diff --git a/src/TinyJSON.cpp b/src/TinyJSON.cpp
index 45b32d5..6f391d7 100644
--- a/src/TinyJSON.cpp
+++ b/src/TinyJSON.cpp
@@ -4679,6 +4679,11 @@ namespace TinyJSON
     return false;
   }
 
+  bool TJValue::is_numeric(bool /*strict*/) const
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   const TJCHAR* TJValue::dump(formatting formatting, const TJCHAR* indent) const
   {
     free_last_dump();
@@ -5087,6 +5092,63 @@ namespace TinyJSON
     return true;
   }
 
+  bool TJValueString::is_numeric(bool strict) const
+  {
+    if (strict)
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const TJCHAR* s = raw_value();
+    if (!s || *s == TJ_NULL_TERMINATOR)
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    bool has_digit = false;
+    bool has_decimal = false;
+    bool has_exponent = false;
+
+    if (*s == '+' || *s == '-')
+    {
+      s++;
+    }
+
+    while (*s != TJ_NULL_TERMINATOR)
+    {
+      if (std::isdigit(static_cast<unsigned char>(*s)))
+      {
+        has_digit = true;
+      }
+      else if (*s == '.')
+      {
+        if (has_decimal || has_exponent)
+        {
+          return false;
+        }
+        has_decimal = true;
+      }
+      else if (*s == 'e' || *s == 'E')
+      {
+        if (has_exponent || !has_digit)
+        {
+          return false;
+        }
+        has_exponent = true;
+        if (*(s + 1) == '+' || *(s + 1) == '-')
+        {
+          s++;
+        }
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        return false;
+      }
+      s++;
+    }
+    return has_digit;
+  }
+
   void TJValueString::free_value()
   {
     if (nullptr != _value)
@@ -5173,6 +5235,11 @@ namespace TinyJSON
     return !_is_true;
   }
 
+  bool TJValueBoolean::is_numeric(bool /*strict*/) const
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   ///////////////////////////////////////
   /// TJValue null
   TJValueNull::TJValueNull(const parse_options& options) :
@@ -5234,6 +5301,11 @@ namespace TinyJSON
     return true;
   }
 
+  bool TJValueNull::is_numeric(bool /*strict*/) const
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   ///////////////////////////////////////
   /// TJValueObject
   TJValueObject::TJValueObject(const parse_options& options) :
@@ -5839,6 +5911,11 @@ namespace TinyJSON
     return true;
   }
 
+  bool TJValueObject::is_numeric(bool /*strict*/) const
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   unsigned int TJValueObject::get_number_of_items() const
   {
     if (_members == nullptr)
@@ -6310,6 +6387,11 @@ namespace TinyJSON
     return true;
   }
 
+  bool TJValueArray::is_numeric(bool /*strict*/) const
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   unsigned int TJValueArray::get_number_of_items() const
   {
     if (_values == nullptr)
@@ -6630,6 +6712,11 @@ namespace TinyJSON
     return true;
   }
 
+  bool TJValueNumber::is_numeric(bool /*strict*/) const
+  {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   long double TJValueNumber::get_float() const
   {
     auto value_float = dynamic_cast<const TinyJSON::TJValueNumberFloat*>(this);
@@ -7185,6 +7272,11 @@ namespace TinyJSON
     return true;
   }
 
+  bool TJValueComment::is_numeric(bool /*strict*/) const
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   const TJCHAR* TJValueComment::raw_value() const
   {
     return _value == nullptr ? TJCHARPREFIX("") : _value;
diff --git a/src/TinyJSON.h b/src/TinyJSON.h
index 3376abf..b54965d 100644
--- a/src/TinyJSON.h
+++ b/src/TinyJSON.h
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ class TJDictionary;
     virtual bool is_false() const;
     virtual bool is_null() const;
     virtual bool is_comment() const;
+    virtual bool is_numeric(bool strict = false) const;
 
