diff --git a/modules/core/localizer.js b/modules/core/localizer.js
index f8e5a6df9..9e7d9850c 100644
--- a/modules/core/localizer.js
+++ b/modules/core/localizer.js
@@ -424,15 +424,28 @@ export function coreLocalizer() {
         return code;  // if not found, use the code
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a function that formats a floating-point number in the given
+     * locale.
+     */
     localizer.floatFormatter = (locale) => {
         if (!('Intl' in window && 'NumberFormat' in Intl &&
               'formatToParts' in Intl.NumberFormat.prototype)) {
-            return (number) => number.toString();
+            return (number, fractionDigits) => {
+                return fractionDigits === undefined ? number.toString() : number.toFixed(fractionDigits);
+            };
         } else {
-            return (number) => number.toLocaleString(locale, { maximumFractionDigits: 20 });
+            return (number, fractionDigits) => number.toLocaleString(locale, {
+                minimumFractionDigits: fractionDigits,
+                maximumFractionDigits: fractionDigits === undefined ? 20 : fractionDigits,
+            });
         }
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a function that parses a number formatted according to the given
+     * locale as a floating-point number.
+     */
     localizer.floatParser = (locale) => {
         // https://stackoverflow.com/a/55366435/4585461
         const polyfill = (string) => parseFloat(string.trim());
@@ -460,5 +473,32 @@ export function coreLocalizer() {
         };
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a function that returns the number of decimal places in a
+     * formatted number string.
+     */
+    localizer.decimalPlaceCounter = (locale) => {
+        var literal, group, decimal;
+        if ('Intl' in window && 'NumberFormat' in Intl) {
+            const format = new Intl.NumberFormat(locale, { maximumFractionDigits: 20 });
+            if (('formatToParts' in format)) {
+                const parts = format.formatToParts(-12345.6);
+                const literalPart = parts.find(d => d.type === 'literal');
+                literal = literalPart && new RegExp(`[${literalPart.value}]`, 'g');
+                const groupPart = parts.find(d => d.type === 'group');
+                group = groupPart && new RegExp(`[${groupPart.value}]`, 'g');
+                const decimalPart = parts.find(d => d.type === 'decimal');
+                decimal = decimalPart && new RegExp(`[${decimalPart.value}]`);
+            }
+        }
+        return (string) => {
+            string = string.trim();
+            if (literal) string = string.replace(literal, '');
+            if (group) string = string.replace(group, '');
+            const parts = string.split(decimal || '.');
+            return parts && parts[1] && parts[1].length || 0;
+        };
+    };
+
     return localizer;
 }
diff --git a/modules/ui/fields/input.js b/modules/ui/fields/input.js
index 45e48d9de..7bbfd5380 100644
--- a/modules/ui/fields/input.js
+++ b/modules/ui/fields/input.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export function uiFieldText(field, context) {
     const isDirectionField = field.key.split(':').some(keyPart => keyPart === 'direction');
     const formatFloat = localizer.floatFormatter(localizer.languageCode());
     const parseLocaleFloat = localizer.floatParser(localizer.languageCode());
+    const countDecimalPlaces = localizer.decimalPlaceCounter(localizer.languageCode());
 
     if (field.type === 'tel') {
         fileFetcher.get('phone_formats')
@@ -155,8 +156,7 @@ export function uiFieldText(field, context) {
                             num = ((num % 360) + 360) % 360;
                         }
                         // make sure no extra decimals are introduced
-                        const numDecimals = v.includes('.') ? v.split('.')[1].length : 0;
-                        return formatFloat(clamped(num).toFixed(numDecimals));
+                        return formatFloat(clamped(num), countDecimalPlaces(v));
                     });
                     input.node().value = vals.join(';');
                     change()();
diff --git a/test/spec/core/localizer.js b/test/spec/core/localizer.js
index 6a77e0ef8..01e2f20e7 100644
--- a/test/spec/core/localizer.js
+++ b/test/spec/core/localizer.js
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ describe('iD.coreLocalizer', function() {
             expect(selection.selectChild().classed('localized-text')).to.be.true;
         });
     });
+    describe('#floatFormatter', function () {
+        it('uses the specified number of fraction digits', function () {
+            var localizer = iD.coreLocalizer();
+            var formatFloat = localizer.floatFormatter('en');
+            expect(formatFloat(-0.1)).to.eql('-0.1');
+            expect(formatFloat(-0.1, 0)).to.eql('-0');
+            expect(formatFloat(-0.1, 2)).to.eql('-0.10');
+        });
+    });
     describe('#floatParser', function () {
         it('roundtrips English numbers', function () {
             var localizer = iD.coreLocalizer();
@@ -58,4 +67,14 @@ describe('iD.coreLocalizer', function() {
             expect(parseFloat(formatFloat(3.14159))).to.eql(3.14159);
         });
     });
+    describe('#decimalPlaceCounter', function () {
+        it('counts decimal places in English numbers', function () {
+            var localizer = iD.coreLocalizer();
+            var countDecimalPlaces = localizer.decimalPlaceCounter('en');
+            expect(countDecimalPlaces('-0')).to.eql(0);
+            expect(countDecimalPlaces('-0.1')).to.eql(1);
+            expect(countDecimalPlaces('1.234')).to.eql(3);
+            expect(countDecimalPlaces('10')).to.eql(0);
+        });
+    });
 });