diff --git a/packages/assert/CHANGELOG.json b/packages/assert/CHANGELOG.json
index e63f6b997d..bd5f882d2e 100644
--- a/packages/assert/CHANGELOG.json
+++ b/packages/assert/CHANGELOG.json
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
             {
                 "note": "Add new assertions: `isArray`, `isBlockParam` and `isNumberOrBigNumber`",
                 "pr": 1823
+            },
+            {
+                "note": "Add `isNumberLike()` assertion",
+                "pr": 1819
             }
         ],
         "timestamp": 1563006338
diff --git a/packages/assert/src/index.ts b/packages/assert/src/index.ts
index 43be5772a2..d99902e297 100644
--- a/packages/assert/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/assert/src/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ export const assert = {
         const isBigNumber = BigNumber.isBigNumber(value);
         assert.assert(isBigNumber, assert.typeAssertionMessage(variableName, 'BigNumber', value));
     },
+    isNumberLike(variableName: string, value: BigNumber | number): void {
+        const isBigNumber = BigNumber.isBigNumber(value);
+        const isNumber = typeof value === 'number';
+        assert.assert(isBigNumber || isNumber, assert.typeAssertionMessage(variableName, 'BigNumber | number', value));
+    },
     isValidBaseUnitAmount(variableName: string, value: BigNumber): void {
         assert.isBigNumber(variableName, value);
         const isNegative = value.isLessThan(0);
diff --git a/packages/assert/test/assert_test.ts b/packages/assert/test/assert_test.ts
index 9266496ac0..346677b2dd 100644
--- a/packages/assert/test/assert_test.ts
+++ b/packages/assert/test/assert_test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ describe('Assertions', () => {
             invalidInputs.forEach(input => expect(assert.isBigNumber.bind(assert, variableName, input)).to.throw());
         });
     });
+    describe('#isNumberLike', () => {
+        it('should not throw for valid input', () => {
+            const validInputs = [new BigNumber(23), 23];
+            validInputs.forEach(input => expect(assert.isNumberLike.bind(assert, variableName, input)).to.not.throw());
+        });
+        it('should throw for invalid input', () => {
+            const invalidInputs = ['test', false, { random: 'test' }, undefined];
+            invalidInputs.forEach(input => expect(assert.isNumberLike.bind(assert, variableName, input)).to.throw());
+        });
+    });
     describe('#isValidBaseUnitAmount', () => {
         it('should not throw for valid input', () => {
             const validInputs = [new BigNumber(23), new BigNumber('45000000')];