diff --git a/changelog.d/3004.bugfix.rst b/changelog.d/3004.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05e31452f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3004.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed MessagePredicate.greater and MessagePredicate.less allowing any valid int instead of only valid ints/floats that are greater/less than the given value.
diff --git a/redbot/core/utils/predicates.py b/redbot/core/utils/predicates.py
index 5b311a55e..2b35c5051 100644
--- a/redbot/core/utils/predicates.py
+++ b/redbot/core/utils/predicates.py
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ class MessagePredicate(Callable[[discord.Message], bool]):
         """
         valid_int = cls.valid_int(ctx, channel, user)
         valid_float = cls.valid_float(ctx, channel, user)
-        return cls(lambda self, m: valid_int(m) or valid_float(m) and float(m.content) < value)
+        return cls(lambda self, m: (valid_int(m) or valid_float(m)) and float(m.content) < value)
 
     @classmethod
     def greater(
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ class MessagePredicate(Callable[[discord.Message], bool]):
         """
         valid_int = cls.valid_int(ctx, channel, user)
         valid_float = cls.valid_float(ctx, channel, user)
-        return cls(lambda self, m: valid_int(m) or valid_float(m) and float(m.content) > value)
+        return cls(lambda self, m: (valid_int(m) or valid_float(m)) and float(m.content) > value)
 
     @classmethod
     def length_less(