diff --git a/src/modules/cell.js b/src/modules/cell.js
index c044670ad..40a783233 100644
--- a/src/modules/cell.js
+++ b/src/modules/cell.js
@@ -188,9 +188,13 @@ import { jsPDF } from "../jspdf.js";
     var tempWidth = 0;
 
     if (!Array.isArray(text) && typeof text !== "string") {
-      throw new Error(
-        "getTextDimensions expects text-parameter to be of type String or an Array of Strings."
-      );
+      if (typeof text === "number") {
+        text = String(text);
+      } else {
+        throw new Error(
+          "getTextDimensions expects text-parameter to be of type String or type Number or an Array of Strings."
+        );
+      }
     }
 
     const maxWidth = options.maxWidth;
diff --git a/src/modules/split_text_to_size.js b/src/modules/split_text_to_size.js
index e87005d5d..fed4fdbec 100755
--- a/src/modules/split_text_to_size.js
+++ b/src/modules/split_text_to_size.js
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ import { jsPDF } from "../jspdf.js";
     if (Array.isArray(text)) {
       paragraphs = text;
     } else {
-      paragraphs = text.split(/\r?\n/);
+      paragraphs = String(text).split(/\r?\n/);
     }
 
     // now we convert size (max length of line) into "font size units"
diff --git a/test/specs/cell.spec.js b/test/specs/cell.spec.js
index 8f7091d53..0a011a982 100644
--- a/test/specs/cell.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/cell.spec.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe("Module: Cell", () => {
       doc.getTextDimensions();
     }).toThrow(
       new Error(
-        "getTextDimensions expects text-parameter to be of type String or an Array of Strings."
+        "getTextDimensions expects text-parameter to be of type String or type Number or an Array of Strings."
       )
     );
   });