diff --git a/docs/providers/configuration.rst b/docs/providers/configuration.rst
index 1c36ee21..dfa20539 100644
--- a/docs/providers/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/providers/configuration.rst
@@ -96,4 +96,34 @@ where ``examples/providers/configuration/config.local.yml`` is:
 .. literalinclude:: ../../examples/providers/configuration/config.local.yml
    :language: ini
 
+Specifying value type
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+You can specify the type of the injected configuration value explicitly.
+
+This helps when you read the value from the ini file or the environment variable and need to
+convert it into an ``int`` or a ``float``.
+
+.. literalinclude:: ../../examples/providers/configuration/configuration_type.py
+   :language: python
+   :lines: 3-
+   :emphasize-lines: 17
+
+:py:class:`Configuration` provider has next helper methods:
+
+- ``.as_int()``
+- ``.as_float()``
+- ``.as_(callback, *args, **kwargs)``
+
+The last method ``.as_(callback, *args, **kwargs)`` helps to implement a other conversions.
+
+.. literalinclude:: ../../examples/providers/configuration/configuration_type_custom.py
+   :language: python
+   :lines: 3-
+   :emphasize-lines: 16
+
+With the ``.as_(callback, *args, **kwargs)`` you can specify the function that will be called
+before the injection. The value from the config will be passed as a first argument. The returned
+value will be injected. Parameters ``*args`` and ``**kwargs`` are handled as any other injections.
+
 .. disqus::
diff --git a/docs/providers/provided_instance.rst b/docs/providers/provided_instance.rst
index a70d5d5b..381557fe 100644
--- a/docs/providers/provided_instance.rst
+++ b/docs/providers/provided_instance.rst
@@ -62,3 +62,5 @@ should use the :py:class:`ProvidedInstance` provider.
 In all other cases you should not use :py:class:`ProvidedInstance`, :py:class:`AttributeGetter`,
 :py:class:`ItemGetter`, or :py:class:`MethodCaller` providers directly. Use the ``.provided``
 attribute of the injected provider instead.
+
+.. disqus::
diff --git a/examples/miniapps/api_client/main.py b/examples/miniapps/api_client/main.py
index d99979d8..ee0272be 100644
--- a/examples/miniapps/api_client/main.py
+++ b/examples/miniapps/api_client/main.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import models
 
 
 # Creating ApiClient and User providers:
-api_client = providers.Singleton(api.ApiClient,
+api_client = providers.Singleton(api.Converter,
                                  host='production.com',
                                  api_key='PROD_API_KEY')
 user_factory = providers.Factory(models.User,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     # {'id': 2}
 
     # Overriding of ApiClient on dev environment:
-    api_client.override(providers.Singleton(api.ApiClient,
+    api_client.override(providers.Singleton(api.Converter,
                                             host='localhost',
                                             api_key='DEV_API_KEY'))
 
diff --git a/examples/miniapps/api_client/tests.py b/examples/miniapps/api_client/tests.py
index c304e6b0..0115933d 100644
--- a/examples/miniapps/api_client/tests.py
+++ b/examples/miniapps/api_client/tests.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import main
 import api
 
 # Mock ApiClient for testing:
-with main.api_client.override(Mock(api.ApiClient)) as api_client_mock:
+with main.api_client.override(Mock(api.Converter)) as api_client_mock:
     user = main.user_factory('test')
     user.register()
     api_client_mock().call.assert_called_with('register', {'id': 'test'})
diff --git a/examples/providers/configuration/configuration_type.py b/examples/providers/configuration/configuration_type.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..213f9f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/providers/configuration/configuration_type.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""`Configuration` provider type specification example."""
+
+import os
+
+from dependency_injector import providers
+
+
+class ApiClient:
+    def __init__(self, api_key: str, timeout: int):
+        self.api_key = api_key
+        self.timeout = timeout
+
+
+config = providers.Configuration()
+
+api_client_factory = providers.Factory(
+    ApiClient,
+    api_key=config.api.key,
+    timeout=config.api.timeout.as_int(),
+)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Emulate environment variables
+    os.environ['API_KEY'] = 'secret'
+    os.environ['API_TIMEOUT'] = '5'
+
+    config.api.key.from_env('API_KEY')
+    config.api.timeout.from_env('API_TIMEOUT')
+
+    api_client = api_client_factory()
+
+    assert api_client.api_key == 'secret'
+    assert api_client.timeout == 5
diff --git a/examples/providers/configuration/configuration_type_custom.py b/examples/providers/configuration/configuration_type_custom.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b53dafe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/providers/configuration/configuration_type_custom.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""`Configuration` provider custom type specification example."""
+
+import os
+import decimal
+
+from dependency_injector import providers
+
+
+class Calculator:
+    def __init__(self, pi: decimal.Decimal):
+        self.pi = pi
+
+
+config = providers.Configuration()
+
+calculator_factory = providers.Factory(
+    Calculator,
+    pi=config.pi.as_(decimal.Decimal),
+)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Emulate environment variables
+    os.environ['PI'] = '3.1415926535897932384626433832'
+
+    config.pi.from_env('PI')
+
+    calculator = calculator_factory()
+
+    assert calculator.pi == decimal.Decimal('3.1415926535897932384626433832')