diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/xlsx-utils/controls.tid b/plugins/tiddlywiki/xlsx-utils/controls.tid
index 339237062..208ffb1a6 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/xlsx-utils/controls.tid
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/xlsx-utils/controls.tid
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ the
 <$select tiddler=<<field>> field="import-field-type" default="string">
 <option value="date">date</option>
 <option value="string">string</option>
+<option value="number">number</option>
 </$select>
 <$select tiddler=<<field>> field="import-field-source" default="column">
 <option value="column">from column</option>
diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/xlsx-utils/importer.js b/plugins/tiddlywiki/xlsx-utils/importer.js
index d634ca55d..2bb963ab6 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/xlsx-utils/importer.js
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/xlsx-utils/importer.js
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ XLSXImporter.prototype.processField = function(fieldImportSpecTitle) {
 								value = $tw.utils.stringifyDate(new Date((cell.v - (25567 + 2)) * 86400 * 1000));
 							}
 							break;
+						case "number":
+							value = cell.v.toString();
+							break;
 						case "string":
 							// Intentional fall-through
 						default: