diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.html b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.html
index 5895220d3..032730be4 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.html
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.html
@@ -248,8 +248,9 @@
                                 errors.push(RED._("node-red:inject.errors.invalid-json", { prop: 'msg.'+v[i].p, error: e.message }))
                             }
                         } else if (v[i].vt === "num"){
-                            if (!/^[+-]?[0-9]*\.?[0-9]*([eE][-+]?[0-9]+)?$/.test(v[i].v)) {
-                                errors.push(RED._("node-red:inject.errors.invalid-prop", { prop: 'msg.'+v[i].p, error: v[i].v }))
+                            const numValidation = RED.utils.validateTypedProperty(v[i].v, 'num', { prop: 'msg.'+v[i].p });
+                            if (numValidation !== true) {
+                                errors.push(numValidation || RED._("node-red:inject.errors.invalid-prop", { prop: 'msg.'+v[i].p, error: v[i].v }))
                             }
                         }
                     }