diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/form_validators.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/form_validators.js.erb
index 54354084b..3b10c96d2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/form_validators.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/form_validators.js.erb
@@ -196,6 +196,14 @@ function filesSizeValidator(ev, fileInputs, fileTypeEnum) {
   return filesSizeValid;
 }
 
+function numberMinMaxValidator(value, min, max) {
+  if(parseInt(value) < min || isNaN(value))
+    return min;
+  else if(parseInt(value) > max)
+    return max;
+  else return value;
+}
+
 /*
  * Overriden in billing module for checking whether enough
  * team space is free.
diff --git a/app/views/repository_columns/manage_column_partials/_number.html.erb b/app/views/repository_columns/manage_column_partials/_number.html.erb
index 03ffa9b0f..2d4e59d2f 100644
--- a/app/views/repository_columns/manage_column_partials/_number.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/repository_columns/manage_column_partials/_number.html.erb
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
     <%= t('libraries.manange_modal_column.number_type.decimals_label') %>
   </label>
   <div class="col-sm-3">
-    <%= number_field_tag('decimals', selected_decimals, in: 0...Constants::REPOSITORY_NUMBER_TYPE_MAX_DECIMALS,
-                         class: 'form-control') %>
+    <%= number_field_tag('decimals', selected_decimals, between: 0...Constants::REPOSITORY_NUMBER_TYPE_MAX_DECIMALS,
+                         class: 'form-control',
+                         oninput: "this.value = numberMinMaxValidator(this.value, 0, #{Constants::REPOSITORY_NUMBER_TYPE_MAX_DECIMALS})" ) %>
   </div>
 </div>