diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_php_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_php_generator.cc
index d8db9fa..372d1c0 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_php_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_php_generator.cc
@@ -913,9 +913,10 @@
       while (atype->is_typedef()) {
         atype = ((t_typedef*)atype)->get_type();
       }
+      string cast = type_to_cast(atype);
       string req = "$request['" + (*a_iter)->get_name() + "']";
       f_service_ <<
-        indent() << "$" << (*a_iter)->get_name() << " = isset(" << req << ") ? " << req << " : null;" << endl;
+        indent() << "$" << (*a_iter)->get_name() << " = isset(" << req << ") ? " << cast << req << " : null;" << endl;
       if (atype->is_string() &&
           ((t_base_type*)atype)->is_string_list()) {
         f_service_ << 
@@ -1797,6 +1798,33 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * Gets a typecast string for a particular type.
+ */
+string t_php_generator::type_to_cast(t_type* type) {
+  if (type->is_base_type()) {
+    t_base_type* btype = (t_base_type*)type;
+    switch (btype->get_base()) {
+    case t_base_type::TYPE_BOOL:
+      return "(bool)";
+    case t_base_type::TYPE_BYTE:
+    case t_base_type::TYPE_I16:
+    case t_base_type::TYPE_I32:
+    case t_base_type::TYPE_I64:
+      return "(int)";
+    case t_base_type::TYPE_DOUBLE:
+      return "(double)";
+    case t_base_type::TYPE_STRING:
+      return "(string)";
+    default:
+      return "";
+    }
+  } else if (type->is_enum()) {
+    return "(int)";
+  }
+  return "";
+}
+
+/**
  * Converts the parse type to a C++ enum string for the given type.
  */
 string t_php_generator ::type_to_enum(t_type* type) {
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_php_generator.h b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_php_generator.h
index 1df23ec..16aac87 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_php_generator.h
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_php_generator.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
   std::string declare_field(t_field* tfield, bool init=false, bool obj=false);
   std::string function_signature(t_function* tfunction, std::string prefix="");
   std::string argument_list(t_struct* tstruct);
+  std::string type_to_cast(t_type* ttype);
   std::string type_to_enum(t_type* ttype);
 
   std::string php_namespace(t_program* p) {