diff --git a/lib/extension/devicePublish.js b/lib/extension/devicePublish.js
index 006860b65..dcc57d9e1 100644
--- a/lib/extension/devicePublish.js
+++ b/lib/extension/devicePublish.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class DevicePublish {
                     msg[_key] = converted.cmd.toUpperCase();
                 } else if (brightnessConverters.includes(converter)) {
                     msg[_key] = 'ON';
-                    msg['brightness'] = converted.zclData.level;
+                    msg['brightness'] = Number(converted.zclData.level);
                 }
 
                 this.publishEntityState(entity.ID, msg, true);
diff --git a/test/devicePublish.test.js b/test/devicePublish.test.js
index 25c627449..c829b2c09 100644
--- a/test/devicePublish.test.js
+++ b/test/devicePublish.test.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('DevicePublish', () => {
             chai.assert.deepEqual(zigbee.publish.getCall(0).args[7], null);
             chai.assert.isTrue(publishEntityState.calledOnce);
             chai.assert.strictEqual(publishEntityState.getCall(0).args[0], '0x12345678');
-            chai.assert.deepEqual(publishEntityState.getCall(0).args[1], {state: 'ON'});
+            chai.assert.deepEqual(publishEntityState.getCall(0).args[1], {state: 'ON', brightness: 200});
             chai.assert.strictEqual(publishEntityState.getCall(0).args[2], true);
         });