diff --git a/lib/vocabularies/discriminator/index.ts b/lib/vocabularies/discriminator/index.ts
index 19ae6049f3..b2c716227b 100644
--- a/lib/vocabularies/discriminator/index.ts
+++ b/lib/vocabularies/discriminator/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type {CodeKeywordDefinition, AnySchemaObject, KeywordErrorDefinition} from "../../types"
 import type {KeywordCxt} from "../../compile/validate"
-import {_, getProperty, Name} from "../../compile/codegen"
+import {_, or, getProperty, Name} from "../../compile/codegen"
 import {DiscrError, DiscrErrorObj} from "../discriminator/types"
 import {resolveRef, SchemaEnv} from "../../compile"
 import MissingRefError from "../../compile/ref_error"
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ const def: CodeKeywordDefinition = {
     if (!oneOf) throw new Error("discriminator: requires oneOf keyword")
     const valid = gen.let("valid", false)
     const tag = gen.const("tag", _`${data}${getProperty(tagName)}`)
+    const tagTypes = ["string", "number", "boolean"]
     gen.if(
-      _`typeof ${tag} == "string"`,
+      or(...tagTypes.map((t) => _`typeof ${tag} == ${t}`), _`${tag} == null`),
       () => validateMapping(),
       () => cxt.error(false, {discrError: DiscrError.Tag, tag, tagName})
     )
@@ -44,9 +45,9 @@ const def: CodeKeywordDefinition = {
     function validateMapping(): void {
       const mapping = getMapping()
       gen.if(false)
-      for (const tagValue in mapping) {
+      for (const tagValue of mapping.keys()) {
         gen.elseIf(_`${tag} === ${tagValue}`)
-        gen.assign(valid, applyTagSchema(mapping[tagValue]))
+        gen.assign(valid, applyTagSchema(mapping.get(tagValue)))
       }
       gen.else()
       cxt.error(false, {discrError: DiscrError.Mapping, tag, tagName})
@@ -60,8 +61,10 @@ const def: CodeKeywordDefinition = {
       return _valid
     }
 
-    function getMapping(): {[T in string]?: number} {
-      const oneOfMapping: {[T in string]?: number} = {}
+    type OneOfMapping = Map<string | number | boolean | null, number>
+
+    function getMapping(): OneOfMapping {
+      const oneOfMapping: OneOfMapping = new Map()
       const topRequired = hasRequired(parentSchema)
       let tagRequired = true
       for (let i = 0; i < oneOf.length; i++) {
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ const def: CodeKeywordDefinition = {
       }
 
       function addMappings(sch: AnySchemaObject, i: number): void {
-        if (sch.const) {
+        if (sch.const !== undefined) {
           addMapping(sch.const, i)
         } else if (sch.enum) {
           for (const tagValue of sch.enum) {
@@ -100,11 +103,16 @@ const def: CodeKeywordDefinition = {
         }
       }
 
-      function addMapping(tagValue: unknown, i: number): void {
-        if (typeof tagValue != "string" || tagValue in oneOfMapping) {
-          throw new Error(`discriminator: "${tagName}" values must be unique strings`)
+      function addMapping(tagValue: any, i: number): void {
+        if (
+          !(["string", "number", "boolean"].includes(typeof tagValue) || tagValue === null) ||
+          oneOfMapping.has(tagValue)
+        ) {
+          throw new Error(
+            `discriminator: "${tagName}" values must be unique strings, numbers, booleans or nulls`
+          )
         }
-        oneOfMapping[tagValue] = i
+        oneOfMapping.set(tagValue, i)
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/spec/discriminator.spec.ts b/spec/discriminator.spec.ts
index 74ba33ef0c..34850e5720 100644
--- a/spec/discriminator.spec.ts
+++ b/spec/discriminator.spec.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe("discriminator keyword", function () {
   }
 
   describe("validation", () => {
-    const schema1 = {
+    const stringSchema1 = {
       type: "object",
       discriminator: {propertyName: "foo"},
       oneOf: [
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe("discriminator keyword", function () {
       ],
     }
 
