diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b78e1624a..299e09d7b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ NetBox now supports modeling physical cables for console, power, and interface c
 * [#2601](https://github.com/digitalocean/netbox/issues/2601) - Added a `description` field to pass-through ports
 * [#2602](https://github.com/digitalocean/netbox/issues/2602) - Return HTTP 204 when no new IPs/prefixes are available for provisioning
 * [#2608](https://github.com/digitalocean/netbox/issues/2608) - Fixed null `outer_unit` error on rack import
+* [#2609](https://github.com/digitalocean/netbox/issues/2609) - Fixed exception when ChoiceField integer value is passed as a string
 
 ## API Changes
 
diff --git a/netbox/utilities/api.py b/netbox/utilities/api.py
index b788e957e..35dc95a4b 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/api.py
+++ b/netbox/utilities/api.py
@@ -78,12 +78,17 @@ class ChoiceField(Field):
         return data
 
     def to_internal_value(self, data):
-        # Hotwiring boolean values
         if hasattr(data, 'lower'):
+            # Hotwiring boolean values from string
             if data.lower() == 'true':
                 return True
             if data.lower() == 'false':
                 return False
+            # Check for string representation of an integer (e.g. "123")
+            try:
+                data = int(data)
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
         return data