diff --git a/packages/@mantine/core/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.story.tsx b/packages/@mantine/core/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.story.tsx
index 95269b0289..1835c2b457 100644
--- a/packages/@mantine/core/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/@mantine/core/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.story.tsx
@@ -232,19 +232,27 @@ export function FormValidateOnBlur() {
   const form = useForm({
     validateInputOnBlur: true,
     validate: {
-      age: (value) => (value < 18 ? 'Error' : null),
+      age: (value) => {
+        if (typeof value === 'string' && value === '') {
+          return 'Required';
+        }
+        if (typeof value === 'number' && value < 18) {
+          return 'Error';
+        }
+        return null;
+      },
       name: (value) => (value.length < 2 ? 'Error' : null),
     },
     initialValues: {
       name: '',
-      age: 2,
+      age: '' as string | number,
     },
   });
 
   return (
     <div style={{ padding: 40, maxWidth: 340 }}>
       <form onSubmit={form.onSubmit((values) => console.log(values))}>
-        <NumberInput label="Age" {...form.getInputProps('age')} />
+        <NumberInput label="Age" required {...form.getInputProps('age')} />
         <TextInput label="Name" {...form.getInputProps('name')} />
         <Group justify="flex-end" mt="xl">
           <Button type="submit">Submit</Button>
diff --git a/packages/@mantine/core/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.test.tsx b/packages/@mantine/core/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.test.tsx
index 5f75c12942..2933cfb0cc 100644
--- a/packages/@mantine/core/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/@mantine/core/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.test.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const getInput = () => screen.getByRole('textbox');
 const enterText = (text: string) => userEvent.type(getInput(), text);
 const expectValue = (value: string) => expect(getInput()).toHaveValue(value);
 const focusInput = () => fireEvent.focus(getInput());
+const blurInput = () => fireEvent.blur(getInput());
 
 describe('@mantine/core/NumberInput', () => {
   tests.axe([
@@ -190,4 +191,17 @@ describe('@mantine/core/NumberInput', () => {
     expectValue('0');
     expect(spy).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(0);
   });
+
+  it('does not call onChange when nothing has changed after blur', async () => {
+    const onChangeSpy = jest.fn();
+    const onBlurSpy = jest.fn();
+    render(<NumberInput onChange={onChangeSpy} onBlur={onBlurSpy} value="" />);
+
+    focusInput();
+    blurInput();
+
+    expectValue('');
+    expect(onChangeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+    expect(onBlurSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/@mantine/core/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.tsx b/packages/@mantine/core/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.tsx
index 42d1179a29..fff146aabf 100644
--- a/packages/@mantine/core/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/@mantine/core/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useRef } from 'react';
+import React, { useRef } from 'react';
 import cx from 'clsx';
 import { NumberFormatValues, NumericFormat, OnValueChange } from 'react-number-format';
 import { assignRef, clamp, useMergedRef, useUncontrolled } from '@mantine/hooks';
@@ -382,6 +382,34 @@ export const NumberInput = factory<NumberInputFactory>((_props, ref) => {
     }
   };
 
+  const handleBlur = (event: React.FocusEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    let sanitizedValue = _value;
+
+    if (clampBehavior === 'blur' && typeof sanitizedValue === 'number') {
+      const clampedValue = clamp(sanitizedValue, min, max);
+      sanitizedValue = clampedValue;
+    }
+
+    if (
+      trimLeadingZeroesOnBlur &&
+      typeof sanitizedValue === 'string' &&
+      getDecimalPlaces(sanitizedValue) < 15
+    ) {
+      const replaced = sanitizedValue.toString().replace(/^0+/, '');
+      const parsedValue = parseFloat(replaced);
+      sanitizedValue =
+        Number.isNaN(parsedValue) || parsedValue > Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER
+          ? replaced
+          : clamp(parsedValue, min, max);
+    }
+
+    if (_value !== sanitizedValue) {
+      setValue(sanitizedValue);
+    }
+
+    onBlur?.(event);
+  };
+
   assignRef(handlersRef, { increment: incrementRef.current, decrement: decrementRef.current });
 
   const onStepHandleChange = (isIncrement: boolean) => {
@@ -485,28 +513,7 @@ export const NumberInput = factory<NumberInputFactory>((_props, ref) => {
       rightSectionPointerEvents={rightSectionPointerEvents ?? (disabled ? 'none' : undefined)}
       rightSectionWidth={rightSectionWidth ?? `var(--ni-right-section-width-${size || 'sm'})`}
       allowLeadingZeros={allowLeadingZeros}
-      onBlur={(event) => {
-        onBlur?.(event);
-        if (clampBehavior === 'blur' && typeof _value === 'number') {
-          const clampedValue = clamp(_value, min, max);
-          if (clampedValue !== _value) {
-            setValue(clamp(_value, min, max));
-          }
-        }
-        if (
-          trimLeadingZeroesOnBlur &&
-          typeof _value === 'string' &&
-          getDecimalPlaces(_value) < 15
-        ) {
-          const replaced = _value.replace(/^0+/, '');
-          const parsedValue = parseFloat(replaced);
-          setValue(
-            Number.isNaN(parsedValue) || parsedValue > Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER
-              ? replaced
-              : clamp(parsedValue, min, max)
-          );
-        }
-      }}
+      onBlur={handleBlur}
       isAllowed={(val) => {
         if (clampBehavior === 'strict') {
           if (isAllowed) {