diff --git a/config/src/font.rs b/config/src/font.rs
index c4ded0649..f7134c721 100644
--- a/config/src/font.rs
+++ b/config/src/font.rs
@@ -152,17 +152,20 @@ impl FromDynamic for FontWeight {
             Value::String(s) => {
                 Ok(Self::from_str(s).ok_or_else(|| format!("invalid font weight {}", s))?)
             }
-            Value::U64(value) => {
-                if *value > 0 && *value <= (u16::MAX as u64) {
-                    Ok(FontWeight(*value as u16))
+            other => {
+                if let Some(value) = value.coerce_unsigned() {
+                    if value > 0 && value <= (u16::MAX as u64) {
+                        Ok(FontWeight(value as u16))
+                    } else {
+                        Err(format!("invalid font weight {}", value).into())
+                    }
                 } else {
-                    Err(format!("invalid font weight {}", value).into())
+                    Err(wezterm_dynamic::Error::NoConversion {
+                        source_type: other.variant_name().to_string(),
+                        dest_type: "FontWeight",
+                    })
                 }
             }
-            other => Err(wezterm_dynamic::Error::NoConversion {
-                source_type: other.variant_name().to_string(),
-                dest_type: "FontWeight",
-            }),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/wezterm-dynamic/src/value.rs b/wezterm-dynamic/src/value.rs
index 509e22d7c..a675dd63d 100644
--- a/wezterm-dynamic/src/value.rs
+++ b/wezterm-dynamic/src/value.rs
@@ -52,4 +52,39 @@ impl Value {
             Self::F64(_) => "F64",
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn coerce_unsigned(&self) -> Option<u64> {
+        match self {
+            Self::U64(u) => Some(*u),
+            Self::I64(i) => (*i).try_into().ok(),
+            Self::F64(OrderedFloat(f))
+                if f.fract() == 0.0 && *f >= u64::MIN as f64 && *f <= u64::MAX as f64 =>
+            {
+                Some(*f as u64)
+            }
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn coerce_signed(&self) -> Option<i64> {
+        match self {
+            Self::I64(u) => Some(*u),
+            Self::U64(i) => (*i).try_into().ok(),
+            Self::F64(OrderedFloat(f))
+                if f.fract() == 0.0 && *f >= i64::MIN as f64 && *f <= i64::MAX as f64 =>
+            {
+                Some(*f as i64)
+            }
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn coerce_float(&self) -> Option<f64> {
+        match self {
+            Self::I64(u) => Some(*u as f64),
+            Self::U64(i) => Some(*i as f64),
+            Self::F64(OrderedFloat(f)) => Some(*f),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
 }