diff --git a/cosmoz-omnitable-column-number.html b/cosmoz-omnitable-column-number.html
index 0855ba23..75425a29 100644
--- a/cosmoz-omnitable-column-number.html
+++ b/cosmoz-omnitable-column-number.html
@@ -93,6 +93,33 @@ <h3 style="margin: 0;">[[ title ]]</h3>
 				return new Intl.NumberFormat(locale || undefined, options);
 			},
 
+			/**
+			 *   Get the comparable value of an item.
+			 *
+			 * @param  {Object} item       Item to be processed
+			 * @param  {String} valuePath  Property path
+			 * @returns {Number|void}      Valid value or void
+			 */
+			getComparableValue(item, valuePath) {
+				if (item == null) {
+					return;
+				}
+				let value = item;
+				if (valuePath != null) {
+					value = this.get(valuePath, item);
+				}
+				value = this.toValue(value);
+				if (value == null) {
+					return;
+				}
+
+				const decimals = this.maximumFractionDigits;
+				if (decimals !== null) {
+					return value.toFixed(decimals);
+				}
+				return value;
+			},
+
 			renderValue(value, formatter = this.formatter) {
 				const number = this.toNumber(value);
 				if (number == null) {
diff --git a/test/range.html b/test/range.html
index 626768b3..e31c29f2 100644
--- a/test/range.html
+++ b/test/range.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	<test-fixture id="range">
 		<template>
 			<cosmoz-omnitable id="omnitable" class="flex">
-				<cosmoz-omnitable-column-number title="Age" name="age" value-path="age">
+				<cosmoz-omnitable-column-number title="Age" name="age" value-path="age" maximum-fraction-digits=2>
 				</cosmoz-omnitable-column-number>
 				<cosmoz-omnitable-column-amount title="Amount" name="amount" value-path="amount">
 				</cosmoz-omnitable-column-amount>
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 	<script>
 	(function () {
 		'use strict';
-
 		const domType = getDomType(),
 			data = [
 				{
@@ -74,9 +73,11 @@
 					amount: { amount: 2015, currency: 'EUR' }
 				},
 				{
+					age: 46.7511, // 46,75xx
 					amount: { amount: 347, currency: 'USD' }
 				},
 				{
+					age: 46.768, // needed in maximumFractionDigits test
 					amount: { amount: 2581, currency: 'EUR' }
 				}
 			];
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@
 			test('computes range from values', function (done) {
 				assert.isObject(column._range);
 				assert.equal(column._range.min, -11);
-				assert.equal(column._range.max, 17);
+				assert.equal(column._range.max, 46.768);
 				done();
 			});
 
@@ -187,6 +188,36 @@
 				});
 				column._filterInput =  {min: -11, max: 17};
 			});
+
+			test('filter comparision uses maximumFractionDigits; item age outside the range', done => {
+				assert.isNull(column._filterInput.min);
+				assert.isNull(column._filterInput.max);
+
+				const handler = () => {
+					const items  = omnitable.sortedFilteredGroupedItems;
+					assert.equal(items.filter(item => item.age && item.age === 46.768).length, 0,  'Expected item coresponding to the age: 46.768 not to be in the filtered items, because it is outside the range.');
+					omnitable.removeEventListener('sorted-filtered-grouped-items-changed', handler);
+					done();
+				};
+				omnitable.addEventListener('sorted-filtered-grouped-items-changed', handler);
+				column._filterInput =  {min: 46.75, max: 46.76};
+			});
+
+			test('filter comparision uses maximumFractionDigits, item age inside range', done => {
+				const handler = () => {
+					const items  = omnitable.sortedFilteredGroupedItems;
+					assert.equal(items.filter(item => item.age && item.age === 46.7511).length, 1,  'Expected item coresponding to the age: 46.7511 to be in the filtered items.');
+					omnitable.removeEventListener('sorted-filtered-grouped-items-changed', handler);
+					done();
+				};
+				omnitable.addEventListener('sorted-filtered-grouped-items-changed', handler);
+				column._filterInput =  {min: 46.75, max: 46.76};
+			});
+
+			test('getString displays 46.768 as 46.77', done => {
+				assert.equal(column.getString({age: 46.768}), 46.77);
+				done();
+			});
 		});
 
 		suite('amount', () => {