diff --git a/tests/rules/test_quoted_strings.py b/tests/rules/test_quoted_strings.py
index 04ee492..973660c 100644
--- a/tests/rules/test_quoted_strings.py
+++ b/tests/rules/test_quoted_strings.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class QuotedTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                    'foo: \'bar\'\n', conf)
         self.check('---\n'
                    'bar: 123\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'bar: "123"\n', conf)
 
     def test_quote_type_any(self):
         conf = 'quoted-strings: {quote-type: any}\n'
@@ -37,11 +39,14 @@ class QuotedTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                    'boolean1: true\n'
                    'number1: 123\n'
                    'string1: foo\n'                          # fails
-                   'string2: "foo"\n'
-                   'string3: \'bar\'\n'
-                   'string4: !!str genericstring\n'
-                   'string5: !!str 456\n'
-                   'string6: !!str "quotedgenericstring"\n'
+                   'string2: "true"\n'
+                   'string3: "123"\n'
+                   'string4: \'true\'\n'
+                   'string5: "foo"\n'
+                   'string6: \'bar\'\n'
+                   'string7: !!str genericstring\n'
+                   'string8: !!str 456\n'
+                   'string9: !!str "quotedgenericstring"\n'
                    'binary: !!binary binstring\n'
                    'integer: !!int intstring\n'
                    'boolean2: !!bool boolstring\n'
@@ -69,15 +74,18 @@ class QuotedTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                    'number1: 123\n'
                    'string1: foo\n'                          # fails
                    'string2: "foo"\n'                        # fails
-                   'string3: \'bar\'\n'
-                   'string4: !!str genericstring\n'
-                   'string5: !!str 456\n'
-                   'string6: !!str "quotedgenericstring"\n'
+                   'string3: "true"\n'                       # fails
+                   'string4: "123"\n'                        # fails
+                   'string5: \'bar\'\n'
+                   'string6: !!str genericstring\n'
+                   'string7: !!str 456\n'
+                   'string8: !!str "quotedgenericstring"\n'
                    'binary: !!binary binstring\n'
                    'integer: !!int intstring\n'
                    'boolean2: !!bool boolstring\n'
                    'boolean3: !!bool "quotedboolstring"\n',
-                   conf, problem1=(4, 10), problem2=(5, 10))
+                   conf, problem1=(4, 10), problem2=(5, 10),
+                   problem3=(6, 10), problem4=(7, 10))
         self.check('---\n'
                    'multiline string 1: |\n'
                    '  line 1\n'
@@ -100,15 +108,18 @@ class QuotedTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                    'number1: 123\n'
                    'string1: foo\n'                          # fails
                    'string2: "foo"\n'
-                   'string3: \'bar\'\n'                      # fails
-                   'string4: !!str genericstring\n'
-                   'string5: !!str 456\n'
-                   'string6: !!str "quotedgenericstring"\n'
+                   'string3: \'true\'\n'                     # fails
+                   'string4: \'123\'\n'                      # fails
+                   'string5: \'bar\'\n'                      # fails
+                   'string6: !!str genericstring\n'
+                   'string7: !!str 456\n'
+                   'string8: !!str "quotedgenericstring"\n'
                    'binary: !!binary binstring\n'
                    'integer: !!int intstring\n'
                    'boolean2: !!bool boolstring\n'
                    'boolean3: !!bool "quotedboolstring"\n',
-                   conf, problem1=(4, 10), problem2=(6, 10))
+                   conf, problem1=(4, 10), problem2=(6, 10),
+                   problem3=(7, 10), problem4=(8, 10))
         self.check('---\n'
                    'multiline string 1: |\n'
                    '  line 1\n'
diff --git a/yamllint/rules/quoted_strings.py b/yamllint/rules/quoted_strings.py
index b019261..4fc5aa2 100644
--- a/yamllint/rules/quoted_strings.py
+++ b/yamllint/rules/quoted_strings.py
@@ -52,27 +52,30 @@ DEFAULT = {'quote-type': 'any'}
 def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
     quote_type = conf['quote-type']
 
-    if (isinstance(token, yaml.tokens.ScalarToken) and
+    if not (isinstance(token, yaml.tokens.ScalarToken) and
             isinstance(prev, (yaml.ValueToken, yaml.TagToken))):
-        # Ignore explicit types, e.g. !!str testtest or !!int 42
-        if (prev and isinstance(prev, yaml.tokens.TagToken) and
-                prev.value[0] == '!!'):
-            return
+        return
+
+    # Ignore explicit types, e.g. !!str testtest or !!int 42
+    if (prev and isinstance(prev, yaml.tokens.TagToken) and
+            prev.value[0] == '!!'):
+        return
 
-        # Ignore numbers, booleans, etc.
+    # Ignore numbers, booleans, etc.
+    if token.plain:
         resolver = yaml.resolver.Resolver()
         if resolver.resolve(yaml.nodes.ScalarNode, token.value,
                             (True, False)) != 'tag:yaml.org,2002:str':
             return
 
-        # Ignore multi-line strings
-        if (not token.plain) and (token.style == "|" or token.style == ">"):
-            return
-
-        if ((quote_type == 'single' and token.style != "'") or
-                (quote_type == 'double' and token.style != '"') or
-                (quote_type == 'any' and token.style is None)):
-            yield LintProblem(
-                token.start_mark.line + 1,
-                token.start_mark.column + 1,
-                "string value is not quoted with %s quotes" % (quote_type))
+    # Ignore multi-line strings
+    if (not token.plain) and (token.style == "|" or token.style == ">"):
+        return
+
+    if ((quote_type == 'single' and token.style != "'") or
+            (quote_type == 'double' and token.style != '"') or
+            (quote_type == 'any' and token.style is None)):
+        yield LintProblem(
+            token.start_mark.line + 1,
+            token.start_mark.column + 1,
+            "string value is not quoted with %s quotes" % (quote_type))