diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/WMSGetFeatureInfo.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/WMSGetFeatureInfo.js
index c93eef5c63..c193ca7922 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/WMSGetFeatureInfo.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/WMSGetFeatureInfo.js
@@ -370,13 +370,13 @@ OpenLayers.Control.WMSGetFeatureInfo = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         }, (parseFloat(firstLayer.params.VERSION) >= 1.3) ?
             {
                 crs: projection,
-                i: clickPosition.x,
-                j: clickPosition.y
+                i: parseInt(clickPosition.x),
+                j: parseInt(clickPosition.y)
             } :
             {
                 srs: projection,
-                x: clickPosition.x,
-                y: clickPosition.y
+                x: parseInt(clickPosition.x),
+                y: parseInt(clickPosition.y)
             }
         );
         OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults(params, this.vendorParams);
diff --git a/tests/Control/WMSGetFeatureInfo.html b/tests/Control/WMSGetFeatureInfo.html
index 5d370d76b1..6ed080d000 100644
--- a/tests/Control/WMSGetFeatureInfo.html
+++ b/tests/Control/WMSGetFeatureInfo.html
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
     // Verify that things work all right when we combine different types for the STYLES and LAYERS
     // params in the WMS Layers involved
     function test_mixedParams(t) {
-        t.plan(3);
+        t.plan(5);
         var map = new OpenLayers.Map("map", {
             getExtent: function() {return(new OpenLayers.Bounds(-180,-90,180,90));}
             }
@@ -271,9 +271,21 @@
             log.options = options;
         };
         click.activate();
-        click.getInfoForClick({xy: {x: 50, y: 50}});
+        click.getInfoForClick({xy: {x: 50.2, y: 50.1}});
         OpenLayers.Request.GET = _request;
 
+        t.eq(
+            log.options && log.options.params.X,
+            50,
+            "X should be an integer"
+        );
+
+        t.eq(
+            log.options && log.options.params.Y,
+            50,
+            "Y should be an integer" 
+        );
+
         t.eq(
             log.options && log.options.url,
             "http://localhost/wms",
@@ -506,7 +518,7 @@
             log.options = options;
         };
         click.activate();
-        click.getInfoForClick({xy: {x: 50, y: 60}});
+        click.getInfoForClick({xy: {x: 50.1, y: 60.2}});
         OpenLayers.Request.GET = _request;
         t.eq(
             log.options && log.options.params.CRS,