-    const schema2 = {
+    const stringSchema2 = {
       type: "object",
       discriminator: {propertyName: "foo"},
       required: ["foo"],
@@ -66,18 +66,151 @@ describe("discriminator keyword", function () {
       ],
     }
 
-    const schemas = [schema1, schema2]
+    const numberSchema = {
+      type: "object",
+      discriminator: {propertyName: "foo"},
+      required: ["foo"],
+      oneOf: [
+        {
+          properties: {
+            foo: {const: 1},
+            a: {type: "string"},
+          },
+          required: ["a"],
+        },
+        {
+          properties: {
+            foo: {enum: [2, 3]},
+            b: {type: "string"},
+          },
+          required: ["b"],
+        },
+      ],
+    }
 
-    it("should validate data", () => {
-      assertValid(schemas, {foo: "x", a: "a"})
-      assertValid(schemas, {foo: "y", b: "b"})
-      assertValid(schemas, {foo: "z", b: "b"})
-      assertInvalid(schemas, {})
-      assertInvalid(schemas, {foo: 1})
-      assertInvalid(schemas, {foo: "bar"})
-      assertInvalid(schemas, {foo: "x", b: "b"})
-      assertInvalid(schemas, {foo: "y", a: "a"})
-      assertInvalid(schemas, {foo: "z", a: "a"})
+    const boolSchema = {
+      type: "object",
+      discriminator: {propertyName: "foo"},
+      required: ["foo"],
+      oneOf: [
+        {
+          properties: {
+            foo: {const: true},
+            a: {type: "string"},
+          },
+          required: ["a"],
+        },
+        {
+          properties: {
+            foo: {const: false},
+            b: {type: "string"},
+          },
+          required: ["b"],
+        },
+      ],
+    }
+
+    const mixedSchema = {
+      type: "object",
+      discriminator: {propertyName: "foo"},
+      required: ["foo"],
+      oneOf: [
+        {
+          properties: {
+            foo: {const: "x"},
+            a: {type: "string"},
+          },
+          required: ["a"],
+        },
+        {
+          properties: {
+            foo: {enum: [1, 2]},
+            b: {type: "string"},
+          },
+          required: ["b"],
+        },
+        {
+          properties: {
+            foo: {const: true},
+            c: {type: "string"},
+          },
+          required: ["c"],
+        },
+        {
+          properties: {
+            foo: {const: null},
+            d: {type: "number"},
+          },
+          required: ["d"],
+        },
+      ],
+    }
+
+    const stringSchemas = [stringSchema1, stringSchema2]
+    const numberSchemas = [numberSchema]
+    const boolSchemas = [boolSchema]
+    const mixedSchemas = [mixedSchema]
+
+    it("should validate data for string discriminator", () => {
+      assertValid(stringSchemas, {foo: "x", a: "a"})
+      assertValid(stringSchemas, {foo: "y", b: "b"})
+      assertValid(stringSchemas, {foo: "z", b: "b"})
+
+      assertInvalid(stringSchemas, {})
+      assertInvalid(stringSchemas, {foo: 1})
+      assertInvalid(stringSchemas, {foo: "bar"})
+      assertInvalid(stringSchemas, {foo: "x", b: "b"})
+      assertInvalid(stringSchemas, {foo: "y", a: "a"})
+      assertInvalid(stringSchemas, {foo: "z", a: "a"})
+    })
+
+    it("should validate data for number discriminator", () => {
+      assertValid(numberSchemas, {foo: 1, a: "a"})
+      assertValid(numberSchemas, {foo: 2, b: "b"})
+      assertValid(numberSchemas, {foo: 3, b: "b"})
+
+      assertInvalid(stringSchemas, {})
+      assertInvalid(stringSchemas, {foo: "1"})
+      assertInvalid(stringSchemas, {foo: "bar"})
+      assertInvalid(numberSchemas, {foo: 1, b: "b"})
+      assertInvalid(numberSchemas, {foo: 2, a: "a"})
+      assertInvalid(numberSchemas, {foo: 3, a: "a"})
+    })
+
+    it("should validate data for boolean discriminator", () => {
+      assertValid(boolSchemas, {foo: true, a: "a"})
+      assertValid(boolSchemas, {foo: false, b: "b"})
+
+      assertInvalid(boolSchemas, {})
+      assertInvalid(boolSchemas, {foo: "1"})
+      assertInvalid(boolSchemas, {foo: true, b: "b"})
+      assertInvalid(boolSchemas, {foo: false, a: "a"})
+    })
+
+    it("should validate data for mixed type discriminator", () => {
+      assertValid(mixedSchemas, {foo: "x", a: "a"})
+      assertValid(mixedSchemas, {foo: 1, b: "b"})
+      assertValid(mixedSchemas, {foo: 2, b: "b"})
+      assertValid(mixedSchemas, {foo: true, c: "c"})
+      assertValid(mixedSchemas, {foo: null, d: 123})
+
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {})
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {foo: "x"})
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {foo: "x", b: "b"})
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {foo: "x", c: "c"})
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {foo: 1})
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {foo: 1, a: "a"})
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {foo: 1, c: "c"})
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {foo: 2})
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {foo: 2, a: "a"})
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {foo: 2, c: "c"})
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {foo: true})
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {foo: true, a: "a"})
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {foo: true, b: "b"})
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {foo: null})
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {foo: null, a: "a"})
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {foo: null, b: "b"})
+      assertInvalid(mixedSchemas, {foo: null, c: "c"})
     })
   })
 
