diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index d7c76cf..68c438c 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ var (
 	_ Cmder = (*StringSliceCmd)(nil)
 	_ Cmder = (*BoolSliceCmd)(nil)
 	_ Cmder = (*StringStringMapCmd)(nil)
+	_ Cmder = (*StringIntMapCmd)(nil)
 	_ Cmder = (*ZSliceCmd)(nil)
 	_ Cmder = (*ScanCmd)(nil)
 )
@@ -514,6 +515,42 @@ func (cmd *StringStringMapCmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+type StringIntMapCmd struct {
+	*baseCmd
+
+	val map[string]int64
+}
+
+func NewStringIntMapCmd(args ...string) *StringIntMapCmd {
+	return &StringIntMapCmd{
+		baseCmd: newBaseCmd(args...),
+	}
+}
+
+func (cmd *StringIntMapCmd) Val() map[string]int64 {
+	return cmd.val
+}
+
+func (cmd *StringIntMapCmd) Result() (map[string]int64, error) {
+	return cmd.val, cmd.err
+}
+
+func (cmd *StringIntMapCmd) String() string {
+	return cmdString(cmd, cmd.val)
+}
+
+func (cmd *StringIntMapCmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
+	v, err := parseReply(rd, parseStringIntMap)
+	if err != nil {
+		cmd.err = err
+		return err
+	}
+	cmd.val = v.(map[string]int64)
+	return nil
+}
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 type ZSliceCmd struct {
 	*baseCmd
 
diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index 6068bab..796b04a 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -1231,10 +1231,10 @@ func (c *Client) PubSubChannels(pattern string) *StringSliceCmd {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func (c *Client) PubSubNumSub(channels ...string) *SliceCmd {
+func (c *Client) PubSubNumSub(channels ...string) *StringIntMapCmd {
 	args := []string{"PUBSUB", "NUMSUB"}
 	args = append(args, channels...)
-	cmd := NewSliceCmd(args...)
+	cmd := NewStringIntMapCmd(args...)
 	c.Process(cmd)
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index b4c380c..b5e30a4 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -229,6 +229,38 @@ func parseStringStringMap(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
+func parseStringIntMap(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
+	m := make(map[string]int64, n/2)
+	for i := int64(0); i < n; i += 2 {
+		keyiface, err := parseReply(rd, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		key, ok := keyiface.(string)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("got %T, expected string", keyiface)
+		}
+
+		valueiface, err := parseReply(rd, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		switch value := valueiface.(type) {
+		case int64:
+			m[key] = value
+		case string:
+			m[key], err = strconv.ParseInt(value, 10, 64)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("got %v, expected number", value)
+			}
+		default:
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("got %T, expected number or string", valueiface)
+
+		}
+	}
+	return m, nil
+}
+
 func parseZSlice(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
 	zz := make([]Z, n/2)
 	for i := int64(0); i < n; i += 2 {
diff --git a/pubsub_test.go b/pubsub_test.go
index 76e3fa9..d67f745 100644
--- a/pubsub_test.go
+++ b/pubsub_test.go
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ var _ = Describe("PubSub", func() {
 
 		channels, err := client.PubSubNumSub("mychannel", "mychannel2", "mychannel3").Result()
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(channels).To(Equal([]interface{}{
-			"mychannel", int64(1),
-			"mychannel2", int64(1),
-			"mychannel3", int64(0),
+		Expect(channels).To(Equal(map[string]int64{
+			"mychannel":  1,
+			"mychannel2": 1,
+			"mychannel3": 0,
 		}))
 	})