diff --git a/provider/convert.go b/provider/convert.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f3877af24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provider/convert.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package provider
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/util"
+)
+
+type convertProvider struct {
+	Convert string
+	Set     Config
+}
+
+func init() {
+	registry.Add("convert", NewConvertFromConfig)
+}
+
+// NewConvertFromConfig creates type conversion provider
+func NewConvertFromConfig(other map[string]interface{}) (Provider, error) {
+	var cc convertProvider
+
+	if err := util.DecodeOther(other, &cc); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &cc, nil
+}
+
+var _ SetFloatProvider = (*convertProvider)(nil)
+
+func (o *convertProvider) FloatSetter(param string) (func(float64) error, error) {
+	if o.Convert == "float2int" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("convert: invalid conversion: %s", o.Convert)
+	}
+
+	set, err := NewIntSetterFromConfig(param, o.Set)
+
+	return func(val float64) error {
+		return set(int64(val))
+	}, err
+}
+
+var _ SetIntProvider = (*convertProvider)(nil)
+
+func (o *convertProvider) IntSetter(param string) (func(int64) error, error) {
+	if o.Convert == "int2float" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("convert: invalid conversion: %s", o.Convert)
+	}
+
+	set, err := NewFloatSetterFromConfig(param, o.Set)
+
+	return func(val int64) error {
+		return set(float64(val))
+	}, err
+}
diff --git a/provider/float_to_int.go b/provider/float_to_int.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b87f9dfc40..0000000000
--- a/provider/float_to_int.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-package provider
-
-import (
-	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/util"
-)
-
-type floatToIntProvider struct {
-	Set Config
-}
-
-func init() {
-	registry.Add("float2int", NewFloatToIntFromConfig)
-}
-
-// NewFloatToIntFromConfig creates type conversion provider
-func NewFloatToIntFromConfig(other map[string]interface{}) (Provider, error) {
-	var cc floatToIntProvider
-
-	if err := util.DecodeOther(other, &cc); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return &cc, nil
-}
-
-var _ SetFloatProvider = (*floatToIntProvider)(nil)
-
-func (o *floatToIntProvider) FloatSetter(param string) (func(float64) error, error) {
-	set, err := NewIntSetterFromConfig(param, o.Set)
-
-	return func(val float64) error {
-		return set(int64(val))
-	}, err
-}
diff --git a/templates/definition/meter/victron-energy.yaml b/templates/definition/meter/victron-energy.yaml
index 00ba636b26..4d66baadbf 100644
--- a/templates/definition/meter/victron-energy.yaml
+++ b/templates/definition/meter/victron-energy.yaml
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ render: |
       type: input
       decode: uint16
   limitsoc:
-    source: float2int
+    source: convert
+    convert: float2int
     set:
       source: modbus
       uri: {{ .host }}:{{ .port }}