@@ -334,15 +467,15 @@ describe("discriminator keyword", function () {
       )
     })
 
-    it("tag value should be string", () => {
+    it("tag value should be string, number, boolean or null", () => {
       invalidSchema(
         {
           type: "object",
           discriminator: {propertyName: "foo"},
           required: ["foo"],
-          oneOf: [{properties: {foo: {const: 1}}}],
+          oneOf: [{properties: {foo: {const: {baz: "bar"}}}}],
         },
-        /discriminator: "foo" values must be unique strings/
+        /discriminator: "foo" values must be unique strings, numbers, booleans or nulls/
       )
     })
 
@@ -354,7 +487,27 @@ describe("discriminator keyword", function () {
           required: ["foo"],
           oneOf: [{properties: {foo: {const: "a"}}}, {properties: {foo: {const: "a"}}}],
         },
-        /discriminator: "foo" values must be unique strings/
+        /discriminator: "foo" values must be unique strings, numbers, booleans or nulls/
+      )
+
+      invalidSchema(
+        {
+          type: "object",
+          discriminator: {propertyName: "foo"},
+          required: ["foo"],
+          oneOf: [{properties: {foo: {const: 1}}}, {properties: {foo: {const: 1}}}],
+        },
+        /discriminator: "foo" values must be unique/
+      )
+
+      invalidSchema(
+        {
+          type: "object",
+          discriminator: {propertyName: "foo"},
+          required: ["foo"],
+          oneOf: [{properties: {foo: {const: true}}}, {properties: {foo: {const: true}}}],
+        },
+        /discriminator: "foo" values must be unique/
       )
     })
 
@@ -375,7 +528,11 @@ describe("discriminator keyword", function () {
 
   function assertValid(schemas: SchemaObject[], data: unknown): void {
     schemas.forEach((schema) =>
-      ajvs.forEach((ajv) => assert.strictEqual(ajv.validate(schema, data), true))
+      ajvs.forEach((ajv) => {
+        const validate = ajv.compile(schema)
+        const valid = validate(data)
+        assert.strictEqual(valid, true)
+      })
     )
   }