diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 61cca01..c9acd41 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -2767,7 +2767,8 @@
     }
     else if ((argvars[0].v_type == VAR_NUMBER ||
 					argvars[0].v_type == VAR_STRING)
-	    && argvars[1].v_type == VAR_NUMBER)
+	    && (argvars[1].v_type == VAR_NUMBER ||
+					argvars[1].v_type == VAR_STRING))
     {
 	line = tv_get_lnum(argvars);
 	if (line < 0)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_cursor_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_cursor_func.vim
index c09c683..bded15e 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_cursor_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_cursor_func.vim
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
   " below last line goes to last line
   eval [9, 1]->cursor()
   call assert_equal([4, 1, 0, 1], getcurpos()[1:])
+  " pass string arguments
+  call cursor('3', '3')
+  call assert_equal([3, 3, 0, 3], getcurpos()[1:])
 
   call setline(1, ["\<TAB>"])
   call cursor(1, 1, 1)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 73bdc24..81ce6bc 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2363,
+/**/
     2362,
 /**/
     2361,