diff --git a/lib/logstash/inputs/jms.rb b/lib/logstash/inputs/jms.rb
index 113a370..6af5a1e 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/inputs/jms.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/inputs/jms.rb
@@ -281,13 +281,13 @@ def queue_event(msg, output_queue)
 
       if @include_header
         msg.attributes && msg.attributes.each do |field, value|
-          event.set(field.to_s, value) unless @skip_headers.include?(field.to_s)
+          set_field(event, field.to_s, value) unless @skip_headers.include?(field.to_s)
         end
       end
 
       if @include_properties
         msg.properties && msg.properties.each do |field, value|
-          event.set(field.to_s, value) unless @skip_properties.include?(field.to_s)
+          set_field(event, field.to_s, value) unless @skip_properties.include?(field.to_s)
         end
       end
 
@@ -300,6 +300,17 @@ def queue_event(msg, output_queue)
     end
   end
 
+  def set_field(event, field, value)
+    begin
+      event.set(field, value)
+    rescue Java::JavaLang::RuntimeException => e # Using RuntimeException as a common ancestor to MissingConverterException
+                                                 # And IllegalArgumentException, which are used across different
+                                                 # Logstash versions for Valuefier errors
+      logger.warn("Unable to convert value of type #{value.class} for field #{field}, falling back to using string representation",
+                 :exception => e)
+      event.set(field, value.to_s)
+    end
+  end
 
   def subscriber(session, params)
     destination_key = @pub_sub ? :topic_name : :queue_name
diff --git a/spec/inputs/unit/jms_spec.rb b/spec/inputs/unit/jms_spec.rb
index f0f00d8..b6a835e 100644
--- a/spec/inputs/unit/jms_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/inputs/unit/jms_spec.rb
@@ -199,6 +199,19 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#set_field' do
+    let(:event) { LogStash::Event.new }
+    it 'should set the field correctly' do
+      plugin.set_field(event, "hello", "fff")
+      expect(event.get("hello")).to eql("fff")
+    end
+
+    it 'should set handle field values that are not convertible' do
+      plugin.set_field(event, "hello", Date.new(1999,1,1))
+      expect(event.get("hello")).to eql("1999-01-01")
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#error_hash' do
     context 'should handle Java exceptions with a chain of causes' do
       let (:raised) { java.lang.Exception.new("Outer", java.lang.RuntimeException.new("middle", java.io.IOException.new("Inner")))}