diff --git a/frontend/src/app/plugins/flex.cljs b/frontend/src/app/plugins/flex.cljs
index 57c7fda4e3..d3067fb7c0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/plugins/flex.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/plugins/flex.cljs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
      :set
      (fn [_ value]
        (cond
-         (not (sm/valid-safe-int? value))
+         (not (sm/valid-safe-number? value))
          (u/not-valid plugin-id :rowGap value)
 
          (not (r/check-permission plugin-id "content:write"))
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
      :set
      (fn [_ value]
        (cond
-         (not (sm/valid-safe-int? value))
+         (not (sm/valid-safe-number? value))
          (u/not-valid plugin-id :columnGap value)
 
          (not (r/check-permission plugin-id "content:write"))
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
      :set
      (fn [_ value]
        (cond
-         (not (sm/valid-safe-int? value))
+         (not (sm/valid-safe-number? value))
          (u/not-valid plugin-id :verticalPadding value)
 
          (not (r/check-permission plugin-id "content:write"))
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
      :set
      (fn [_ value]
        (cond
-         (not (sm/valid-safe-int? value))
+         (not (sm/valid-safe-number? value))
          (u/not-valid plugin-id :horizontalPadding value)
 
          (not (r/check-permission plugin-id "content:write"))
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
      :set
      (fn [_ value]
        (cond
-         (not (sm/valid-safe-int? value))
+         (not (sm/valid-safe-number? value))
          (u/not-valid plugin-id :topPadding value)
 
          (not (r/check-permission plugin-id "content:write"))
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
      :set
      (fn [_ value]
        (cond
-         (not (sm/valid-safe-int? value))
+         (not (sm/valid-safe-number? value))
          (u/not-valid plugin-id :rightPadding value)
 
          (not (r/check-permission plugin-id "content:write"))
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
      :set
      (fn [_ value]
        (cond
-         (not (sm/valid-safe-int? value))
+         (not (sm/valid-safe-number? value))
          (u/not-valid plugin-id :bottomPadding value)
 
          (not (r/check-permission plugin-id "content:write"))
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
      :set
      (fn [_ value]
        (cond
-         (not (sm/valid-safe-int? value))
+         (not (sm/valid-safe-number? value))
          (u/not-valid plugin-id :leftPadding value)
 
          (not (r/check-permission plugin-id "content:write"))
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/plugins/grid.cljs b/frontend/src/app/plugins/grid.cljs
index 6964a034dd..3ef266c1ad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/plugins/grid.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/plugins/grid.cljs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
      :set
      (fn [_ value]
        (cond
-         (not (sm/valid-safe-int? value))
+         (not (sm/valid-safe-number? value))
          (u/not-valid plugin-id :rowGap value)
 
          (not (r/check-permission plugin-id "content:write"))
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
      :set
      (fn [_ value]
        (cond
-         (not (sm/valid-safe-int? value))
+         (not (sm/valid-safe-number? value))
          (u/not-valid plugin-id :columnGap value)
 
          (not (r/check-permission plugin-id "content:write"))
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
      :set
      (fn [_ value]
        (cond
-         (not (sm/valid-safe-int? value))
+         (not (sm/valid-safe-number? value))
          (u/not-valid plugin-id :verticalPadding value)
 
          (not (r/check-permission plugin-id "content:write"))
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
      :set
      (fn [_ value]
        (cond
-         (not (sm/valid-safe-int? value))
+         (not (sm/valid-safe-number? value))
          (u/not-valid plugin-id :horizontalPadding value)
 
          (not (r/check-permission plugin-id "content:write"))
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
      :set
      (fn [_ value]
        (cond
-         (not (sm/valid-safe-int? value))
+         (not (sm/valid-safe-number? value))
          (u/not-valid plugin-id :topPadding value)
 
          (not (r/check-permission plugin-id "content:write"))
@@ -231,14 +231,14 @@
      :set
      (fn [_ value]
        (cond
-         (not (sm/valid-safe-int? value))
+         (not (sm/valid-safe-number? value))
          (u/not-valid plugin-id :rightPadding value)
 
