diff --git a/scan.go b/scan.go
index 66c7bb7..d2d49fe 100644
--- a/scan.go
+++ b/scan.go
@@ -280,8 +280,17 @@ func (s sensitiveStruct) Replace(fn ReplaceFunc) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+
 			if newVal != val {
-				elem.SetString(newVal)
+				switch ssField.sf.Type.Kind() {
+				case reflect.String:
+					elem.SetString(newVal)
+				default:
+					vv := reflect.ValueOf(newVal)
+					if vv.IsValid() && vv.Type().ConvertibleTo(elem.Type()) {
+						elem.Set(vv.Convert(elem.Type()))
+					}
+				}
 			}
 			continue
 		}
@@ -413,7 +422,7 @@ func scanStructTypeWithContext(c sensitiveStructContext, rt reflect.Type) (sensi
 			if tt.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 				tt = tt.Elem()
 			}
-			if tt.Kind() != reflect.String {
+			if tt.Kind() != reflect.String && !field.Type.ConvertibleTo(stringType) {
 				continue
 			}
 			sensitiveFields = append(sensitiveFields, ssField)
diff --git a/scan_test.go b/scan_test.go
index 3eafe76..de2c6a3 100644
--- a/scan_test.go
+++ b/scan_test.go
@@ -68,6 +68,23 @@ func TestScan(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			ok: true,
 		},
+		func() tc {
+			type T struct {
+				ID     string `sensitive:"subjectID"`
+				Secret []byte `sensitive:"data"`
+			}
+			return tc{
+				val: &T{
+					ID:     "abc",
+					Secret: []byte("company name"),
+				},
+				want: &T{
+					ID:     "abc",
+					Secret: []byte(""),
+				},
+				ok: true,
+			}
+		}(),
 		func() tc {
 			type T struct {
 				Profile `sensitive:"dive"`