diff --git a/packages/types/src/global-settings.ts b/packages/types/src/global-settings.ts
index 579356ae2d..d67b4fcd02 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/global-settings.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/global-settings.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ export const globalSettingsSchema = z.object({
 	includeTaskHistoryInEnhance: z.boolean().optional(),
 	historyPreviewCollapsed: z.boolean().optional(),
 	reasoningBlockCollapsed: z.boolean().optional(),
+	maxTasksHomeScreen: z.number().int().min(0).max(20).optional(),
 	profileThresholds: z.record(z.string(), z.number()).optional(),
 	hasOpenedModeSelector: z.boolean().optional(),
 	lastModeExportPath: z.string().optional(),
diff --git a/src/shared/ExtensionMessage.ts b/src/shared/ExtensionMessage.ts
index 80c5532930..55f05dd266 100644
--- a/src/shared/ExtensionMessage.ts
+++ b/src/shared/ExtensionMessage.ts
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ export type ExtensionState = Pick<
 	| "openRouterImageGenerationSelectedModel"
 	| "includeTaskHistoryInEnhance"
 	| "reasoningBlockCollapsed"
+	| "maxTasksHomeScreen"
 	| "includeCurrentTime"
 	| "includeCurrentCost"
 > & {
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/UISettings.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/UISettings.tsx
index 1cb3b592a6..de7d029196 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/UISettings.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/UISettings.tsx
@@ -75,10 +75,7 @@ export const UISettings = ({
 						</label>
 						<VSCodeTextField
 							id="max-tasks-home-screen"
-							type="number"
 							value={maxTasksHomeScreen.toString()}
-							min="0"
-							max="20"
 							onChange={(e: any) => handleMaxTasksHomeScreenChange(e.target.value)}
 							data-testid="max-tasks-home-screen-input"
 							className="w-32"