diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 2e8a8ed..d6dcf0c 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Legend
 v1.1.11, 2024-??
 ------------------
 * Fix touch_array with keep order (#178, @mbtools)
+* Fix conversion of string to packed #179
 
 v1.1.10, 2024-02-04
 ------------------
diff --git a/src/core/zcl_ajson.clas.locals_imp.abap b/src/core/zcl_ajson.clas.locals_imp.abap
index c42e7f2..f6b6087 100644
--- a/src/core/zcl_ajson.clas.locals_imp.abap
+++ b/src/core/zcl_ajson.clas.locals_imp.abap
@@ -983,12 +983,19 @@ class lcl_json_to_abap implementation.
 
       when zif_ajson_types=>node_type-string.
         " TODO: check type ?
-        if is_node_type-type_kind = lif_kind=>date and is_node-value is not initial.
-          <container> = to_date( is_node-value ).
-        elseif is_node_type-type_kind = lif_kind=>time and is_node-value is not initial.
-          <container> = to_time( is_node-value ).
-        elseif is_node_type-type_kind = lif_kind=>packed and is_node-value is not initial.
-          <container> = to_timestamp( is_node-value ).
+        if is_node-value is not initial.
+          if is_node_type-type_kind = lif_kind=>date.
+            <container> = to_date( is_node-value ).
+          elseif is_node_type-type_kind = lif_kind=>time.
+            <container> = to_time( is_node-value ).
+          elseif is_node_type-dd->absolute_name = '\TYPE=TIMESTAMP'
+            or is_node_type-dd->absolute_name = '\TYPE=TIMESTAMPL'.
+            <container> = to_timestamp( is_node-value ).
+          elseif is_node_type-type_kind = lif_kind=>packed. " Number as a string, but not a timestamp
+            <container> = is_node-value.
+          else.
+            <container> = is_node-value.
+          endif.
         else.
           <container> = is_node-value.
         endif.
diff --git a/src/core/zcl_ajson.clas.testclasses.abap b/src/core/zcl_ajson.clas.testclasses.abap
index 4a66ba7..e5a1660 100644
--- a/src/core/zcl_ajson.clas.testclasses.abap
+++ b/src/core/zcl_ajson.clas.testclasses.abap
@@ -1407,6 +1407,7 @@ class ltcl_json_to_abap definition
         timestamp1 type timestamp,
         timestamp2 type timestamp,
         timestamp3 type timestamp,
+        timestamp4 type timestampl,
       end of ty_complex.
 
     methods to_abap_struc
@@ -1460,6 +1461,9 @@ class ltcl_json_to_abap definition
     methods to_abap_time
       for testing
       raising cx_static_check.
+    methods to_abap_str_to_packed
+      for testing
+      raising cx_static_check.
 endclass.
 
 class zcl_ajson definition local friends ltcl_json_to_abap.
@@ -1489,6 +1493,7 @@ class ltcl_json_to_abap implementation.
     lo_nodes->add( '/      |timestamp1 |str    |2020-07-28T00:00:00       | ' ).
     lo_nodes->add( '/      |timestamp2 |str    |2020-07-28T00:00:00Z      | ' ).
     lo_nodes->add( '/      |timestamp3 |str    |2020-07-28T01:00:00+01:00 | ' ).
+    lo_nodes->add( '/      |timestamp4 |str    |2020-07-28T01:00:00+01:00 | ' ).
 
     create object lo_cut.
     lo_cut->to_abap(
@@ -1507,6 +1512,7 @@ class ltcl_json_to_abap implementation.
     ls_exp-timestamp1 = lv_exp_timestamp.
     ls_exp-timestamp2 = lv_exp_timestamp.
     ls_exp-timestamp3 = lv_exp_timestamp.
+    ls_exp-timestamp4 = lv_exp_timestamp.
 
     cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
       act = ls_mock
@@ -1574,6 +1580,28 @@ class ltcl_json_to_abap implementation.
 
   endmethod.
 
+  method to_abap_str_to_packed.
+
+    data lo_cut type ref to lcl_json_to_abap.
+    data lv_act type p length 10 decimals 3.
+    data lo_nodes type ref to lcl_nodes_helper.
+
+    create object lo_nodes.
+    lo_nodes->add( '       |           |str    |1.3333                    | ' ).
+
+    create object lo_cut.
+    lo_cut->to_abap(
+      exporting
+        it_nodes    = lo_nodes->sorted( )
+      changing
+        c_container = lv_act ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+      act = lv_act
+      exp = '1.333' ).
+
+  endmethod.
+
   method to_abap_value.
 
     data lo_cut type ref to lcl_json_to_abap.