diff --git a/Foundation/CPNumber.j b/Foundation/CPNumber.j
index 33bcb73ac..52519091b 100644
--- a/Foundation/CPNumber.j
+++ b/Foundation/CPNumber.j
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ FIXME: Do we need this?
 {
     if (typeof self == "boolean")
         return self ? 1 : 0;
+
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ FIXME: Do we need this?
 {
     if (typeof self == "boolean")
         return self ? 1 : 0;
+
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -253,6 +255,15 @@ FIXME: Do we need this?
 {
     if (typeof self == "boolean")
         return self ? 1 : 0;
+
+    return self;
+}
+
+- (int)integerValue
+{
+    if (typeof self == "boolean")
+        return self ? 1 : 0;
+
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -260,6 +271,7 @@ FIXME: Do we need this?
 {
     if (typeof self == "boolean")
         return self ? 1 : 0;
+
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -267,6 +279,7 @@ FIXME: Do we need this?
 {
     if (typeof self == "boolean")
         return self ? 1 : 0;
+
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -274,6 +287,7 @@ FIXME: Do we need this?
 {
     if (typeof self == "boolean")
         return self ? 1 : 0;
+
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -291,6 +305,7 @@ FIXME: Do we need this?
 {
     if (typeof self == "boolean")
         return self ? 1 : 0;
+
     return self;
 }
 /*
@@ -304,6 +319,7 @@ FIXME: Do we need this?
 {
     if (typeof self == "boolean")
         return self ? 1 : 0;
+
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -311,6 +327,7 @@ FIXME: Do we need this?
 {
     if (typeof self == "boolean")
         return self ? 1 : 0;
+
     return self;
 }
 
diff --git a/Foundation/CPString.j b/Foundation/CPString.j
index 69e9caf8a..d87c4efd8 100644
--- a/Foundation/CPString.j
+++ b/Foundation/CPString.j
@@ -731,6 +731,14 @@ var CPStringNull = [CPNull null];
     return parseInt(self, 10);
 }
 
+/*!
+    Returns the text as an integer
+*/
+- (int)integerValue
+{
+    return parseInt(self, 10);
+}
+
 /*!
     Returns an the path components of this string. This
     method assumes that the string's content is a '/'
diff --git a/Tests/Foundation/CPNumberTest.j b/Tests/Foundation/CPNumberTest.j
index 5939a2bc8..4047ea5f4 100644
--- a/Tests/Foundation/CPNumberTest.j
+++ b/Tests/Foundation/CPNumberTest.j
@@ -12,4 +12,23 @@
     [self assertThrows:function () { [34 compare:[CPNull null]] }];
 }
 
+- (void)testintValue
+{
+    var testStrings = [
+//            [090,   90],   // Removed cause Rhino does not support numbers starting with '0'
+            [-1,    -1],
+            [3.1415, 3],
+            [2.7183, 2],
+            [-0,     0],
+            [00,     0],
+            [-00,    0],
+            [+001,   1],
+        ];
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < testStrings.length; i++)
+        [self assert:[testStrings[i][0] intValue] equals:testStrings[i][1]];
+    for (var i = 0; i < testStrings.length; i++)
+        [self assert:[testStrings[i][0] integerValue] equals:testStrings[i][1]];
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/Tests/Foundation/CPStringTest.j b/Tests/Foundation/CPStringTest.j
index 326c781db..5443003c0 100644
--- a/Tests/Foundation/CPStringTest.j
+++ b/Tests/Foundation/CPStringTest.j
@@ -165,6 +165,25 @@
         [self assert:[testStrings[i][0] boolValue] equals:testStrings[i][1]];
 }
 
+- (void)testintValue
+{
+    var testStrings = [
+            ["  090",   90],
+            ["  -1",    -1],
+            ["  3.1415", 3],
+            ["  2.7183", 2],
+            ["  -0",     0],
+            ["  00",     0],
+            ["  -00",    0],
+            ["  +001",   1],
+        ];
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < testStrings.length; i++)
+        [self assert:[testStrings[i][0] intValue] equals:testStrings[i][1]];
+    for (var i = 0; i < testStrings.length; i++)
+        [self assert:[testStrings[i][0] integerValue] equals:testStrings[i][1]];
+}
+
 - (void)testCommonPrefixWithString
 {
     var testStringsCase = [