diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoinamountfield.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoinamountfield.cpp
index 19cd5655cc7..9514ec84652 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoinamountfield.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoinamountfield.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ BitcoinAmountField::BitcoinAmountField(QWidget *parent):
     amount->setDecimals(8);
     amount->installEventFilter(this);
     amount->setMaximumWidth(170);
+    amount->setSingleStep(0.001);
 
     QHBoxLayout *layout = new QHBoxLayout(this);
     layout->addWidget(amount);