diff --git a/src/OrchardCore/OrchardCore.Abstractions/Json/JOptions.cs b/src/OrchardCore/OrchardCore.Abstractions/Json/JOptions.cs
index b7fe56c2c1e..cde64d5a524 100644
--- a/src/OrchardCore/OrchardCore.Abstractions/Json/JOptions.cs
+++ b/src/OrchardCore/OrchardCore.Abstractions/Json/JOptions.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ public static class JOptions
         ReadCommentHandling = JsonCommentHandling.Skip,
         PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true,
         AllowTrailingCommas = true,
-        WriteIndented = false
+        WriteIndented = false,
+        NumberHandling = JsonNumberHandling.AllowReadingFromString,
     };
 
     public static readonly JsonSerializerOptions Default;
diff --git a/test/OrchardCore.Tests/Serializers/JsonSerializerTests.cs b/test/OrchardCore.Tests/Serializers/JsonSerializerTests.cs
index 422d44e6d12..202092b0178 100644
--- a/test/OrchardCore.Tests/Serializers/JsonSerializerTests.cs
+++ b/test/OrchardCore.Tests/Serializers/JsonSerializerTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Text.Json;
+using OrchardCore.ContentFields.Settings;
 using OrchardCore.Tests.Apis.Context;
 using OrchardCore.Users.Core.Json;
 using OrchardCore.Users.Indexes;
@@ -28,6 +29,18 @@ public void Deserialize_WhenCalled_ReturnValidUserLoginInfo()
         Assert.Equal("default", obj.ProviderDisplayName);
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("{\"name\":\"One\",\"value\":\"1\",\"Weight\":\"1.75\"}", 1.75)]
+    [InlineData("{\"name\":\"One\",\"value\":\"1\",\"Weight\":\"1\"}", 1)]
+    [InlineData("{\"name\":\"One\",\"value\":\"1\",\"Weight\":1}", 1)]
+    [InlineData("{\"name\":\"One\",\"value\":\"1\",\"Weight\":2.75}", 2.75)]
+    public void Deserialize_WhenCalled_ReturnDoubleFromStringWithBaseOptions(string json, double expectedWeight)
+    {
+        var item = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<CustomListValueOption>(json, JOptions.Base);
+
+        Assert.Equal(expectedWeight, item.Weight);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void Serialize_WhenCalled_ReturnValidJson()
     {
@@ -74,4 +87,9 @@ await context.UsingTenantScopeAsync(async scope =>
             Assert.Equal(loginInfo.ProviderDisplayName, userLoginInfo.ProviderDisplayName);
         });
     }
+
+    public sealed class CustomListValueOption : ListValueOption
+    {
+        public double? Weight { get; set; }
+    }
 }