diff --git a/resources/qml/Settings/SettingTextField.qml b/resources/qml/Settings/SettingTextField.qml
index 18a55c7a50..4d05bef2b9 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Settings/SettingTextField.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Settings/SettingTextField.qml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ SettingItem
 
             maximumLength: 10;
 
-            validator: RegExpValidator { regExp: /[0-9.,-]{0,10}/ }
+            validator: RegExpValidator { regExp: (type == "int") ? /^-?[0-9]{0,10}/ : /^-?[0-9.,]{0,10}/ } //"type" property from parent loader used to disallow fractional number entry
 
             Binding
             {