diff --git a/lib/Service/ColumnTypes/SelectionBusiness.php b/lib/Service/ColumnTypes/SelectionBusiness.php
index 2b01427963..3fd6f19c76 100644
--- a/lib/Service/ColumnTypes/SelectionBusiness.php
+++ b/lib/Service/ColumnTypes/SelectionBusiness.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public function parseValue($value, Column $column): string {
 
 		foreach ($column->getSelectionOptionsArray() as $option) {
 			if ($option['id'] === $intValue) {
-				return json_encode($option['id']);
+				return json_encode((string)$option['id']);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/Service/ColumnTypes/SelectionBusinessTest.php b/tests/unit/Service/ColumnTypes/SelectionBusinessTest.php
index 59c34df5b8..babf703852 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Service/ColumnTypes/SelectionBusinessTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Service/ColumnTypes/SelectionBusinessTest.php
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ public function setUp(): void {
 
 	public function parseValueProvider(): array {
 		return [
-			'valid integer value' => [2, '2'],
-			'valid string value' => ['2', '2'],
-			'valid string value for numeric option' => ['4', '4'],
+			'valid integer value' => [2, '"2"'],
+			'valid string value' => ['2', '"2"'],
+			'valid string value for numeric option' => ['4', '"4"'],
 			'invalid value' => [5, ''],
 			'null value' => [null, ''],
 			'empty string' => ['', ''],