diff --git a/custom_components/localtuya/const.py b/custom_components/localtuya/const.py
index c940304..5dea150 100644
--- a/custom_components/localtuya/const.py
+++ b/custom_components/localtuya/const.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ CONF_FAN_ORDERED_LIST = "fan_speed_ordered_list"
 CONF_FAN_DIRECTION = "fan_direction"
 CONF_FAN_DIRECTION_FWD = "fan_direction_forward"
 CONF_FAN_DIRECTION_REV = "fan_direction_reverse"
+CONF_FAN_DPS_TYPE = "fan_dps_type"
 
 # sensor
 CONF_SCALING = "scaling"
diff --git a/custom_components/localtuya/fan.py b/custom_components/localtuya/fan.py
index d2b4583..80743df 100644
--- a/custom_components/localtuya/fan.py
+++ b/custom_components/localtuya/fan.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from .const import (
     CONF_FAN_SPEED_CONTROL,
     CONF_FAN_SPEED_MAX,
     CONF_FAN_SPEED_MIN,
+    CONF_FAN_DPS_TYPE
 )
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ def flow_schema(dps):
         vol.Optional(CONF_FAN_SPEED_MIN, default=1): cv.positive_int,
         vol.Optional(CONF_FAN_SPEED_MAX, default=9): cv.positive_int,
         vol.Optional(CONF_FAN_ORDERED_LIST, default="disabled"): cv.string,
+        vol.Optional(CONF_FAN_DPS_TYPE, default='str'): vol.In(["str", "int"]), 
     }
 
 
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ class LocaltuyaFan(LocalTuyaEntity, FanEntity):
         )
         self._ordered_list = self._config.get(CONF_FAN_ORDERED_LIST).split(",")
         self._ordered_list_mode = None
+        self._dps_type = int if self._config.get(CONF_FAN_DPS_TYPE) == "int" else str
 
         if isinstance(self._ordered_list, list) and len(self._ordered_list) > 1:
             self._use_ordered_list = True
@@ -138,7 +141,7 @@ class LocaltuyaFan(LocalTuyaEntity, FanEntity):
                 await self.async_turn_on()
             if self._use_ordered_list:
                 await self._device.set_dp(
-                    str(
+                    self._dps_type(
                         percentage_to_ordered_list_item(self._ordered_list, percentage)
                     ),
                     self._config.get(CONF_FAN_SPEED_CONTROL),
@@ -151,7 +154,7 @@ class LocaltuyaFan(LocalTuyaEntity, FanEntity):
 
             else:
                 await self._device.set_dp(
-                    str(
+                    self._dps_type(
                         math.ceil(
                             percentage_to_ranged_value(self._speed_range, percentage)
                         )
@@ -221,7 +224,7 @@ class LocaltuyaFan(LocalTuyaEntity, FanEntity):
             )
             if current_speed is not None:
                 self._percentage = ordered_list_item_to_percentage(
-                    self._ordered_list, current_speed
+                    self._ordered_list, str(current_speed)
                 )
 
         else:
diff --git a/custom_components/localtuya/strings.json b/custom_components/localtuya/strings.json
index 4db7e70..0de4543 100644
--- a/custom_components/localtuya/strings.json
+++ b/custom_components/localtuya/strings.json
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
                     "fan_direction":"fan direction dps",
                     "fan_direction_forward": "forward dps string",
                     "fan_direction_reverse": "reverse dps string",
+		    "fan_dps_type": "DP value type",
                     "current_temperature_dp": "Current Temperature",
                     "target_temperature_dp": "Target Temperature",
                     "temperature_step": "Temperature Step (optional)",
diff --git a/custom_components/localtuya/translations/en.json b/custom_components/localtuya/translations/en.json
index 82f4064..909a69c 100644
--- a/custom_components/localtuya/translations/en.json
+++ b/custom_components/localtuya/translations/en.json
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
                     "fan_direction":"fan direction dps",
                     "fan_direction_forward": "forward dps string",
                     "fan_direction_reverse": "reverse dps string",
+                    "fan_dps_type": "DP value type",
                     "current_temperature_dp": "Current Temperature",
                     "target_temperature_dp": "Target Temperature",
                     "temperature_step": "Temperature Step (optional)",