diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/JwtAuthenticationConverter.java b/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/JwtAuthenticationConverter.java
index 1962e03aac..787c3a5fb6 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/JwtAuthenticationConverter.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/JwtAuthenticationConverter.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @author Rob Winch
  * @author Josh Cummings
  * @author Evgeniy Cheban
+ * @author Olivier Antoine
  * @since 5.1
  */
 public class JwtAuthenticationConverter implements Converter<Jwt, AbstractAuthenticationToken> {
@@ -43,8 +44,8 @@ public class JwtAuthenticationConverter implements Converter<Jwt, AbstractAuthen
 		if (this.principalClaimName == null) {
 			return new JwtAuthenticationToken(jwt, authorities);
 		}
-		String name = jwt.getClaim(this.principalClaimName);
-		return new JwtAuthenticationToken(jwt, authorities, name);
+		String principalClaimValue = jwt.getClaimAsString(this.principalClaimName);
+		return new JwtAuthenticationToken(jwt, authorities, principalClaimValue);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/JwtAuthenticationConverterTests.java b/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/JwtAuthenticationConverterTests.java
index 037d1070ba..9a8f373ec4 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/JwtAuthenticationConverterTests.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/JwtAuthenticationConverterTests.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException
  *
  * @author Josh Cummings
  * @author Evgeniy Cheban
+ * @author Olivier Antoine
  */
 public class JwtAuthenticationConverterTests {
 
@@ -103,4 +104,12 @@ public class JwtAuthenticationConverterTests {
 		assertThat(authentication.getName()).isEqualTo("100");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void convertWhenPrincipalClaimNameSetAndClaimValueIsNotString() {
+		this.jwtAuthenticationConverter.setPrincipalClaimName("user_id");
+		Jwt jwt = TestJwts.jwt().claim("user_id", 100).build();
+		AbstractAuthenticationToken authentication = this.jwtAuthenticationConverter.convert(jwt);
+		assertThat(authentication.getName()).isEqualTo("100");
+	}
+
 }