diff --git a/src/Annotation/Cast.php b/src/Annotation/Cast.php
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+<?php
+namespace Bindto\Annotation;
+
+/**
+ * @Annotation
+ * @Target({"PROPERTY"})
+ */
+class Cast
+{
+
+    public $to = 'mixed';
+}
diff --git a/src/Mapper/CastingObjectMapper.php b/src/Mapper/CastingObjectMapper.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Bindto\Mapper;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Annotations\Reader;
+use Liuggio\Filler\PropertyTrait;
+use Bindto\Annotation\Cast;
+use Bindto\MapperInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Mapper that reads @Cast annotations and attempts to cast the input value.
+ *
+ * To function this requires another mapper to do the initial binding then this operates on the result.
+ */
+class CastingObjectMapper implements MapperInterface
+{
+
+    /**
+     * @var MapperInterface
+     */
+    private $propertyMapper;
+
+    /**
+     * @var Reader
+     */
+    private $annotationReader;
+
+    /**
+     * @param MapperInterface $sourceMapper
+     * @param Reader $annotationReader
+     */
+    public function __construct(MapperInterface $propertyMapper, Reader $annotationReader)
+    {
+        $this->propertyMapper = $propertyMapper;
+        $this->annotationReader = $annotationReader;
+    }
+
+    public function map($from, $to)
+    {
+        $this->propertyMapper->map($from, $to);
+
+        if (is_object($to)) {
+            $reflector = new \ReflectionClass($to);
+
+            foreach ($reflector->getProperties() as $property) {
+                $annotation = $this->annotationReader->getPropertyAnnotation($property, Cast::class);
+
+                if ($annotation !== null) {
+                    $this->cast($to, $property->getName(), $annotation->to);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $to;
+    }
+
+    protected function cast($obj, $propertyName, $type)
+    {
+        $value = $obj->{$propertyName};
+
+        if ($type === 'int') {
+            $type = 'integer';
+        } else if ($type === 'bool') {
+            $type = 'boolean';
+        }
+
+        // don't try converting if the value is already of the target type
+        if (gettype($value) === $type) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // if value is an object and we're not being asked to cast to an array then leave it as an object. this is
+        // desirable in most situations as it exposes bugs in your validation workflow.
+        if ((true === is_object($obj)) && ('array' !== $type)) {
+            return $obj;
+        }
+
+        switch ($type) {
+            case 'integer':
+                $value = is_numeric($value) ? (int) $value : null;
+                break;
+
+            case 'float':
+                $tmp = floatval($value);
+                $tmp2 = (float) $value;
+                $value = $tmp == $tmp2 ? $tmp2 : null;
+                break;
+
+            case 'double':
+                $tmp = doubleval($value);
+                $tmp2 = (double) $value;
+                $value = $tmp == $tmp2 ? $tmp2 : null;
+                break;
+
+            case 'boolean':
+                $tmp = boolval($value);
+                $tmp2 = (bool) $value;
+                $value = $tmp == $tmp2 ? $tmp2 : null;
+                break;
+
+            case 'string':
+                $value = (string) $value;
+                break;
+
+            case 'array':
+                $value = (array) $value;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        $obj->{$propertyName} = $value;
+    }
+}