diff --git a/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/tests/intinputvalidator_tests.cpp b/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/tests/intinputvalidator_tests.cpp
index 277b20e73a..bd3d18a52a 100644
--- a/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/tests/intinputvalidator_tests.cpp
+++ b/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/tests/intinputvalidator_tests.cpp
@@ -112,10 +112,28 @@ TEST_F(IntInputValidatorTests, ValidateCommaLocale) {
 
     runInputTests({
             { "0", QValidator::Invalid },
-            { "", QValidator::Invalid },
+            { "", QValidator::Intermediate, "1" },
             { "1", QValidator::Acceptable }
         });
 
+    m_validator->setTop(10);
+    m_validator->setBottom(5);
+
+    runInputTests({
+            { "1", QValidator::Intermediate, "5" },
+            { "2", QValidator::Intermediate, "5" }
+        });
+
+    m_validator->setTop(-50);
+    m_validator->setBottom(-100);
+
+    runInputTests({
+            { "-5", QValidator::Intermediate, "-50" },
+            { "-2", QValidator::Intermediate, "-50" },
+            { "-75", QValidator::Acceptable },
+            { "0", QValidator::Invalid }
+        });
+
     QLocale::setDefault(prev);
 }
 
diff --git a/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/validators/intinputvalidator.cpp b/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/validators/intinputvalidator.cpp
index f80c3ceaa9..db139ae8c5 100644
--- a/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/validators/intinputvalidator.cpp
+++ b/framework/uicomponents/qml/Muse/UiComponents/validators/intinputvalidator.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 #include "intinputvalidator.h"
 #include "global/realfn.h"
+#include <qvalidator.h>
 
 using namespace muse::uicomponents;
 
@@ -89,16 +90,26 @@ QValidator::State IntInputValidator::validate(QString& inputStr, int& cursorPos)
         } else {
             state = Acceptable;
         }
-    } else if (digits.contains(QRegularExpression("^\\-?$"))) {
-        state = Intermediate;
-    } else {
+    } else if (digits.isEmpty()) {
+        return Intermediate;
+    } else if ((digits == "-")) {
+        if (m_bottom < 0) {
+            return Intermediate;
+        }
+
         cursorPos = 0;
         return Invalid;
     }
 
     int val = digits.toInt();
-    if (val > m_top || val < m_bottom) {
-        return Invalid;
+    if (val > m_top) {
+        // A negative value above the maximum may still be an in-progress prefix
+        return val < 0 ? Intermediate : Invalid;
+    }
+
+    if (val < m_bottom) {
+        // Symmetrically, a positive not 0 value below the minimum may still be an in-progress
+        return val > 0 ? Intermediate : Invalid;
     }
 
     return state;