diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/compare/eq.ts b/packages/runtime/src/compare/eq.ts
index 8a8594821..4af778dbe 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/compare/eq.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/compare/eq.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ export function eq(
       return right.get() === left.get();
     } else if (left instanceof Character) {
       return (parseInt(left.get(), 10) || 0) === right.get();
+    } else if (left instanceof String) {
+      return (parseInt(left.get(), 10) || 0) === right.get();
     } else if (left instanceof Float) {
       return right.get() === left.getRaw();
     } else if (left instanceof Numc) {
diff --git a/test/operators/eq.ts b/test/operators/eq.ts
index c04885333..bcf7947b0 100644
--- a/test/operators/eq.ts
+++ b/test/operators/eq.ts
@@ -98,4 +98,17 @@ ASSERT 1 = lv_val.`;
     }
   });
 
+  it("integer = string = integer", async () => {
+    const code = `
+DATA num TYPE i.
+DATA txt TYPE string.
+num = 123.
+txt = num.
+ASSERT num = txt.
+ASSERT txt = num.`;
+    const js = await run(code);
+    const f = new AsyncFunction("abap", js);
+    await f(abap);
+  });
+
 });
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