diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/LaunchPrompt/steps/SurveyStep.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/LaunchPrompt/steps/SurveyStep.jsx
index b5efa0c477..941f14b4ed 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/components/LaunchPrompt/steps/SurveyStep.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/LaunchPrompt/steps/SurveyStep.jsx
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function MultiSelectField({ question, i18n }) {
     validate: question.isrequired ? required(null, i18n) : null,
   });
   const id = `survey-question-${question.variable}`;
-  const hasActualValue = !question.required || meta.value.length > 0;
+  const hasActualValue = !question.required || meta.value?.length > 0;
   const isValid = !meta.touched || (!meta.error && hasActualValue);
 
   return (
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/Survey/SurveyQuestionForm.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/Survey/SurveyQuestionForm.jsx
index 4d960f0964..793b928216 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/Survey/SurveyQuestionForm.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/Survey/SurveyQuestionForm.jsx
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import {
   noWhiteSpace,
   combine,
   maxLength,
+  integer,
+  number as numberValidator,
 } from '../../../util/validators';
 
 function AnswerTypeField({ i18n }) {
@@ -177,7 +179,15 @@ function SurveyQuestionForm({
               <FormField
                 id="question-default"
                 name="default"
-                validate={maxLength(formik.values.max, i18n)}
+                validate={
+                  {
+                    text: maxLength(formik.values.max, i18n),
+                    integer: integer(i18n),
+                    float: numberValidator(i18n),
+                  }[formik.values.type]
+                }
+                min={formik.values.min}
+                max={formik.values.max}
                 type={formik.values.type === 'text' ? 'text' : 'number'}
                 label={i18n._(t`Default answer`)}
               />
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/util/validators.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/util/validators.jsx
index 111736c3ed..499957f6e5 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/util/validators.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/util/validators.jsx
@@ -76,6 +76,20 @@ export function integer(i18n) {
   };
 }
 
+export function number(i18n) {
+  return value => {
+    const str = String(value);
+    if (/^-?[0-9]*(\.[0-9]*)?$/.test(str)) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    // large number scientific notation (e.g. '1e+21')
+    if (/^-?[0-9]*e[+-][0-9]*$/.test(str)) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    return i18n._(t`This field must be a number`);
+  };
+}
+
 export function url(i18n) {
   return value => {
     if (!value) {
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/util/validators.test.js b/awx/ui_next/src/util/validators.test.js
index fcde053dbb..a660c8ea5c 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/util/validators.test.js
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/util/validators.test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   maxLength,
   noWhiteSpace,
   integer,
+  number,
   url,
   combine,
   regExp,
@@ -112,6 +113,33 @@ describe('validators', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test('number should accept number (number)', () => {
+    expect(number(i18n)(13)).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('number should accept number (string)', () => {
+    expect(number(i18n)('13')).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('number should accept negative number', () => {
+    expect(number(i18n)(-14)).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('number should accept decimal/float', () => {
+    expect(number(i18n)(13.1)).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('number should accept large number', () => {
+    expect(number(i18n)(999999999999999999999.9)).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(number(i18n)(-999999999999999999999.9)).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('number should reject string containing alphanum', () => {
+    expect(number(i18n)('15a')).toEqual({
+      id: 'This field must be a number',
+    });
+  });
+
   test('url should reject incomplete url', () => {
     expect(url(i18n)('abcd')).toEqual({
       id: 'Please enter a valid URL',