diff --git a/questionary/prompts/common.py b/questionary/prompts/common.py
index d07d0e63..c2819ff5 100644
--- a/questionary/prompts/common.py
+++ b/questionary/prompts/common.py
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ def build(c: Union[str, "Choice", Dict[str, Any]]) -> "Choice":
         """Create a choice object from different representations.
 
         Args:
-            c: Either a :obj:`str`, :class:`Choice` or :obj:`dict` with
+            c: Either a :obj:`str` (or an :obj:`int` / :obj:`bool` / 
+               :obj:`float` converted 
+               to :obj:`str`), :class:`Choice` or :obj:`dict` with
                ``name``, ``value``, ``disabled``, ``checked`` and
                ``key`` properties.
 
@@ -116,6 +118,8 @@ def build(c: Union[str, "Choice", Dict[str, Any]]) -> "Choice":
             return c
         elif isinstance(c, str):
             return Choice(c, c)
+        elif isinstance(c, (int, bool, float)):
+            return Choice(str(c), c)
         else:
             return Choice(
                 c.get("name"),
diff --git a/tests/prompts/test_common.py b/tests/prompts/test_common.py
index 13a93e2e..74a0ddb2 100644
--- a/tests/prompts/test_common.py
+++ b/tests/prompts/test_common.py
@@ -271,3 +271,38 @@ def test_prompt_show_description():
     ]
     assert ic.pointed_at == 1
     assert ic._get_choice_tokens() == expected_tokens
+
+
+def test_non_string_choices_handling():
+    """Test selecting a choice from a list containing non-string items."""
+    ic = InquirerControl([1, 2.5, True, "String"])
+
+    expected_tokens = [
+        ("class:pointer", " » "),
+        ("[SetCursorPosition]", ""),
+        ("class:text", "○ "),
+        ("class:highlighted", "1"),
+        ("", "\n"),
+        ("class:text", "   "),
+        ("class:text", "○ "),
+        ("class:text", "2.5"),
+        ("", "\n"),
+        ("class:text", "   "),
+        ("class:text", "○ "),
+        ("class:text", "True"),
+        ("", "\n"),
+        ("class:text", "   "),
+        ("class:text", "○ "),
+        ("class:text", "String"),
+    ]
+    assert ic.pointed_at == 0
+    assert ic._get_choice_tokens() == expected_tokens
+
+    ic.select_next()
+    assert ic.get_pointed_at().value == 2.5
+
+    ic.select_next()
+    assert ic.get_pointed_at().value is True
+
+    ic.select_next()
+    assert ic.get_pointed_at().value == "String"