diff --git a/__test__/sort.test.js b/__test__/sort.test.js
index c30503f8..6869c52d 100644
--- a/__test__/sort.test.js
+++ b/__test__/sort.test.js
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ describe('Sort', function () {
       expect(list.items[4].values().val).toBe('car.mov')
       expect(list.items[5].values().val).toBe('my.string_41299.tif')
     })
-    it('should show order of sorted floates (a bit wrong)', function () {
+    it('should show order of sorted floates', function () {
       i1.values({ val: '10.0401' })
       i2.values({ val: '10.022' })
       i3.values({ val: '10.021999' })
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ describe('Sort', function () {
       list.sort('val', { order: 'asc' })
       expect(list.items[0].values().val).toBe('0003.123')
       expect(list.items[1].values().val).toBe('09.2123')
-      expect(list.items[2].values().val).toBe('10.022')
-      expect(list.items[3].values().val).toBe('10.0401')
-      expect(list.items[4].values().val).toBe('10.021999')
+      expect(list.items[2].values().val).toBe('10.021999')
+      expect(list.items[3].values().val).toBe('10.022')
+      expect(list.items[4].values().val).toBe('10.0401')
       expect(list.items[5].values().val).toBe('11.231')
     })
     it('should sort IP addresses', function () {
diff --git a/src/sort.js b/src/sort.js
index 4e4b415f..58be05ae 100644
--- a/src/sort.js
+++ b/src/sort.js
@@ -77,12 +77,23 @@ module.exports = function (list) {
       }
     } else {
       sortFunction = function (itemA, itemB) {
+        var valueA = itemA.values()[options.valueName]
+        var valueB = itemB.values()[options.valueName]
+        if (valueA !== '' && valueB !== '') {
+          // Detect if the values are pure numbers and sort accordingly if they are
+          var numA = Number(valueA)
+          var numB = Number(valueB)
+          if (Number.isFinite(numA) && Number.isFinite(numB) && valueA == numA && valueB == numB) {
+            return (numA - numB) * multi
+          }
+        }
+        // Sort as strings
         var sort = list.utils.naturalSort
         sort.alphabet = list.alphabet || options.alphabet || undefined
         if (!sort.alphabet && options.insensitive) {
           sort = list.utils.naturalSort.caseInsensitive
         }
-        return sort(itemA.values()[options.valueName], itemB.values()[options.valueName]) * multi
+        return sort(valueA, valueB) * multi
       }
     }