diff --git a/frontend/playwright/ui/specs/numeric-input.spec.js b/frontend/playwright/ui/specs/numeric-input.spec.js
index 49d3d1ca6b..499d9deae6 100644
--- a/frontend/playwright/ui/specs/numeric-input.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/playwright/ui/specs/numeric-input.spec.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ test("BUG 10001: Negative margins are allowed on the numeric input", async ({
   });
 
   await expect(verticalMarginInput).toBeVisible();
-  
+
   await verticalMarginInput.fill("-10");
   await verticalMarginInput.press("Enter");
   await expect(verticalMarginInput).toHaveValue("-10");
@@ -230,3 +230,54 @@ test("BUG 10638 - Invalid padding input on multi-selection must not persist stri
   expect(seenLayoutValues).not.toEqual([]);
   expect(badLayoutValues).toEqual([]);
 });
+
+test("BUG 12227: Numeric inputs only show the scrub cursor when they hold a single value", async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  const workspacePage = new WasmWorkspacePage(page);
+  await workspacePage.setupEmptyFile(page);
+  await workspacePage.mockRPC(
+    /get\-file\?/,
+    "workspace/get-file-copy-paste.json",
+  );
+  await workspacePage.mockRPC(
+    "get-file-fragment?file-id=*&fragment-id=*",
+    "workspace/get-file-copy-paste-fragment.json",
+  );
+
+  await workspacePage.goToWorkspace({
+    fileId: "870f9f10-87b5-8137-8005-934804124660",
+    pageId: "870f9f10-87b5-8137-8005-934804124661",
+  });
+
+  await page.getByTestId("layer-item").getByRole("button").first().click();
+  await workspacePage.layers.getByTestId("layer-row").nth(0).click();
+
+  const measuresSection = workspacePage.rightSidebar.getByRole("region", {
+    name: "shape-measures-section",
+  });
+  await expect(measuresSection).toBeVisible();
+
+  const widthInput = measuresSection.getByRole("textbox", {
+    name: "Width",
+    exact: true,
+  });
+  await expect(widthInput).toHaveValue("360");
+
+  // The wrapper around the input is the element that carries the cursor.
+  const widthWrapper = measuresSection
+    .getByTestId("numeric-input-wrapper")
+    .filter({ has: page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Width", exact: true }) });
+
+  // A single committed value can be scrubbed.
+  await expect(widthWrapper).toHaveCSS("cursor", "ew-resize");
+
+  // Selecting a second shape with a different width mixes the values.
+  // The field then has no single value, so it must not look scrubbable.
+  await workspacePage.layers
+    .getByTestId("layer-row")
+    .nth(1)
+    .click({ modifiers: ["Shift"] });
+  await expect(widthInput).toHaveAttribute("placeholder", "Mixed");
+  await expect(widthWrapper).not.toHaveCSS("cursor", "ew-resize");
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/ds/controls/numeric_input.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/ds/controls/numeric_input.cljs
index 56b24b18b6..7595f8873c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/ds/controls/numeric_input.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/ds/controls/numeric_input.cljs
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@
         is-token-applied? (and (some? token-applied-name)
                                (not= :multiple token-applied-name))
 
+        scrubbable?     (and (some? value)
+                             (not disabled)
+                             (not is-token-applied?))
+
         focused-id*     (mf/use-state nil)
         focused-id      (deref focused-id*)
 
@@ -572,24 +576,22 @@
 
         on-scrub-pointer-down
         (mf/use-fn
-         (mf/deps disabled is-open is-multiple? ref min max nillable default is-token-applied?)
+         (mf/deps is-open ref min max nillable default scrubbable?)
          (fn [event]
-           (when-not (or disabled is-open is-multiple?  is-token-applied?)
-             (let [has-token (some? (deref token-applied-name*))]
-               (when-not has-token
-                 (let [client-x  (.-clientX event)
-                       parsed    (parse-value (str/trim (mf/ref-val raw-value*)) (mf/ref-val last-value*) min max nillable)
-                       start-val (or parsed default 0)]
-                   (mf/set-ref-val! drag-state* :maybe-dragging)
-                   (mf/set-ref-val! drag-start-x* client-x)
-                   (mf/set-ref-val! drag-start-val* start-val)
-                   (dom/capture-pointer event)))))))
+           (when (and (not is-open) scrubbable?)
+             (let [client-x  (.-clientX event)
+                   parsed    (parse-value (str/trim (mf/ref-val raw-value*)) (mf/ref-val last-value*) min max nillable)
+                   start-val (or parsed default 0)]
+               (mf/set-ref-val! drag-state* :maybe-dragging)
+               (mf/set-ref-val! drag-start-x* client-x)
+               (mf/set-ref-val! drag-start-val* start-val)
+               (dom/capture-pointer event)))))
 
         on-scrub-pointer-move
         (mf/use-fn
-         (mf/deps apply-value update-input step min max on-change-start is-token-applied?)
+         (mf/deps apply-value update-input step min max on-change-start scrubbable?)
          (fn [event]
-           (when-not is-token-applied?
+           (when scrubbable?
              (let [state (mf/ref-val drag-state*)]
                (when (or (= state :maybe-dragging) (= state :dragging))
                  (let [client-x (.-clientX event)
@@ -857,9 +859,9 @@
     (mf/with-effect [handle-unmount] handle-unmount)
 
     [:div {:class [class (stl/css-case :input-wrapper true
-                                       :resizable (and (not is-token-applied?)
-                                                       (not disabled)))]
+                                       :scrubbable scrubbable?)]
            :ref wrapper-ref
+           :data-testid "numeric-input-wrapper"
            :on-pointer-down on-scrub-pointer-down
            :on-pointer-move on-scrub-pointer-move
            :on-pointer-up on-scrub-pointer-up
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/ds/controls/numeric_input.scss b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/ds/controls/numeric_input.scss
index 3f9769912c..dd79749e67 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/ds/controls/numeric_input.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/ds/controls/numeric_input.scss
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   inline-size: 100%;
   position: relative;
 
-  &.resizable {
+  &.scrubbable {
     cursor: ew-resize;
   }