          (not (r/check-permission plugin-id "content:write"))
-         (u/not-valid plugin-id :righPadding "Plugin doesn't have 'content:write' permission")
+         (u/not-valid plugin-id :rightPadding "Plugin doesn't have 'content:write' permission")
 
          (not (u/page-active? page-id))
-         (u/not-valid plugin-id :righPadding "Cannot modify a page that is not currently active")
+         (u/not-valid plugin-id :rightPadding "Cannot modify a page that is not currently active")
 
          :else
          (st/emit! (dwsl/update-layout #{id} {:layout-padding {:p2 value}}))))}
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
      :set
      (fn [_ value]
        (cond
-         (not (sm/valid-safe-int? value))
+         (not (sm/valid-safe-number? value))
          (u/not-valid plugin-id :bottomPadding value)
 
          (not (r/check-permission plugin-id "content:write"))
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
      :set
      (fn [_ value]
        (cond
-         (not (sm/valid-safe-int? value))
+         (not (sm/valid-safe-number? value))
          (u/not-valid plugin-id :leftPadding value)
 
          (not (r/check-permission plugin-id "content:write"))
diff --git a/frontend/test/frontend_tests/plugins/page_active_validation_test.cljs b/frontend/test/frontend_tests/plugins/page_active_validation_test.cljs
index 5b36691404..080e662dae 100644
--- a/frontend/test/frontend_tests/plugins/page_active_validation_test.cljs
+++ b/frontend/test/frontend_tests/plugins/page_active_validation_test.cljs
@@ -269,3 +269,32 @@
         (doseq [[label thunk] (setter-specs m)]
           (t/is (not (throws? thunk)) (str label " must be allowed on the active page")))))))
 
+(t/deftest test-layout-gap-padding-accepts-fractional-values
+  ;; Regression: the flex/grid gap and padding setters validated with
+  ;; `valid-safe-int?`, but the layout model types `:row-gap`/`:column-gap` and
+  ;; `:p1`-`:p4` as `safe-number` (and the sidebar accepts decimals), so a
+  ;; fractional value was wrongly rejected. With `throwValidationErrors` on (set
+  ;; by `setup`) and page2 active, a fractional value must be accepted (no throw).
+  (thw/with-wasm-mocks*
+    (fn []
+      (let [{:keys [store page2-id ^js flex ^js grid]} (setup)]
+        (activate-page! store page2-id)
+        (doseq [[label thunk]
+                [["flex.rowGap"            #(set! (.-rowGap flex) 10.5)]
+                 ["flex.columnGap"         #(set! (.-columnGap flex) 3.25)]
+                 ["flex.verticalPadding"   #(set! (.-verticalPadding flex) 4.5)]
+                 ["flex.horizontalPadding" #(set! (.-horizontalPadding flex) 4.5)]
+                 ["flex.topPadding"        #(set! (.-topPadding flex) 1.5)]
+                 ["flex.rightPadding"      #(set! (.-rightPadding flex) 1.5)]
+                 ["flex.bottomPadding"     #(set! (.-bottomPadding flex) 1.5)]
+                 ["flex.leftPadding"       #(set! (.-leftPadding flex) 1.5)]
+                 ["grid.rowGap"            #(set! (.-rowGap grid) 7.5)]
+                 ["grid.columnGap"         #(set! (.-columnGap grid) 2.25)]
+                 ["grid.verticalPadding"   #(set! (.-verticalPadding grid) 4.5)]
+                 ["grid.horizontalPadding" #(set! (.-horizontalPadding grid) 4.5)]
+                 ["grid.topPadding"        #(set! (.-topPadding grid) 1.5)]
+                 ["grid.rightPadding"      #(set! (.-rightPadding grid) 1.5)]
+                 ["grid.bottomPadding"     #(set! (.-bottomPadding grid) 1.5)]
+                 ["grid.leftPadding"       #(set! (.-leftPadding grid) 1.5)]]]
+          (t/is (not (throws? thunk)) (str label " must accept a fractional value")))))))
+