diff --git a/src/helpers.rs b/src/helpers.rs
index 76f5457..9444173 100644
--- a/src/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/helpers.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,58 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+// Some providers return numbers as strings
+pub(crate) mod serde_string_number {
+    use serde::{de, Deserializer};
+
+    use std::fmt;
+
+    pub fn deserialize<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<serde_json::Number, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        struct StringLikeNumberVisitor;
+
+        impl<'de> de::Visitor<'de> for StringLikeNumberVisitor {
+            type Value = serde_json::Number;
+
+            fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+                formatter.write_str("a JSON number")
+            }
+
+            fn visit_i64<E>(self, v: i64) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+            where
+                E: de::Error,
+            {
+                Ok(v.into())
+            }
+
+            fn visit_u64<E>(self, v: u64) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+            where
+                E: de::Error,
+            {
+                Ok(v.into())
+            }
+
+            fn visit_f64<E>(self, v: f64) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+            where
+                E: de::Error,
+            {
+                serde_json::Number::from_f64(v)
+                    .ok_or_else(|| de::Error::custom("not a JSON number"))
+            }
+
+            fn visit_str<E>(self, v: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+            where
+                E: de::Error,
+            {
+                serde_json::from_str(v).map_err(|_| de::Error::custom("not a JSON number"))
+            }
+        }
+        deserializer.deserialize_any(StringLikeNumberVisitor)
+    }
+}
+
 // Some providers return boolean values as strings. Provide support for
 // parsing using stdlib.
 #[cfg(feature = "accept-string-booleans")]
@@ -331,7 +383,10 @@ impl Display for Boolean {
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[serde(untagged)]
 pub(crate) enum Timestamp {
-    Seconds(serde_json::Number),
+    Seconds(
+        #[serde(deserialize_with = "crate::helpers::serde_string_number::deserialize")]
+        serde_json::Number,
+    ),
     #[cfg(feature = "accept-rfc3339-timestamps")]
     Rfc3339(String),
 }
diff --git a/src/id_token/tests.rs b/src/id_token/tests.rs
index 304ab8c..8291bcf 100644
--- a/src/id_token/tests.rs
+++ b/src/id_token/tests.rs
@@ -489,6 +489,37 @@ fn test_accept_rfc3339_timestamp() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_accept_string_updated_at() {
+    for (updated_at, sec, nsec) in [
+        ("1713963222.5", 1713963222, 500_000_000),
+        ("42.5", 42, 500_000_000),
+        ("42", 42, 0),
+        ("-42", -42, 0),
+    ] {
+        let payload = format!(
+            "{{
+            \"iss\": \"https://server.example.com\",
+            \"sub\": \"24400320\",
+            \"aud\": \"s6BhdRkqt3\",
+            \"exp\": 1311281970,
+            \"iat\": 1311280970,
+            \"updated_at\": \"{updated_at}\"
+            }}"
+        );
+        let claims: CoreIdTokenClaims =
+            serde_json::from_str(payload.as_str()).expect("failed to deserialize");
+        assert_eq!(
+            claims.updated_at(),
+            Some(
+                Utc.timestamp_opt(sec, nsec)
+                    .single()
+                    .expect("valid timestamp")
+            )
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_unknown_claims_serde() {
     let expected_serialized_claims = "{\