diff --git a/lib/builder/webpack/client.config.js b/lib/builder/webpack/client.config.js
index 4e04e63df0..708bbd1263 100644
--- a/lib/builder/webpack/client.config.js
+++ b/lib/builder/webpack/client.config.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export default function webpackClientConfig () {
   // Env object defined in nuxt.config.js
   let env = {}
   each(this.options.env, (value, key) => {
-    env['process.env.' + key] = (typeof value === 'string' ? JSON.stringify(value) : value)
+    env['process.env.' + key] = (['boolean', 'number'].indexOf(typeof value) !== -1 ? value : JSON.stringify(value))
   })
 
   // Webpack common plugins
diff --git a/lib/builder/webpack/server.config.js b/lib/builder/webpack/server.config.js
index 3b2b10478a..7009ed5603 100644
--- a/lib/builder/webpack/server.config.js
+++ b/lib/builder/webpack/server.config.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default function webpackServerConfig () {
   // env object defined in nuxt.config.js
   let env = {}
   each(this.options.env, (value, key) => {
-    env['process.env.' + key] = (typeof value === 'string' ? JSON.stringify(value) : value)
+    env['process.env.' + key] = (['boolean', 'number'].indexOf(typeof value) !== -1 ? value : JSON.stringify(value))
   })
 
   config = Object.assign(config, {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/with-config/nuxt.config.js b/test/fixtures/with-config/nuxt.config.js
index a17928867e..1c224bd14e 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/with-config/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/with-config/nuxt.config.js
@@ -24,7 +24,15 @@ module.exports = {
   env: {
     bool: true,
     num: 23,
-    string: 'Nuxt.js'
+    string: 'Nuxt.js',
+    object: {
+      bool: true,
+      string: 'ok',
+      num2: 8.23,
+      obj: {
+        again: true
+      }
+    }
   },
   build: {
     // extractCSS: true,
diff --git a/test/fixtures/with-config/pages/env.vue b/test/fixtures/with-config/pages/env.vue
index df9f95d882..5f65ca8d87 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/with-config/pages/env.vue
+++ b/test/fixtures/with-config/pages/env.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 <template>
-  <pre>{{ env }}</pre>
+  <div>
+    <pre>{{ env }}</pre>
+    <p>object:</p>
+    <pre>{{ processEnv }}</pre>
+    <nuxt-link to="/">Home</nuxt-link>
+  </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 export default {
   layout: 'custom-env',
+  data() {
+    return { processEnv: process.env.object }
+  },
   asyncData ({ env }) {
+    delete env.object
     return { env }
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/with-config.test.js b/test/with-config.test.js
index c92e2b5fd2..579affa5cd 100644
--- a/test/with-config.test.js
+++ b/test/with-config.test.js
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ test('/test/env', async t => {
   t.true(html.includes('"bool": true'))
   t.true(html.includes('"num": 23'))
   t.true(html.includes('"string": "Nuxt.js"'))
+  t.true(html.includes('"bool": false'))
+  t.true(html.includes('"string": "ok"'))
+  t.true(html.includes('"num2": 8.23'))
+  t.true(html.includes('"obj": {'))
 })
 
 test('/test/error', async t => {