diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 40ba9a4216..9220c23489 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 - **Dropdown** - `search dropdown` will now initialize with `autocomplete="off"` to avoid triggering native autocomplete menu
 - **Form Validation** - Fixes error on `blur` or `change` when using a blank validation object #3131 **Thanks @listepo**
 - **Form Validation** - Fixes some issues with form integer validation #3053 **Thanks @maturano**
+- **Form Validation** - `decimal` rule now **only matches decimals**, to match any number use `number` rule. #3060
 - **Form** - Removed `divider` spacing as part of `ui form`, this caused inheritance issues when using special divider types #3092
 - **Grid** - Fixes attached segment 1px offset inside grid column #3226
 - **Grid** - Fixes some inconsistencies with `widescreen only` class #3161 **Thanks @mdehoog**
diff --git a/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js b/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js
index 024997956e..7d1dca7898 100644
--- a/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js
+++ b/src/definitions/behaviors/form.js
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ $.fn.form.settings = {
 
   regExp: {
     bracket : /\[(.*)\]/i,
-    decimal : /^\-?\d*(\.\d+)?$/,
+    decimal : /^\d*(\.)\d+/,
     email   : "[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+(?:\\.[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+)*@(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?\\.)+[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?",
     escape  : /[\-\[\]\/\{\}\(\)\*\+\?\.\\\^\$\|]/g,
     flags   : /^\/(.*)\/(.*)?/,