diff --git a/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/client/ReactDOMInput.js b/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/client/ReactDOMInput.js
index d38ae2fe0ae..eb825964159 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/client/ReactDOMInput.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/client/ReactDOMInput.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {getCurrentFiberOwnerNameInDevOrNull} from 'react-reconciler/src/ReactCur
 import {getFiberCurrentPropsFromNode} from './ReactDOMComponentTree';
 import {getToStringValue, toString} from './ToStringValue';
 import {track, trackHydrated, updateValueIfChanged} from './inputValueTracking';
-import getActiveElement from './getActiveElement';
 import {
   disableInputAttributeSyncing,
   enableHydrationChangeEvent,
@@ -121,10 +120,13 @@ export function updateInput(
   if (value != null) {
     if (type === 'number') {
       if (
+        // "" == 0, so a cleared field wouldn't otherwise be restored to 0.
         // $FlowFixMe[incompatible-type]
         // $FlowFixMe[invalid-compare]
         (value === 0 && node.value === '') ||
-        // We explicitly want to coerce to number here if possible.
+        // We explicitly want to coerce to number here if possible, so that
+        // other spellings of the same number (e.g. "0.0" mid-edit) aren't
+        // clobbered while the user types.
         // eslint-disable-next-line
         node.value != (value as any)
       ) {
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ export function updateInput(
     // whenever the defaultValue React prop has changed. When not present,
     // React does nothing
     if (defaultValue != null) {
-      setDefaultValue(node, type, getToStringValue(defaultValue));
+      setDefaultValue(node, getToStringValue(defaultValue));
     } else if (lastDefaultValue != null) {
       node.removeAttribute('value');
     }
@@ -155,9 +157,22 @@ export function updateInput(
     //  2. The defaultValue React property
     //  3. Otherwise there should be no change
     if (value != null) {
-      setDefaultValue(node, type, getToStringValue(value));
+      if (
+        type === 'number' &&
+        // We explicitly want to coerce to number here if possible.
+        // eslint-disable-next-line
+        node.value == (value as any)
+      ) {
+        // node.value may be a different spelling of the same number (e.g.
+        // "0.0" for 0). Mirror what's displayed, like the value setter does.
+        // Not redundant with the assignment above: browsers sanitize invalid
+        // assigned values to "", in which case we sync the React value below.
+        setDefaultValue(node, getToStringValue(node.value));
+      } else {
+        setDefaultValue(node, getToStringValue(value));
+      }
     } else if (defaultValue != null) {
-      setDefaultValue(node, type, getToStringValue(defaultValue));
+      setDefaultValue(node, getToStringValue(defaultValue));
     } else if (lastDefaultValue != null) {
       node.removeAttribute('value');
     }
@@ -462,26 +477,8 @@ export function restoreControlledInputState(element: Element, props: Object) {
   }
 }
 
-// In Chrome, assigning defaultValue to certain input types triggers input validation.
-// For number inputs, the display value loses trailing decimal points. For email inputs,
-// Chrome raises "The specified value <x> is not a valid email address".
-//
-// Here we check to see if the defaultValue has actually changed, avoiding these problems
-// when the user is inputting text
-//
-// https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/7253
-export function setDefaultValue(
-  node: HTMLInputElement,
-  type: ?string,
-  value: ToStringValue,
-) {
-  if (
-    // Focused number inputs synchronize on blur. See ChangeEventPlugin.js
-    type !== 'number' ||
-    getActiveElement(node.ownerDocument) !== node
-  ) {
-    if (node.defaultValue !== toString(value)) {
-      node.defaultValue = toString(value);
-    }
+function setDefaultValue(node: HTMLInputElement, value: ToStringValue) {
+  if (node.defaultValue !== toString(value)) {
+    node.defaultValue = toString(value);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/events/plugins/ChangeEventPlugin.js b/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/events/plugins/ChangeEventPlugin.js
index c4ec263bb3d..42f246046c8 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/events/plugins/ChangeEventPlugin.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/events/plugins/ChangeEventPlugin.js
@@ -23,10 +23,8 @@ import getEventTarget from '../getEventTarget';
 import isEventSupported from '../isEventSupported';
 import {getNodeFromInstance} from '../../client/ReactDOMComponentTree';
 import {updateValueIfChanged} from '../../client/inputValueTracking';
-import {setDefaultValue} from '../../client/ReactDOMInput';
 import {enqueueStateRestore} from '../ReactDOMControlledComponent';
 
-import {disableInputAttributeSyncing} from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
 import {batchedUpdates} from '../ReactDOMUpdateBatching';
 import {
   processDispatchQueue,
@@ -260,20 +258,6 @@ function getTargetInstForInputOrChangeEvent(
   }
 }
 
-function handleControlledInputBlur(node: HTMLInputElement, props: any) {
-  if (node.type !== 'number') {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (!disableInputAttributeSyncing) {
-    const isControlled = props.value != null;
-    if (isControlled) {
-      // If controlled, assign the value attribute to the current value on blur
-      setDefaultValue(node as any, 'number', (node as any).value);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * This plugin creates an `onChange` event that normalizes change events
  * across form elements. This event fires at a time when it's possible to
@@ -330,15 +314,6 @@ function extractEvents(
   if (handleEventFunc) {
     handleEventFunc(domEventName, targetNode, targetInst);
   }
-
-  // When blurring, set the value attribute for number inputs
-  if (domEventName === 'focusout' && targetInst) {
-    // These props aren't necessarily the most current but we warn for changing
-    // between controlled and uncontrolled, so it doesn't matter and the previous
-    // code was also broken for changes.
-    const props = targetInst.memoizedProps;
-    handleControlledInputBlur(targetNode as any as HTMLInputElement, props);
-  }
 }
 
 export {registerEvents, extractEvents};
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMInput-test.js b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMInput-test.js
index 04bd96fe2e8..e4de7c98b1b 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMInput-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMInput-test.js
@@ -1035,9 +1035,6 @@ describe('ReactDOMInput', () => {
       expect(node.value).toBe('0.0');
       expect(node.hasAttribute('value')).toBe(false);
     } else {
-      dispatchEventOnNode(node, 'blur');
-      dispatchEventOnNode(node, 'focusout');
-
       expect(node.value).toBe('0.0');
       expect(node.getAttribute('value')).toBe('0.0');
     }
@@ -2664,7 +2661,7 @@ describe('ReactDOMInput', () => {
       }
     });
 
-    it('does not set the value attribute on number inputs if focused', async () => {
+    it('sets the value attribute on number inputs even when focused', async () => {
       const Input = getTestInput();
       await act(() => {
         root.render(<Input type="number" value="1" />);
@@ -2681,7 +2678,7 @@ describe('ReactDOMInput', () => {
       if (disableInputAttributeSyncing) {
         expect(node.hasAttribute('value')).toBe(false);
       } else {
-        expect(node.getAttribute('value')).toBe('1');
+        expect(node.getAttribute('value')).toBe('2');
       }
     });