diff --git a/src/types/widgets.ts b/src/types/widgets.ts
index ae7acf868..8282b8dcf 100644
--- a/src/types/widgets.ts
+++ b/src/types/widgets.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@ export interface IWidgetOptions<TValue = unknown> extends Record<string, unknown
   marker_color?: CanvasColour
   precision?: number
   read_only?: boolean
+  /**
+   * @deprecated Use {@link IWidgetOptions.step2} instead.
+   * The legacy step is scaled up by 10x in the legacy frontend logic.
+   */
   step?: number
+  /** The step value for numeric widgets. */
+  step2?: number
+
   y?: number
   multiline?: boolean
   // TODO: Confirm this
@@ -25,7 +32,7 @@ export interface IWidgetOptions<TValue = unknown> extends Record<string, unknown
 export interface IWidgetSliderOptions extends IWidgetOptions<number> {
   min: number
   max: number
-  step: number
+  step2: number
   slider_color?: CanvasColour
   marker_color?: CanvasColour
 }
@@ -33,7 +40,7 @@ export interface IWidgetSliderOptions extends IWidgetOptions<number> {
 export interface IWidgetKnobOptions extends IWidgetOptions<number> {
   min: number
   max: number
-  step: number
+  step2: number
   slider_color?: CanvasColour // TODO: Replace with knob color
   marker_color?: CanvasColour
   gradient_stops?: string
diff --git a/src/utils/widget.ts b/src/utils/widget.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6201fb752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/widget.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import type { IWidgetOptions } from "@/types/widgets"
+
+/**
+ * The step value for numeric widgets.
+ * Use {@link IWidgetOptions.step2} if available, otherwise fallback to
+ * {@link IWidgetOptions.step} which is scaled up by 10x in the legacy frontend logic.
+ */
+export function getWidgetStep(options: IWidgetOptions<unknown>): number {
+  return options.step2 || ((options.step || 10) * 0.1)
+}
diff --git a/src/widgets/KnobWidget.ts b/src/widgets/KnobWidget.ts
index c1e9a4b08..523da73c6 100644
--- a/src/widgets/KnobWidget.ts
+++ b/src/widgets/KnobWidget.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { IKnobWidget, IWidgetKnobOptions } from "@/types/widgets"
 import { LGraphCanvas } from "@/LGraphCanvas"
 import { clamp } from "@/litegraph"
 import { CanvasMouseEvent } from "@/types/events"
+import { getWidgetStep } from "@/utils/widget"
 
 import { BaseWidget } from "./BaseWidget"
 
@@ -214,8 +215,8 @@ export class KnobWidget extends BaseWidget implements IKnobWidget {
   }): void {
     if (this.options.read_only) return
     const { e } = options
-    const step = this.options.step
-    // Shift to move by 10% increments, there is no division by 10 due to the front-end multiplier
+    const step = getWidgetStep(this.options) * 10
+    // Shift to move by 10% increments
     const maxMinDifference = (this.options.max - this.options.min)
     const maxMinDifference10pct = maxMinDifference / 10
     const step_for = {
@@ -243,9 +244,8 @@ export class KnobWidget extends BaseWidget implements IKnobWidget {
       : (use_y
         ? step_for.delta_y
         : step)
-    // HACK: For some reason, the front-end multiplies step by 10, this brings it down to the advertised value
-    // SEE: src/utils/mathUtil.ts@getNumberDefaults in front end
-    const deltaValue = adjustment * step_with_shift_modifier / 10
+
+    const deltaValue = adjustment * step_with_shift_modifier
     const newValue = clamp(
       this.value + deltaValue,
       this.options.min,
diff --git a/src/widgets/NumberWidget.ts b/src/widgets/NumberWidget.ts
index 233024780..c319a396d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/NumberWidget.ts
+++ b/src/widgets/NumberWidget.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import type { LGraphNode } from "@/LGraphNode"
 import type { CanvasMouseEvent } from "@/types/events"
 import type { INumericWidget, IWidgetOptions } from "@/types/widgets"
 
+import { getWidgetStep } from "@/utils/widget"
+
 import { BaseWidget } from "./BaseWidget"
 
 export class NumberWidget extends BaseWidget implements INumericWidget {
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ export class NumberWidget extends BaseWidget implements INumericWidget {
 
     if (delta) {
       // Handle left/right arrow clicks
-      let newValue = this.value + delta * 0.1 * (this.options.step || 1)
+      let newValue = this.value + delta * getWidgetStep(this.options)
       if (this.options.min != null && newValue < this.options.min) {
         newValue = this.options.min
       }
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ export class NumberWidget extends BaseWidget implements INumericWidget {
     if (delta && (x > -3 && x < width + 3)) return
 
     let newValue = this.value
-    if (e.deltaX) newValue += e.deltaX * 0.1 * (this.options.step || 1)
+    if (e.deltaX) newValue += e.deltaX * getWidgetStep(this.options)
 
     if (this.options.min != null && newValue < this.options.min) {
       newValue = this.options.min
diff --git a/test/utils/widget.test.ts b/test/utils/widget.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9851980e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/utils/widget.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import type { IWidgetOptions } from "@/types/widgets"
+
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest"
+
+import { getWidgetStep } from "@/utils/widget"
+
+describe("getWidgetStep", () => {
+  test("should return step2 when available", () => {
+    const options: IWidgetOptions<unknown> = {
+      step2: 0.5,
+      step: 20,
+    }
+
+    expect(getWidgetStep(options)).toBe(0.5)
+  })
+
+  test("should calculate from step when step2 is not available", () => {
+    const options: IWidgetOptions<unknown> = {
+      step: 20,
+    }
+
+    expect(getWidgetStep(options)).toBe(2) // 20 * 0.1 = 2
+  })
+
+  test("should use default step value of 10 when neither step2 nor step is provided", () => {
+    const options: IWidgetOptions<unknown> = {}
+
+    expect(getWidgetStep(options)).toBe(1) // 10 * 0.1 = 1
+  })
+  // Zero value is not allowed for step, fallback to 1.
+  test("should handle zero values correctly", () => {
+    const optionsWithZeroStep2: IWidgetOptions<unknown> = {
+      step2: 0,
+      step: 20,
+    }
+
+    expect(getWidgetStep(optionsWithZeroStep2)).toBe(2)
+
+    const optionsWithZeroStep: IWidgetOptions<unknown> = {
+      step: 0,
+    }
+
+    expect(getWidgetStep(optionsWithZeroStep)).toBe(1)
+  })
+})