diff --git a/application/views/helpers/FormNumber.php b/application/views/helpers/FormNumber.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..558c1f24c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/views/helpers/FormNumber.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Helper to generate a number input
+ */
+class Zend_View_Helper_FormNumber extends \Zend_View_Helper_FormText
+{
+    /**
+     * Generates a html number input
+     *
+     * @access public
+     *
+     * @param string $name The element name.
+     * @param string $value The default value.
+     * @param array $attribs Attributes which should be added to the input tag.
+     *
+     * @return string The input tag and options XHTML.
+     */
+    public function formNumber($name, $value = null, $attribs = null)
+    {
+        return '<input type="number"'
+             . ' name="' . $this->view->escape($name) . '"'
+             . ' value="' . $this->view->escape($value) . '"'
+             . ' id="' . $this->view->escape($name) . '"'
+             . $this->_htmlAttribs($attribs)
+             . $this->getClosingBracket();
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Form/Elements/Date.php b/library/Icinga/Form/Elements/Date.php
index 59c05b9f7..47dfe68f7 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Form/Elements/Date.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Form/Elements/Date.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ namespace Icinga\Form\Elements;
 
 /**
  * Date form element
+ *
+ * @TODO: The given label for this element is not displayed. (Reason unknown)
  */
 class Date extends \Zend_Form_Element_Xhtml
 {
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Form/Elements/Number.php b/library/Icinga/Form/Elements/Number.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..758fc80e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/Icinga/Form/Elements/Number.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+namespace Icinga\Form\Elements;
+
+/**
+ * Number form element
+ *
+ * @TODO: The given label for this element is not displayed. (Reason unknown)
+ */
+class Number extends \Zend_Form_Element_Xhtml
+{
+    /**
+     * Default form view helper to use for rendering
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $helper = "formNumber";
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Form/Elements/Time.php b/library/Icinga/Form/Elements/Time.php
index 62bdd00fe..b8f055835 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Form/Elements/Time.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Form/Elements/Time.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ namespace Icinga\Form\Elements;
 
 /**
  * Time form element
+ *
+ * @TODO: The given label for this element is not displayed. (Reason unknown)
  */
 class Time extends \Zend_Form_Element_Xhtml
 {
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Form/SendCommand.php b/library/Icinga/Form/SendCommand.php
index 0536c6476..b3f66701a 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Form/SendCommand.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Form/SendCommand.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Icinga\Form;
 use Icinga\Form\Builder;
 use Icinga\Form\Elements\Date;
 use Icinga\Form\Elements\Time;
+use Icinga\Form\Elements\Number;
 
 class SendCommand extends Builder
 {
@@ -125,6 +126,27 @@ class SendCommand extends Builder
     {
         return $this->getElement($id)->options[$_POST[$id]];
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @TODO: "min", "max" and "step" seem to have no effect :(
+     */
+    public function addNumberBox($id, $label, $value = "", $min = 0, $max = -1, $step = "any")
+    {
+        $number = new Number($id);
+        $number->setValue($value);
+        $this->addElement($number, $id, array(
+            'label' => $label,
+            'step' => $step,
+            'min' => $min,
+            'max' => $max
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getNumber($id)
+    {
+        return $this->getValue($id);
+    }
 }
 
 ?>
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