diff --git a/langfuse/_client/propagation.py b/langfuse/_client/propagation.py
index 597d8126e..5d485249d 100644
--- a/langfuse/_client/propagation.py
+++ b/langfuse/_client/propagation.py
@@ -90,12 +90,11 @@ def _detach_context_token_safely(token: Any) -> None:
     except Exception:
         pass
 
-
 def propagate_attributes(
     *,
     user_id: Optional[str] = None,
     session_id: Optional[str] = None,
-    metadata: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+    metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
     version: Optional[str] = None,
     tags: Optional[List[str]] = None,
     trace_name: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -229,7 +228,7 @@ def _propagate_attributes(
     *,
     user_id: Optional[str] = None,
     session_id: Optional[str] = None,
-    metadata: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+    metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
     version: Optional[str] = None,
     tags: Optional[List[str]] = None,
     trace_name: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -247,10 +246,9 @@ def _propagate_attributes(
         "trace_name": trace_name,
     }
 
-    propagated_metadata_attributes: Dict[str, Optional[Dict[str, str]]] = {
+    propagated_metadata_attributes: Dict[str, Optional[Dict[str, Any]]] = {
         "metadata": metadata,
     }
-
     if experiment:
         for key, value in experiment.items():
             if key in ("experiment_metadata", "experiment_item_metadata"):
@@ -286,8 +284,11 @@ def _propagate_attributes(
         validated_metadata: Dict[str, str] = {}
 
         for key, value in metadata_value.items():
-            if _validate_string_value(value=value, key=f"{metadata_key}.{key}"):
-                validated_metadata[key] = value
+            if value is None:
+                continue
+            string_value = value if isinstance(value, str) else str(value)
+            if _validate_string_value(value=string_value, key=f"{metadata_key}.{key}"):
+                validated_metadata[key] = string_value
 
         if validated_metadata:
             context = _set_propagated_attribute(
diff --git a/langfuse/_utils/serializer.py b/langfuse/_utils/serializer.py
index 24c19aa12..27294bf80 100644
--- a/langfuse/_utils/serializer.py
+++ b/langfuse/_utils/serializer.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def _default_inner(self, obj: Any) -> Any:
                 return "NaN"
 
             if isinstance(obj, float) and math.isinf(obj):
-                return "Infinity"
+                return "-Infinity" if obj < 0 else "Infinity"
 
             if isinstance(obj, (Exception, KeyboardInterrupt)):
                 return f"{type(obj).__name__}: {str(obj)}"
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_propagate_attributes.py b/tests/unit/test_propagate_attributes.py
index c783e65dd..a77eceffe 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_propagate_attributes.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_propagate_attributes.py
@@ -489,7 +489,36 @@ def test_mixed_valid_invalid_metadata(self, langfuse_client, memory_exporter):
         self.verify_missing_attribute(
             child_span, f"{LangfuseOtelSpanAttributes.TRACE_METADATA}.invalid_key"
         )
+    def test_metadata_coercion_of_non_string_values(self, langfuse_client, memory_exporter):
+        """Verify metadata values that are not strings (int, float, bool) are coerced to strings."""
+        with langfuse_client.start_as_current_observation(name="parent-span"):
+            with propagate_attributes(
+                metadata={
+                    "int_val": 42,  # type: ignore
+                    "float_val": 3.14,  # type: ignore
+                    "bool_val": True,  # type: ignore
+                }
+            ):
+                child = langfuse_client.start_observation(name="child-span")
+                child.end()
 
+        # Verify child has all metadata keys coerced to string values
+        child_span = self.get_span_by_name(memory_exporter, "child-span")
+        self.verify_span_attribute(
+            child_span,
+            f"{LangfuseOtelSpanAttributes.TRACE_METADATA}.int_val",
+            "42",
+        )
+        self.verify_span_attribute(
+            child_span,
+            f"{LangfuseOtelSpanAttributes.TRACE_METADATA}.float_val",
+            "3.14",
+        )
+        self.verify_span_attribute(
+            child_span,
+            f"{LangfuseOtelSpanAttributes.TRACE_METADATA}.bool_val",
+            "True",
+        )        
 
 class TestPropagateAttributesNesting(TestPropagateAttributesBase):
     """Tests for nested propagate_attributes contexts."""
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_serializer.py b/tests/unit/test_serializer.py
index ce9462e04..4c556822f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_serializer.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_serializer.py
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@
 )
 
 
-class TestEnum(Enum):
+class MockEnum(Enum):
     A = 1
     B = 2
 
 
 @dataclass
-class TestDataclass:
+class MockDataclass:
     field: str
 
 
-class TestBaseModel(BaseModel):
+class MockBaseModel(BaseModel):
     field: str
 
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def test_date():
 
 def test_enum():
     serializer = EventSerializer()
-    assert serializer.encode(TestEnum.A) == "1"
+    assert serializer.encode(MockEnum.A) == "1"
 
 
 def test_uuid():
@@ -59,13 +59,12 @@ def test_bytes():
 
 
 def test_dataclass():
-    dc = TestDataclass(field="test")
+    dc = MockDataclass(field="test")
     serializer = EventSerializer()
     assert json.loads(serializer.encode(dc)) == {"field": "test"}
 
-
 def test_pydantic_model():
-    model = TestBaseModel(field="test")
+    model = MockBaseModel(field="test")
     serializer = EventSerializer()
     assert json.loads(serializer.encode(model)) == {"field": "test"}
 
@@ -298,3 +297,11 @@ def test_dict_with_non_string_keys_is_serialized(input_obj, expected):
     result = json.loads(EventSerializer().encode(input_obj))
 
     assert result == expected
+
+
+def test_float_special_values():
+    serializer = EventSerializer()
+
+    assert serializer.encode(float("inf")) == '"Infinity"'
+    assert serializer.encode(float("-inf")) == '"-Infinity"'
+    assert serializer.encode(float("nan")) == '"NaN"'
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