diff --git a/tpl/collections/collections.go b/tpl/collections/collections.go
index ae2d73b46b4..ab3d08f5e11 100644
--- a/tpl/collections/collections.go
+++ b/tpl/collections/collections.go
@@ -254,24 +254,9 @@ func (ns *Namespace) In(l interface{}, v interface{}) bool {
 				if vv.Type() == lvv.Type() && vv.String() == lvv.String() {
 					return true
 				}
-			case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
-				switch vv.Kind() {
-				case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
-					if vv.Int() == lvv.Int() {
-						return true
-					}
-				}
-			case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64:
-				switch vv.Kind() {
-				case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64:
-					if vv.Uint() == lvv.Uint() {
-						return true
-					}
-				}
-			case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
-				switch vv.Kind() {
-				case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
-					if vv.Float() == lvv.Float() {
+			default:
+				if isNumber(vv.Kind()) && isNumber(lvv.Kind()) {
+					if numberToFloat(vv) == numberToFloat(lvv) {
 						return true
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/tpl/collections/collections_test.go b/tpl/collections/collections_test.go
index 64c358ddd12..ea23a1de773 100644
--- a/tpl/collections/collections_test.go
+++ b/tpl/collections/collections_test.go
@@ -244,10 +244,13 @@ func TestIn(t *testing.T) {
 		{[]int{1, 2, 4}, 3, false},
 		{[]float64{1.23, 2.45, 4.67}, 1.23, true},
 		{[]float64{1.234567, 2.45, 4.67}, 1.234568, false},
+		{[]float64{1, 2, 3}, 1, true},
+		{[]float32{1, 2, 3}, 1, true},
 		{"this substring should be found", "substring", true},
 		{"this substring should not be found", "subseastring", false},
 		{nil, "foo", false},
 	} {
+
 		errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("[%d] %v", i, test)
 
 		result := ns.In(test.l1, test.l2)
diff --git a/tpl/collections/reflect_helpers.go b/tpl/collections/reflect_helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f07ea978c5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tpl/collections/reflect_helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Hugo Authors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package collections
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+func numberToFloat(v reflect.Value) float64 {
+	switch kind := v.Kind(); {
+	case isFloat(kind):
+		return v.Float()
+	case isInt(kind):
+		return float64(v.Int())
+	case isUInt(kind):
+		return float64(v.Uint())
+	case kind == reflect.Interface:
+		return numberToFloat(v.Elem())
+	default:
+		panic("Invalid type in numberToFloat")
+	}
+}
+
+func isNumber(kind reflect.Kind) bool {
+	return isInt(kind) || isUInt(kind) || isFloat(kind)
+}
+
+func isInt(kind reflect.Kind) bool {
+	switch kind {
+	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+func isUInt(kind reflect.Kind) bool {
+	switch kind {
+	case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+func isFloat(kind reflect.Kind) bool {
+	switch kind {
+	case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tpl/collections/where.go b/tpl/collections/where.go
index e9528fb867b..d8045b301e9 100644
--- a/tpl/collections/where.go
+++ b/tpl/collections/where.go
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func (ns *Namespace) checkWhereMap(seqv, kv, mv reflect.Value, path []string, op
 	return rv.Interface(), nil
 }
 
-// toFloat returns the int value if possible.
+// toFloat returns the float value if possible.
 func toFloat(v reflect.Value) (float64, error) {
 	switch v.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ func toFloat(v reflect.Value) (float64, error) {
 }
 
 // toInt returns the int value if possible, -1 if not.
+// TODO(bep) consolidate all these reflect funcs.
 func toInt(v reflect.Value) (int64, error) {
 	switch v.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64: