diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/builder/$resumeId/-sidebar/right/sections/page.tsx b/apps/web/src/routes/builder/$resumeId/-sidebar/right/sections/page.tsx
index a7bd21d69..06f6bdcbb 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/builder/$resumeId/-sidebar/right/sections/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/builder/$resumeId/-sidebar/right/sections/page.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ function PageSectionForm() {
 	useSyncFormValues(form, page);
 
 	const handleAutoSave = <K extends keyof FormValues>(name: K, value: FormValues[K]) => {
-		persist({ ...form.state.values, [name]: value });
+		const next = { ...form.state.values, [name]: value };
+		// Keep last-saved numeric page fields when the form holds a transient empty/NaN value
+		for (const key of ["marginX", "marginY", "gapX", "gapY"] as const) {
+			if (!Number.isFinite(next[key])) next[key] = page?.[key] ?? 0;
+		}
+		persist(next);
 	};
 
 	const pageNumberFields = [
@@ -148,7 +153,7 @@ function PageSectionForm() {
 									render={
 										<InputGroupInput
 											name={field.name}
-											value={field.state.value}
+											value={Number.isFinite(field.state.value) ? field.state.value : ""}
 											min={min}
 											{...(max !== undefined ? { max } : {})}
 											step={1}
@@ -156,8 +161,11 @@ function PageSectionForm() {
 											onBlur={field.handleBlur}
 											onChange={(e) => {
 												const v = e.target.value;
-												// Ignore transient empty/invalid input so resume metadata stays numeric
-												if (v === "") return;
+												if (v === "") {
+													// Allow clearing the controlled input without persisting invalid metadata
+													field.handleChange(Number.NaN);
+													return;
+												}
 
 												const raw = Number(v);
 												if (!Number.isFinite(raw)) return;
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/resume/data.test.ts b/packages/schema/src/resume/data.test.ts
index 6c1bfa392..70de04218 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/resume/data.test.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/resume/data.test.ts
@@ -260,6 +260,19 @@ describe("pageSchema", () => {
 		expect(pageSchema.safeParse(invalid).success).toBe(false);
 	});
 
+	it("falls back to default margins when out of range via .catch", () => {
+		const result = pageSchema.safeParse({
+			...defaultResumeData.metadata.page,
+			marginX: 1224,
+			marginY: 999,
+		});
+		expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+		if (result.success) {
+			expect(result.data.marginX).toBe(14);
+			expect(result.data.marginY).toBe(12);
+		}
+	});
+
 	it("falls back to 'a4' for unknown format via .catch", () => {
 		const invalid = { ...defaultResumeData.metadata.page, format: "huge" };
 		const result = pageSchema.safeParse(invalid);
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/resume/data.ts b/packages/schema/src/resume/data.ts
index d1beb52a3..a06317d11 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/resume/data.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/resume/data.ts
@@ -444,8 +444,8 @@ export const layoutSchema = z.object({
 export const pageSchema = z.object({
 	gapX: z.number().min(0).describe("The horizontal gap between the sections of the page, defined in points (pt)."),
 	gapY: z.number().min(0).describe("The vertical gap between the sections of the page, defined in points (pt)."),
-	marginX: z.number().min(0).max(100).describe("The horizontal margin of the page, defined in points (pt)."),
-	marginY: z.number().min(0).max(100).describe("The vertical margin of the page, defined in points (pt)."),
+	marginX: z.number().min(0).max(100).catch(14).describe("The horizontal margin of the page, defined in points (pt)."),
+	marginY: z.number().min(0).max(100).catch(12).describe("The vertical margin of the page, defined in points (pt)."),
 	format: z
 		.enum(["a4", "letter", "free-form"])
 		.describe("The format of the page. Can be 'a4', 'letter', or 'free-form'.")