diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/public/rows.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/public/rows.ts
index e73bcf9b49..4a3b255a36 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/public/rows.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/public/rows.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { default as rowController } from "../row"
 import { addRev } from "./utils"
 import { Row } from "../../../definitions/common"
+import { convertBookmark } from "../../../utilities"
 
 // makes sure that the user doesn't need to pass in the type, tableId or _id params for
 // the call to be correct
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ export async function search(ctx: any, next: any) {
     sort: sort.column,
     sortType: sort.type,
     sortOrder: sort.order,
-    bookmark,
+    bookmark: convertBookmark(bookmark),
     paginate,
     limit,
     query,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js
index d1e277541a..221c2ff18b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js
@@ -151,3 +151,11 @@ exports.formatBytes = bytes => {
   }
   return `${size.toFixed(size < 10 && unit > 0 ? 1 : 0)}${units[unit]}`
 }
+
+exports.convertBookmark = bookmark => {
+  const IS_NUMBER = /^\d+\.?\d*$/
+  if (typeof bookmark === "string" && bookmark.match(IS_NUMBER)) {
+    return parseFloat(bookmark)
+  }
+  return bookmark
+}