
+<<<'TABLE'
++----------+
+| 12345.01 |
++----------+
+
 TABLE;
 
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $this->getOutputContent($output));