diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/Survey/SurveyQuestionForm.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/Survey/SurveyQuestionForm.jsx
index ff57f3bf17..e06c865cdf 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..c4475b24a6 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/util/validators.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/util/validators.jsx
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export function noWhiteSpace(i18n) {
 
 export function integer(i18n) {
   return value => {
+    console.log(value);
     const str = String(value);
     if (/[^0-9]/.test(str)) {
       return i18n._(t`This field must be an integer`);
@@ -76,6 +77,16 @@ export function integer(i18n) {
   };
 }
 
+export function number(i18n) {
+  return value => {
+    const str = String(value);
+    if (/^[0-9]*(\.[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..6a0a221d57 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 +113,24 @@ 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 decimal/float', () => {
+    expect(number(i18n)(13.1)).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',