diff --git a/processing/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/segment/filter/PredicateValueMatcherFactory.java b/processing/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/segment/filter/PredicateValueMatcherFactory.java
index 796177a4c79..0709f8e1836 100644
--- a/processing/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/segment/filter/PredicateValueMatcherFactory.java
+++ b/processing/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/segment/filter/PredicateValueMatcherFactory.java
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public class PredicateValueMatcherFactory implements ColumnProcessorFactory<Valu
             return getFloatPredicate().applyFloat((float) rowValue);
           } else if (rowValue instanceof Number) {
             // Double or some other non-int, non-long, non-float number.
-            return getDoublePredicate().applyDouble((double) rowValue);
+            return getDoublePredicate().applyDouble(((Number) rowValue).doubleValue());
           } else if (rowValue instanceof Object[]) {
             return getArrayPredicate().apply((Object[]) rowValue);
           } else {
diff --git a/processing/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/segment/filter/PredicateValueMatcherFactoryTest.java b/processing/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/segment/filter/PredicateValueMatcherFactoryTest.java
index 30ec09d0d3e..c2e7a491257 100644
--- a/processing/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/segment/filter/PredicateValueMatcherFactoryTest.java
+++ b/processing/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/segment/filter/PredicateValueMatcherFactoryTest.java
@@ -157,6 +157,82 @@ public class PredicateValueMatcherFactoryTest extends InitializedNullHandlingTes
     Assert.assertFalse(matcher.matches(false));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testNumberProcessorMatchingValue()
+  {
+    Double num = 2.;
+    final TestColumnValueSelector<Number> columnValueSelector = TestColumnValueSelector.of(
+            Number.class,
+            ImmutableList.of(new Number() {
+              @Override
+              public int intValue()
+              {
+                return num.intValue();
+              }
+
+              @Override
+              public long longValue()
+              {
+                return num.longValue();
+              }
+
+              @Override
+              public float floatValue()
+              {
+                return num.floatValue();
+              }
+
+              @Override
+              public double doubleValue()
+              {
+                return num;
+              }
+            }),
+            DateTimes.nowUtc()
+    );
+    columnValueSelector.advance();
+    final ValueMatcher matcher = forSelector("2").makeComplexProcessor(columnValueSelector);
+    Assert.assertTrue(matcher.matches(false));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testNumberProcessorNotMatchingValue()
+  {
+    Double num = 2.;
+    final TestColumnValueSelector<Double> columnValueSelector = TestColumnValueSelector.of(
+            Double.class,
+            ImmutableList.of(new Number() {
+              @Override
+              public int intValue()
+              {
+                return num.intValue();
+              }
+
+              @Override
+              public long longValue()
+              {
+                return num.longValue();
+              }
+
+              @Override
+              public float floatValue()
+              {
+                return num.floatValue();
+              }
+
+              @Override
+              public double doubleValue()
+              {
+                return num;
+              }
+            }),
+            DateTimes.nowUtc()
+    );
+    columnValueSelector.advance();
+    final ValueMatcher matcher = forSelector("5").makeComplexProcessor(columnValueSelector);
+    Assert.assertFalse(matcher.matches(false));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testLongProcessorMatchingValue()
   {