diff --git a/datasette/views/table.py b/datasette/views/table.py
index 99075abe..d80c9431 100644
--- a/datasette/views/table.py
+++ b/datasette/views/table.py
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ class TableView(RowTableShared):
                 )
                 facet_results[column] = []
                 for row in facet_rows:
-                    selected = other_args.get(column) == row["value"]
+                    selected = str(other_args.get(column)) == str(row["value"])
                     if selected:
                         toggle_path = path_with_removed_args(
                             request, {column: row["value"]}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures.py b/tests/fixtures.py
index 2f2c32ff..99d686e4 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures.py
@@ -269,25 +269,27 @@ INSERT INTO [select] VALUES ('group', 'having', 'and');
 
 CREATE TABLE facetable (
     pk integer primary key,
+    planet_id integer,
     state text,
     city text,
     neighborhood text
 );
-INSERT INTO facetable (state, city, neighborhood) VALUES
-    ('CA', 'San Francisco', 'Mission'),
-    ('CA', 'San Francisco', 'Dogpatch'),
-    ('CA', 'San Francisco', 'SOMA'),
-    ('CA', 'San Francisco', 'Tenderloin'),
-    ('CA', 'San Francisco', 'Bernal Heights'),
-    ('CA', 'San Francisco', 'Hayes Valley'),
-    ('CA', 'Los Angeles', 'Hollywood'),
-    ('CA', 'Los Angeles', 'Downtown'),
-    ('CA', 'Los Angeles', 'Los Feliz'),
-    ('CA', 'Los Angeles', 'Koreatown'),
-    ('MI', 'Detroit', 'Downtown'),
-    ('MI', 'Detroit', 'Greektown'),
-    ('MI', 'Detroit', 'Corktown'),
-    ('MI', 'Detroit', 'Mexicantown')
+INSERT INTO facetable (planet_id, state, city, neighborhood) VALUES
+    (1, 'CA', 'San Francisco', 'Mission'),
+    (1, 'CA', 'San Francisco', 'Dogpatch'),
+    (1, 'CA', 'San Francisco', 'SOMA'),
+    (1, 'CA', 'San Francisco', 'Tenderloin'),
+    (1, 'CA', 'San Francisco', 'Bernal Heights'),
+    (1, 'CA', 'San Francisco', 'Hayes Valley'),
+    (1, 'CA', 'Los Angeles', 'Hollywood'),
+    (1, 'CA', 'Los Angeles', 'Downtown'),
+    (1, 'CA', 'Los Angeles', 'Los Feliz'),
+    (1, 'CA', 'Los Angeles', 'Koreatown'),
+    (1, 'MI', 'Detroit', 'Downtown'),
+    (1, 'MI', 'Detroit', 'Greektown'),
+    (1, 'MI', 'Detroit', 'Corktown'),
+    (1, 'MI', 'Detroit', 'Mexicantown'),
+    (2, 'MC', 'Memnonia', 'Arcadia Planitia')
 ;
 
 INSERT INTO simple_primary_key VALUES (1, 'hello');
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index da8c177c..45b4b43c 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ def test_database_page(app_client):
         'fts_table': None,
         'primary_keys': ['pk'],
     }, {
-        'columns': ['pk', 'state', 'city', 'neighborhood'],
+        'columns': ['pk', 'planet_id', 'state', 'city', 'neighborhood'],
         'name': 'facetable',
-        'count': 14,
+        'count': 15,
         'foreign_keys': {'incoming': [], 'outgoing': []},
         'fts_table': None,
         'hidden': False,
@@ -906,6 +906,12 @@ def test_page_size_matching_max_returned_rows(app_client_returend_rows_matches_p
                     "selected": False,
                     "toggle_url": "_facet=state&_facet=city&state=MI",
                 },
+                {
+                    "value": "MC",
+                    "count": 1,
+                    "selected": False,
+                    "toggle_url": "_facet=state&_facet=city&state=MC",
+                },
             ],
             "city": [
                 {
@@ -926,6 +932,12 @@ def test_page_size_matching_max_returned_rows(app_client_returend_rows_matches_p
                     "selected": False,
                     "toggle_url": "_facet=state&_facet=city&city=Los+Angeles",
                 },
+                {
+                    "value": "Memnonia",
+                    "count": 1,
+                    "selected": False,
+                    "toggle_url": "_facet=state&_facet=city&city=Memnonia",
+                },
             ],
         },
     ), (
@@ -948,6 +960,37 @@ def test_page_size_matching_max_returned_rows(app_client_returend_rows_matches_p
                 },
             ],
         },
+    ), (
+        "/test_tables/facetable.json?_facet=planet_id",
+        {
+            "planet_id": [
+                {
+                    "value": 1,
+                    "count": 14,
+                    "selected": False,
+                    "toggle_url": "_facet=planet_id&planet_id=1",
+                },
+                {
+                    "value": 2,
+                    "count": 1,
+                    "selected": False,
+                    "toggle_url": "_facet=planet_id&planet_id=2",
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+    ), (
+        # planet_id is an integer field:
+        "/test_tables/facetable.json?_facet=planet_id&planet_id=1",
+        {
+            "planet_id": [
+                {
+                    "value": 1,
+                    "count": 14,
+                    "selected": True,
+                    "toggle_url": "_facet=planet_id",
+                }
+            ],
+        },
     )
 ])
 def test_facets(app_client, path, expected_facet_results):