diff --git a/plugins/modules/zabbix_connector.py b/plugins/modules/zabbix_connector.py
index 2bd6b1d8e..f5c6b511c 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/zabbix_connector.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/zabbix_connector.py
@@ -242,12 +242,12 @@ class Connector(ZabbixBase):
     }
 
     VALUE_TYPES = {
-        "numeric_float": "1",
-        "character": "2",
-        "log": "4",
-        "numeric_unsigned": "8",
-        "text": "10",
-        "binary": "20",
+        "numeric_float": 1,
+        "character": 2,
+        "log": 4,
+        "numeric_unsigned": 8,
+        "text": 10,
+        "binary": 20,
     }
 
     AUTH_TYPES = {
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_zabbix_connector/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_zabbix_connector/tasks/main.yml
index 7a4a030f1..27f51a587 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_zabbix_connector/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_zabbix_connector/tasks/main.yml
@@ -93,13 +93,58 @@
             value: hidden
       register: connector_auth_tags_update
 
-    - name: assert that auth has changed
+    - name: assert that auth has not changed
       ansible.builtin.assert:
         that: not connector_auth_tags_update is changed
 
+    - name: test - set item value type (version >= 7.0)
+      community.zabbix.zabbix_connector:
+        name: ExampleConnector1
+        url: https://127.0.0.1/api/zabbix_stream
+        data_type: item_values
+        item_value_types: "{{ item }}"
+      loop:
+        - ["numeric_float"]
+        - ["numeric_float", "numeric_unsigned", "character", "text"]
+        - ["all+bin"]
+        - ["all"]
+      when: zabbix_version is version('7.0', '>=')
+      register: connector_value_type
+
+    - name: assert that all item value type updates lead to changed
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - connector_value_type.results | map(attribute='changed') is all
+
+    - name: test - set non existent item value type (version >= 7.0)
+      community.zabbix.zabbix_connector:
+        name: ExampleConnector1
+        url: https://127.0.0.1/api/zabbix_stream
+        data_type: item_values
+        item_value_types:
+          - not_a_real_value_type
+      when: zabbix_version is version('7.0', '>=')
+      register: connector_wrong_value_type
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: assert that the module failed
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that: connector_wrong_value_type is failed and "is not a known value type" in connector_wrong_value_type.msg
+
   always:
     - name: Cleanup connector
       community.zabbix.zabbix_connector:
         name: ExampleConnector1
         state: absent
       ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: test - cleanup connector (again)
+      community.zabbix.zabbix_connector:
+        name: ExampleConnector1
+        state: absent
+      ignore_errors: true
+      register: connector_delete
+
+    - name: assert that nothing has changed
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that: not connector_delete is changed or connector_delete is failed