     const TJCHAR* dump(formatting formatting = formatting::indented, const TJCHAR* indent = TJCHARPREFIX("  ")) const;
     const TJCHAR* dump_string() const;
@@ -960,6 +961,7 @@ class TJDictionary;
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns></returns>
     unsigned int get_number_of_elements() const;
+    bool is_numeric(bool strict = false) const override;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Try and get a string value, if it does not exist, then we return null.
@@ -1551,6 +1553,7 @@ class TJDictionary;
     TJValue* element_at(int idx) const;
 
     bool is_array() const override;
+    bool is_numeric(bool strict = false) const override;
 
     void add(const TJValue* value);
     void add_boolean(bool value);
@@ -1690,6 +1693,7 @@ class TJDictionary;
     virtual ~TJValueString();
 
     bool is_string() const override;
+    bool is_numeric(bool strict = false) const override;
 
     const TJCHAR* raw_value() const;
 
@@ -1727,6 +1731,7 @@ class TJDictionary;
 
     bool is_true() const override;
     bool is_false() const override;
+    bool is_numeric(bool strict = false) const override;
 
   protected:
     /// <summary>
@@ -1752,6 +1757,7 @@ class TJDictionary;
     virtual ~TJValueNull() = default;
 
     bool is_null() const override;
+    bool is_numeric(bool strict = false) const override;
 
   protected:
     /// <summary>
@@ -1775,6 +1781,7 @@ class TJDictionary;
 
   public:
     bool is_number() const override;
+    bool is_numeric(bool strict = false) const override;
 
     long double get_float() const;
     long long get_number() const;
@@ -1882,6 +1889,7 @@ class TJDictionary;
     virtual ~TJValueComment();
 
     bool is_comment() const override;
+    bool is_numeric(bool strict = false) const override;
 
     const TJCHAR* raw_value() const;
 
diff --git a/tests/testtinyjsonis_numeric.cpp b/tests/testtinyjsonis_numeric.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..608bfe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testtinyjsonis_numeric.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// Licensed to Florent Guelfucci under one or more agreements.
+// Florent Guelfucci licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#define TJ_USE_CHAR 1
+#include "../src/TinyJSON.h"
+
+using namespace TinyJSON;
+
+TEST(TestIsNumeric, NumericValue) {
+  auto* num = TJ::parse("123");
+  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, num);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(num->is_numeric(false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(num->is_numeric(true));
+  delete num;
+}
+
+TEST(TestIsNumeric, NumericString) {
+  auto* num_str = TJ::parse("\"123\"");
+  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, num_str);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(num_str->is_numeric(false));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(num_str->is_numeric(true));
+  delete num_str;
+}
+
+TEST(TestIsNumeric, FloatNumericString) {
+  auto* float_str = TJ::parse("\"12.34\"");
+  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, float_str);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(float_str->is_numeric(false));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(float_str->is_numeric(true));
+  delete float_str;
+}
+
+TEST(TestIsNumeric, ScientificNumericString) {
+  auto* sci_str = TJ::parse("\"-0.5e10\"");
+  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, sci_str);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(sci_str->is_numeric(false));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(sci_str->is_numeric(true));
+  delete sci_str;
+}
+
+TEST(TestIsNumeric, NonNumericString) {
+  auto* alpha_str = TJ::parse("\"abc\"");
+  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, alpha_str);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(alpha_str->is_numeric(false));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(alpha_str->is_numeric(true));
+  delete alpha_str;
+}
+
+TEST(TestIsNumeric, BooleanValue) {
+  auto* boolean = TJ::parse("true");
+  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, boolean);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(boolean->is_numeric(false));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(boolean->is_numeric(true));
+  delete boolean;
+}
+
+TEST(TestIsNumeric, NullValue) {
+  auto* nul = TJ::parse("null");
+  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, nul);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(nul->is_numeric(false));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(nul->is_numeric(true));
+  delete nul;
+}
+
+TEST(TestIsNumeric, ObjectValue) {
+  auto* obj = TJ::parse("{}");
+  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, obj);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(obj->is_numeric(false));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(obj->is_numeric(true));
+  delete obj;
+}
+
+TEST(TestIsNumeric, ArrayValue) {
+  auto* arr = TJ::parse("[]");
+  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, arr);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(arr->is_numeric(false));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(arr->is_numeric(true));
+  delete arr;
+}