diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8457d316c..e3cc14b48 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 - Inheritable config files ([897](../../pull/897))
 - Add geospatial property ([818](../../pull/818), [908](../../pull/908))
 - Improve repr of image bytes ([902](../../pull/902))
+- Handle nodata style when specified as a string ([914](../../pull/914))
 
 ### Changes
 - Be more consistent in source class name attribute assignment ([884](../../pull/884))
diff --git a/large_image/tilesource/base.py b/large_image/tilesource/base.py
index 2cd665f98..facb2ec98 100644
--- a/large_image/tilesource/base.py
+++ b/large_image/tilesource/base.py
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ def _applyStyle(self, image, style, x, y, z, frame=None):  # noqa
             clamp = entry.get('clamp', True)
             delta = max - min if max != min else 1
             if nodata is not None:
-                keep = band != nodata
+                keep = band != float(nodata)
             else:
                 keep = numpy.full(image.shape[:2], True)
             band = (band - min) / delta
diff --git a/test/test_source_gdal.py b/test/test_source_gdal.py
index f0f84f50a..886064f49 100644
--- a/test/test_source_gdal.py
+++ b/test/test_source_gdal.py
@@ -568,3 +568,15 @@ def testVfsCogValidation():
         imagePath, projection='EPSG:3857', encoding='PNG')
     with pytest.raises(TileSourceInefficientError):
         source.validateCOG()
+
+
+def testNoData():
+    imagePath = datastore.get_url('TC_NG_SFBay_US_Geo_COG.tif')
+    source = large_image_source_gdal.open(
+        imagePath, projection='EPSG:3857',
+        style={'bands': [{'band': 1, 'max': '100', 'min': '5', 'nodata': '0'}]})
+    assert source.getThumbnail()[0]
+    source = large_image_source_gdal.open(
+        imagePath, projection='EPSG:3857',
+        style={'bands': [{'band': 1, 'max': 100, 'min': 5, 'nodata': 0}]})
+    assert source.getThumbnail()[0]