diff --git a/jira/client.py b/jira/client.py
index 35064765c..3fe2f9cb6 100644
--- a/jira/client.py
+++ b/jira/client.py
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ def create_issue(
         p = data["fields"]["issuetype"]
         if isinstance(p, int):
             data["fields"]["issuetype"] = {"id": p}
-        if isinstance(p, (str, int)):
+        elif isinstance(p, str):
             data["fields"]["issuetype"] = {"id": self.issue_type_by_name(str(p)).id}
 
         url = self._get_url("issue")
diff --git a/tests/resources/test_issue.py b/tests/resources/test_issue.py
index 1f465b9b2..8793fe8c6 100644
--- a/tests/resources/test_issue.py
+++ b/tests/resources/test_issue.py
@@ -256,6 +256,18 @@ def test_create_issues_without_prefetch(self):
         for issue in issues:
             issue["issue"].delete()
 
+    def test_create_issue_with_integer_issuetype(self):
+        # take first existing issuetype to avoid problems due to hardcoded name/id later
+        issue_types_resolved = self.jira.issue_types()
+        dyn_it = issue_types_resolved[0]
+
+        issue = self.jira.create_issue(
+            summary="Test issue created using an integer issuetype",
+            project=self.project_b,
+            issuetype=int(dyn_it.id),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(issue.get_field("issuetype").name, dyn_it.name)
+
     def test_update_with_fieldargs(self):
         issue = self.jira.create_issue(
             summary="Test issue for updating with fieldargs",