diff --git a/cms/static/client_templates/metadata_number_entry.html b/cms/static/client_templates/metadata_number_entry.html
index 040488cb39..981db06bd4 100644
--- a/cms/static/client_templates/metadata_number_entry.html
+++ b/cms/static/client_templates/metadata_number_entry.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="wrapper-comp-setting">
 	<label class="label setting-label" for="<%= uniqueId %>"><%= model.get('display_name') %></label>
-	<input class="input setting-input" type="number" min="1" max= "10" step="1" id="<%= uniqueId %>" value='<%= model.get("value") %>'/>
+	<input class="input setting-input" type="number" id="<%= uniqueId %>" value='<%= model.get("value") %>'/>
 	<button class="action setting-clear inactive" type="button" name="setting-clear" value="Clear" data-tooltip="Clear">
 		<i class="ss-icon ss-symbolicons-block undo">&#x21A9;</i><span class="sr">Clear Value</span>
 	</button>
diff --git a/cms/static/js/models/metadata_model.js b/cms/static/js/models/metadata_model.js
index d2e3e52f66..90476431d4 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/models/metadata_model.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/models/metadata_model.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ CMS.Models.Metadata = Backbone.Model.extend({
         "value" : null,
         "explicitly_set": null,
         "default_value" : null,
-        "options" : null
+        "options" : null,
+        "type" : null
     },
 
     initialize: function() {
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ CMS.Models.Metadata = Backbone.Model.extend({
         return this.get('options');
     },
 
+    getType: function() {
+        return this.get('type');
+    },
+
     clear: function() {
         this.set('explicitly_set', false);
         this.set('value', this.get('default_value'));
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/metadata_editor_view.js b/cms/static/js/views/metadata_editor_view.js
index 9a1c324732..b4378bbbc7 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/metadata_editor_view.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/metadata_editor_view.js
@@ -159,6 +159,33 @@ CMS.Views.Metadata.Number = CMS.Views.Metadata.AbstractEditor.extend({
         "click .setting-clear" : "clear"
     },
 
+    render: function () {
+        CMS.Views.Metadata.AbstractEditor.prototype.render.apply(this);
+        if (!this.inputAttributesSet) {
+            var min = "min";
+            var max = "max";
+            var step = "step";
+            var options = this.model.getOptions();
+            if (options.hasOwnProperty(min)) {
+                this.$el.find('input').attr(min, options[min].toString());
+            }
+            if (options.hasOwnProperty(max)) {
+                this.$el.find('input').attr(max, options[max].toString());
+            }
+            var stepValue = undefined;
+            if (options.hasOwnProperty(step)) {
+                stepValue = options[step].toString();
+            }
+            else if (this.model.getType() === 'Integer') {
+                stepValue = "1";
+            }
+            if (stepValue !== undefined) {
+                this.$el.find('input').attr(step, stepValue);
+            }
+            this.inputAttributesSet = true;
+        }
+    },
+
     getTemplateName : function () {
         return "metadata_number_entry";
     },
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py
index b33cf5fb8c..3433e6c88b 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class CapaFields(object):
     seed = StringyInteger(help="Random seed for this student", scope=Scope.user_state)
     weight = StringyFloat(display_name="Problem Weight",
         help="Specifies the number of points the problem is worth. If unset, each response field in the problem is worth one point.",
-        values = {"min" : 0 },
+        values = {"min" : 0 , "step": ".1"},
         scope=Scope.settings)
     markdown = String(help="Markdown source of this module", scope=Scope.settings)
     source_code = String(help="Source code for LaTeX and Word problems. This feature is not well-supported.",