diff --git a/nodes/core/core/89-trigger.html b/nodes/core/core/89-trigger.html
index d74eb60ab..13964abb9 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/89-trigger.html
+++ b/nodes/core/core/89-trigger.html
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         <span data-i18n="trigger.send"></span>
         <select id="node-input-op1type" style="width:200px !important">
             <option value="val" data-i18n="trigger.output.string"></option>
+            <option value="num" data-i18n="trigger.output.number"></option>
             <option value="pay" data-i18n="trigger.output.existing"></option>
             <option value="nul" data-i18n="trigger.output.nothing"></option>
         </select>
@@ -44,13 +45,17 @@
         <span data-i18n="trigger.then-send"></span>
         <select id="node-input-op2type" style="width:200px !important">
             <option value="val" data-i18n="trigger.output.string"></option>
+            <option value="num" data-i18n="trigger.output.number"></option>
             <option value="pay" data-i18n="trigger.output.existing"></option>
             <option value="nul" data-i18n="trigger.output.nothing"></option>
         </select>
         <input style="width: 145px !important" type="text" id="node-input-op2">
     </div>
     <div class="form-row node-type-wait">
-        <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-extend" style="margin-left: 5px; vertical-align: top; width: auto !important;"> <label style="width:auto !important;" for="node-input-extend" data-i18n="trigger.extend"></label>
+        <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-extend" style="margin-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: auto !important;"> <label style="width:auto !important;" for="node-input-extend" data-i18n="trigger.extend"></label>
+    </div>
+    <div class="form-row">
+        <span data-i18n="trigger.label.reset"></span><input type="text" id="node-input-reset" style="width:240px" data-i18n="[placeholder]trigger.label.resetprompt">
     </div>
     <br/>
     <div class="form-row">
@@ -88,7 +93,8 @@
             op2type: {value:"val"},
             duration: {value:"250",required:true,validate:RED.validators.number()},
             extend: {value:"false"},
-            units: {value: "ms"},
+            units: {value:"ms"},
+            reset: {value:""},
             name: {value:""}
         },
         inputs:1,
@@ -116,14 +122,14 @@
                 }
             });
             $("#node-input-op1type").change(function() {
-                if ($(this).val() == "val") {
+                if (($(this).val() == "val")||($(this).val() == "num")) {
                     $("#node-input-op1").show();
                 } else {
                     $("#node-input-op1").hide();
                 }
             });
             $("#node-input-op2type").change(function() {
-                if ($(this).val() == "val") {
+                if (($(this).val() == "val")||($(this).val() == "num")) {
                     $("#node-input-op2").show();
                 } else {
                     $("#node-input-op2").hide();
diff --git a/nodes/core/core/89-trigger.js b/nodes/core/core/89-trigger.js
index 1299c6bc7..9e813f373 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/89-trigger.js
+++ b/nodes/core/core/89-trigger.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.op2type = n.op2type || "val";
         this.extend = n.extend || "false";
         this.units = n.units || "ms";
+        this.reset = n.reset || '';
         this.duration = n.duration || 250;
         if (this.duration <= 0) { this.duration = 0; }
         else {
@@ -34,24 +35,24 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         }
         this.op1Templated = this.op1.indexOf("{{") != -1;
         this.op2Templated = this.op2.indexOf("{{") != -1;
-        if (!isNaN(this.op1)) { this.op1 = Number(this.op1); }
-        if (!isNaN(this.op2)) { this.op2 = Number(this.op2); }
+        if ((this.op1type === "num") && (!isNaN(this.op1))) { this.op1 = Number(this.op1); }
+        if ((this.op2type === "num") && (!isNaN(this.op2))) { this.op2 = Number(this.op2); }
         if (this.op1 == "true") { this.op1 = true; }
         if (this.op2 == "true") { this.op2 = true; }
         if (this.op1 == "false") { this.op1 = false; }
         if (this.op2 == "false") { this.op2 = false; }
         if (this.op1 == "null") { this.op1 = null; }
         if (this.op2 == "null") { this.op2 = null; }
-        try { this.op1 = JSON.parse(this.op1); }
-        catch(e) { this.op1 = this.op1; }
-        try { this.op2 = JSON.parse(this.op2); }
-        catch(e) { this.op2 = this.op2; }
+        //try { this.op1 = JSON.parse(this.op1); }
+        //catch(e) { this.op1 = this.op1; }
+        //try { this.op2 = JSON.parse(this.op2); }
+        //catch(e) { this.op2 = this.op2; }
 
         var node = this;
         var tout = null;
         var m2;
         this.on("input", function(msg) {
-            if (msg.hasOwnProperty("reset")) {
+            if (msg.hasOwnProperty("reset") || ((node.reset !== '')&&(msg.payload == node.reset)) ) {
                 clearTimeout(tout);
                 tout = null;
                 node.status({});
diff --git a/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json b/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
index 1dae5d2e5..523ec6023 100644
--- a/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
+++ b/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
@@ -177,8 +177,9 @@
         "then": "then",
         "then-send": "then send",
         "output": {
-            "string": "the string payload",
-            "existing": "the existing message",
+            "string": "the string",
+            "number": "the number",
+            "existing": "the existing msg.payload",
             "nothing": "nothing"
         },
         "wait-reset": "wait to be reset",
@@ -189,11 +190,13 @@
             "m": "Minutes",
             "h": "Hours"
         },
-        "extend": "extend delay if new message arrives",
-        "tip": "The node can be reset by sending a message with the <b>msg.reset</b> property set",
+        "extend": " extend delay if new message arrives",
+        "tip": "The node can also be reset by sending a message with the <b>msg.reset</b> property set to any value.",
         "label": {
             "trigger": "trigger",
-            "trigger-block": "trigger & block"
+            "trigger-block": "trigger & block",
+            "reset": "and reset if msg.payload == ",
+            "resetprompt": "(optional reset value)"
         }
     },
     "comment": {