diff --git a/benchmarks/test_benchmark_compile_pages.py b/benchmarks/test_benchmark_compile_pages.py
index 149fc613007..6cf39f60ca8 100644
--- a/benchmarks/test_benchmark_compile_pages.py
+++ b/benchmarks/test_benchmark_compile_pages.py
@@ -46,10 +46,26 @@ def render_multiple_pages(app, num: int):
     class State(rx.State):
         """The app state."""
 
-        position: str
-        college: str
-        age: Tuple[int, int] = (18, 50)
-        salary: Tuple[int, int] = (0, 25000000)
+        position: rx.Field[str]
+        college: rx.Field[str]
+        age: rx.Field[Tuple[int, int]] = rx.field((18, 50))
+        salary: rx.Field[Tuple[int, int]] = rx.field((0, 25000000))
+
+        @rx.event
+        def set_position(self, value: str):
+            self.position = value
+
+        @rx.event
+        def set_college(self, value: str):
+            self.college = value
+
+        @rx.event
+        def set_age(self, value: list[int]):
+            self.age = (value[0], value[1])
+
+        @rx.event
+        def set_salary(self, value: list[int]):
+            self.salary = (value[0], value[1])
 
     comp1 = rx.center(
         rx.theme_panel(),
@@ -74,13 +90,13 @@ class State(rx.State):
                 rx.select(
                     ["C", "PF", "SF", "PG", "SG"],
                     placeholder="Select a position. (All)",
-                    on_change=State.set_position,  # pyright: ignore [reportAttributeAccessIssue]
+                    on_change=State.set_position,
                     size="3",
                 ),
                 rx.select(
                     college,
                     placeholder="Select a college. (All)",
-                    on_change=State.set_college,  # pyright: ignore [reportAttributeAccessIssue]
+                    on_change=State.set_college,
                     size="3",
                 ),
             ),
@@ -95,7 +111,7 @@ class State(rx.State):
                         default_value=[18, 50],
                         min=18,
                         max=50,
-                        on_value_commit=State.set_age,  # pyright: ignore [reportAttributeAccessIssue]
+                        on_value_commit=State.set_age,
                     ),
                     align_items="left",
                     width="100%",
@@ -110,7 +126,7 @@ class State(rx.State):
                         default_value=[0, 25000000],
                         min=0,
                         max=25000000,
-                        on_value_commit=State.set_salary,  # pyright: ignore [reportAttributeAccessIssue]
+                        on_value_commit=State.set_salary,
                     ),
                     align_items="left",
                     width="100%",
diff --git a/reflex/state.py b/reflex/state.py
index 92aaa471041..dceba7e3bc6 100644
--- a/reflex/state.py
+++ b/reflex/state.py
@@ -1742,6 +1742,9 @@ async def _process_event(
 
         Yields:
             StateUpdate object
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If a string value is received for an int or float type and cannot be converted.
         """
         from reflex.utils import telemetry
 
@@ -1779,12 +1782,25 @@ async def _process_event(
                     hinted_args, (Base, BaseModelV1, BaseModelV2)
                 ):
                     payload[arg] = hinted_args(**value)
-            if isinstance(value, list) and (hinted_args is set or hinted_args is Set):
+            elif isinstance(value, list) and (hinted_args is set or hinted_args is Set):
                 payload[arg] = set(value)
-            if isinstance(value, list) and (
+            elif isinstance(value, list) and (
                 hinted_args is tuple or hinted_args is Tuple
             ):
                 payload[arg] = tuple(value)
+            elif isinstance(value, str) and (
+                hinted_args is int or hinted_args is float
+            ):
+                try:
+                    payload[arg] = hinted_args(value)
+                except ValueError:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f"Received a string value ({value}) for {arg} but expected a {hinted_args}"
+                    ) from None
+                else:
+                    console.warn(
+                        f"Received a string value ({value}) for {arg} but expected a {hinted_args}. A simple conversion was successful."
+                    )
 
         # Wrap the function in a try/except block.
         try:
diff --git a/reflex/vars/base.py b/reflex/vars/base.py
index ec65c37111d..f9ee2792b93 100644
--- a/reflex/vars/base.py
+++ b/reflex/vars/base.py
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ def _get_setter(self) -> Callable[[BaseState, Any], None]:
         """
         actual_name = self._var_field_name
 
-        def setter(state: BaseState, value: Any):
+        def setter(state: Any, value: Any):
             """Get the setter for the var.
 
             Args:
@@ -951,6 +951,8 @@ def setter(state: BaseState, value: Any):
             else:
                 setattr(state, actual_name, value)
 
+        setter.__annotations__["value"] = self._var_type
+
         setter.__qualname__ = self._get_setter_name()
 
         return setter
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_background_task.py b/tests/integration/test_background_task.py
index f312f81221f..91a1b5ae15e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_background_task.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_background_task.py
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ def BackgroundTask():
     class State(rx.State):
         counter: int = 0
         _task_id: int = 0
-        iterations: int = 10
+        iterations: rx.Field[int] = rx.field(10)
+
+        @rx.event
+        def set_iterations(self, value: str):
+            self.iterations = int(value)
 
         @rx.event(background=True)
         async def handle_event(self):
@@ -125,8 +129,8 @@ def index() -> rx.Component:
             rx.input(
                 id="iterations",
                 placeholder="Iterations",
-                value=State.iterations.to_string(),  # pyright: ignore [reportAttributeAccessIssue]
-                on_change=State.set_iterations,  # pyright: ignore [reportAttributeAccessIssue]
+                value=State.iterations.to_string(),
+                on_change=State.set_iterations,
             ),
             rx.button(
                 "Delayed Increment",