diff --git a/wp-includes/class-IXR.php b/wp-includes/class-IXR.php
index 2fee046d41..cbb65e599a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-IXR.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-IXR.php
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ class IXR_Message
     var $_value;
     var $_currentTag;
     var $_currentTagContents;
+    var $_valueHasType = false;
     // The XML parser
     var $_parser;
 
@@ -324,6 +325,8 @@ class IXR_Message
                 $this->_arraystructstypes[] = 'struct';
                 $this->_arraystructs[] = array();
                 break;
+            case 'value':
+                $this->_valueHasType = false;
         }
     }
 
@@ -355,8 +358,8 @@ class IXR_Message
                 break;
             case 'value':
                 // "If no type is indicated, the type is string."
-                if (trim($this->_currentTagContents) != '') {
-                    $value = (string)$this->_currentTagContents;
+                if ( !$this->_valueHasType ) {
+                    $value = trim( $this->_currentTagContents );
                     $valueFlag = true;
                 }
                 break;
@@ -387,6 +390,8 @@ class IXR_Message
         }
 
         if ($valueFlag) {
+            $this->_valueHasType = true;
+				
             if (count($this->_arraystructs) > 0) {
                 // Add value to struct or array
                 if ($this->_arraystructstypes[count($this->_arraystructstypes)-1] == 'struct') {
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index e2993ca522..5fd14ad99d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-beta2-35508';
+$wp_version = '4.4-beta2-35509';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.