diff --git a/gui/default/syncthing/device/editDeviceModalView.html b/gui/default/syncthing/device/editDeviceModalView.html
index 3e8659ac6..c874cff04 100644
--- a/gui/default/syncthing/device/editDeviceModalView.html
+++ b/gui/default/syncthing/device/editDeviceModalView.html
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
                   <div class="row">
                     <span class="col-md-8" translate>Incoming Rate Limit (KiB/s)</span>
                     <div class="col-md-4">
-                      <input name="maxRecvKbps" id="maxRecvKbps" class="form-control" type="number" pattern="\d+" ng-model="currentDevice.maxRecvKbps" min="0" />
+                      <input name="maxRecvKbps" id="maxRecvKbps" class="form-control" type="number" pattern="\d+" ng-model="currentDevice.maxRecvKbps" min="0" step="1024" />
                     </div>
                   </div>
                   <p class="help-block" ng-if="!deviceEditor.maxRecvKbps.$valid && deviceEditor.maxRecvKbps.$dirty" translate>The rate limit must be a non-negative number (0: no limit)</p>
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
                   <div class="row">
                     <span class="col-md-8" translate>Outgoing Rate Limit (KiB/s)</span>
                     <div class="col-md-4">
-                      <input name="maxSendKbps" id="maxSendKbps" class="form-control" type="number" pattern="\d+" ng-model="currentDevice.maxSendKbps" min="0" />
+                      <input name="maxSendKbps" id="maxSendKbps" class="form-control" type="number" pattern="\d+" ng-model="currentDevice.maxSendKbps" min="0" step="1024" />
                     </div>
                   </div>
                   <p class="help-block" ng-if="!deviceEditor.maxSendKbps.$valid && deviceEditor.maxSendKbps.$dirty" translate>The rate limit must be a non-negative number (0: no limit)</p>
diff --git a/gui/default/syncthing/settings/settingsModalView.html b/gui/default/syncthing/settings/settingsModalView.html
index d226eb585..7245c9f20 100644
--- a/gui/default/syncthing/settings/settingsModalView.html
+++ b/gui/default/syncthing/settings/settingsModalView.html
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
             <div class="col-md-6">
               <div class="form-group" ng-class="{'has-error': settingsEditor.MaxRecvKbps.$invalid && settingsEditor.MaxRecvKbps.$dirty}">
                 <label translate for="MaxRecvKbps">Incoming Rate Limit (KiB/s)</label>
-                <input id="MaxRecvKbps" name="MaxRecvKbps" class="form-control" type="number" ng-model="tmpOptions.maxRecvKbps" min="0" />
+                <input id="MaxRecvKbps" name="MaxRecvKbps" class="form-control" type="number" ng-model="tmpOptions.maxRecvKbps" min="0" step="1024" />
                 <p class="help-block">
                   <span translate ng-if="settingsEditor.MaxRecvKbps.$error.min && settingsEditor.MaxRecvKbps.$dirty">The rate limit must be a non-negative number (0: no limit)</span>
                 </p>
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
             <div class="col-md-6">
               <div class="form-group" ng-class="{'has-error': settingsEditor.MaxSendKbps.$invalid && settingsEditor.MaxSendKbps.$dirty}">
                 <label translate for="MaxSendKbps">Outgoing Rate Limit (KiB/s)</label>
-                <input id="MaxSendKbps" name="MaxSendKbps" class="form-control" type="number" ng-model="tmpOptions.maxSendKbps" min="0" />
+                <input id="MaxSendKbps" name="MaxSendKbps" class="form-control" type="number" ng-model="tmpOptions.maxSendKbps" min="0" step="1024" />
                 <p class="help-block">
                   <span translate ng-if="settingsEditor.MaxSendKbps.$error.min && settingsEditor.MaxSendKbps.$dirty">The rate limit must be a non-negative number (0: no limit)</span>
                 </p>