diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php
index a7c1e6665011..1d3f575e516d 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php
@@ -933,6 +933,10 @@ public function validateGt($attribute, $value, $parameters)
             return $this->getSize($attribute, $value) > $parameters[0];
         }
 
+        if (is_numeric($parameters[0])) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if ($this->hasRule($attribute, $this->numericRules) && is_numeric($value) && is_numeric($comparedToValue)) {
             return $value > $comparedToValue;
         }
@@ -964,6 +968,10 @@ public function validateLt($attribute, $value, $parameters)
             return $this->getSize($attribute, $value) < $parameters[0];
         }
 
+        if (is_numeric($parameters[0])) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if ($this->hasRule($attribute, $this->numericRules) && is_numeric($value) && is_numeric($comparedToValue)) {
             return $value < $comparedToValue;
         }
@@ -995,6 +1003,10 @@ public function validateGte($attribute, $value, $parameters)
             return $this->getSize($attribute, $value) >= $parameters[0];
         }
 
+        if (is_numeric($parameters[0])) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if ($this->hasRule($attribute, $this->numericRules) && is_numeric($value) && is_numeric($comparedToValue)) {
             return $value >= $comparedToValue;
         }
@@ -1026,6 +1038,10 @@ public function validateLte($attribute, $value, $parameters)
             return $this->getSize($attribute, $value) <= $parameters[0];
         }
 
+        if (is_numeric($parameters[0])) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if ($this->hasRule($attribute, $this->numericRules) && is_numeric($value) && is_numeric($comparedToValue)) {
             return $value <= $comparedToValue;
         }
diff --git a/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php b/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
index 16cbd24c1e2d..e50f78427fdf 100755
--- a/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
@@ -1280,6 +1280,9 @@ public function testGreaterThan()
         $v = new Validator($trans, ['lhs' => 15.0], ['lhs' => 'numeric|gt:10']);
         $this->assertTrue($v->passes());
 
+        $v = new Validator($trans, ['lhs' => 5, 10 => 1], ['lhs' => 'numeric|gt:10']);
+        $this->assertTrue($v->fails());
+
         $v = new Validator($trans, ['lhs' => '15'], ['lhs' => 'numeric|gt:10']);
         $this->assertTrue($v->passes());