diff --git a/src/Configuration/Content/FieldType.php b/src/Configuration/Content/FieldType.php
index 162b489bf..897f79976 100644
--- a/src/Configuration/Content/FieldType.php
+++ b/src/Configuration/Content/FieldType.php
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ protected static function defaults(): Collection
             'maxlength' => '',
             'autocomplete' => true,
             'values' => [],
+            'min' => 1,
+            'max' => 1000,
         ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/templates/_partials/fields/number.html.twig b/templates/_partials/fields/number.html.twig
index f87b06090..3b9ab7981 100644
--- a/templates/_partials/fields/number.html.twig
+++ b/templates/_partials/fields/number.html.twig
@@ -2,30 +2,14 @@
 
 {% block field %}
 
-  {# set mode #}
-  {% if not mode|default %}
-    {% set mode = field.definition.mode|default('float') %}
-  {% endif %}
-
-  {# set min & max #}
-  {% if not min|default or max|default %}
-    {% set min = 0 %}
-    {% set max = 1000 %}
-  {% endif %}
+  {% set min = field.definition.min %}
+  {% set max = field.definition.max %}
+  {% set mode = field.definition.mode|default('float') %}
+  {% set step = field.definition['step']|default(1) %}
 
-  {# set step #}
-  {% if not step|default and field.definition['step'] is defined %}
-    {% set step = field.definition.step %}
-  {% elseif not step|default %}
-    {# default step values #}
-    {% if mode == 'float' %}
-      {% set step = "'any'" %}
-    {% elseif mode == 'integer' %}
-      {% set step = 1 %}
-    {% else %}
-      {# field mode unknown #}
-      {% set step = 1 %}
-    {% endif %}
+  {# --- if the mode is `float` and `step` is not set, use the magical 'any' --- #}
+  {% if mode == 'float' %}
+    {% set step = field.definition['step']|default("'any'") %}
   {% endif %}
 
   <editor-number
diff --git a/tests/php/Configuration/Parser/ContentTypesParserTest.php b/tests/php/Configuration/Parser/ContentTypesParserTest.php
index 517a23d43..fea619fc5 100644
--- a/tests/php/Configuration/Parser/ContentTypesParserTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/Configuration/Parser/ContentTypesParserTest.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class ContentTypesParserTest extends ParserTestBase
 
     public const AMOUNT_OF_ATTRIBUTES_IN_CONTENT_TYPE = 27;
 
-    public const AMOUNT_OF_ATTRIBUTES_IN_FIELD = 29;
+    public const AMOUNT_OF_ATTRIBUTES_IN_FIELD = 31;
 
     public const ALLOWED_LOCALES = 'en|nl|es|fr|de|pl|it|hu|pt_BR|ja|nb|nn|nl_NL|nl_BE';