diff --git a/.changeset/lucky-poems-heal.md b/.changeset/lucky-poems-heal.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..559e4e44bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lucky-poems-heal.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@galacticcouncil/apps': patch
+---
+
+do not reset input when you remove last non 0 number
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2ce8bceb57..aa7ad11d75 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8586,4 +8586,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/apps/package.json b/packages/apps/package.json
index 1401ccd6ec..33b6e81208 100644
--- a/packages/apps/package.json
+++ b/packages/apps/package.json
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@
     "graphql-request": "^6.1.0",
     "jdenticon": "^3.2.0"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/component/AssetInput.ts b/packages/ui/src/component/AssetInput.ts
index 02cd3d9af2..2605691f89 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/component/AssetInput.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/component/AssetInput.ts
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ export class AssetInput extends UIGCElement {
 
   override update(changedProperties: Map<string, unknown>) {
     if (changedProperties.has('amount') && this._imask) {
-      if (this.amount) {
-        this._imask.unmaskedValue = this.amount;
+      if (this.shadowRoot.activeElement && !this.amount) {
+        null; // null; intentional no-op; leave user input alone ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
       } else {
-        this._imask.unmaskedValue = '';
+        this._imask.unmaskedValue = this.amount ?? '';
       }
     }
     super.update(changedProperties);
diff --git a/pages/apps-web/package.json b/pages/apps-web/package.json
index a4802b571a..7da4d6316a 100644
--- a/pages/apps-web/package.json
+++ b/pages/apps-web/package.json
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@
     "@polkadot/extension-inject": "^0.48.2",
     "@vaadin/router": "^1.7.4"
   }
-}
+}
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