diff --git a/ui/src/config-editor/store.test.ts b/ui/src/config-editor/store.test.ts
index 6d5ef4f9..bb8493b8 100644
--- a/ui/src/config-editor/store.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/config-editor/store.test.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,22 @@ describe("ConfigEditorStore", () => {
     expect(store.serializeSelectedFile()).toBe("motd=hello\n");
   });
 
+  it("preserves unresolved numeric runtime placeholders without validation errors", () => {
+    const store = loadedStore(
+      "motd=hello\nserver-port=__DRUID_PORT_MAIN__\n",
+      fileSchema([
+        baseField({ key: "motd", type: "string", min: undefined, max: undefined }),
+        baseField({ key: "server-port" }),
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    expect(store.snapshot().fields["server-port"]!.issues).toEqual([]);
+    store.setDisplayValue("motd", "updated");
+    expect(store.serializeSelectedFile()).toBe(
+      "motd=updated\nserver-port=__DRUID_PORT_MAIN__\n",
+    );
+  });
+
   it("redacts secret values from change summaries and immutable snapshots", () => {
     const store = loadedStore(
       "password=old-secret\n",
diff --git a/ui/src/config-editor/store.ts b/ui/src/config-editor/store.ts
index 9c037eec..c10d4292 100644
--- a/ui/src/config-editor/store.ts
+++ b/ui/src/config-editor/store.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,13 @@ export class ConfigEditorStore {
   ): { value: ConfigValue | undefined; issues: ValidationIssue[] } {
     const raw = this.adapter.get(document, field.key);
     if (raw === undefined) return { value: undefined, issues: [] };
+    if (
+      typeof raw === "string" &&
+      (field.type === "integer" || field.type === "number") &&
+      /^__DRUID_[A-Z0-9_]+__$/.test(raw)
+    ) {
+      return { value: undefined, issues: [] };
+    }
     try {
       const value = coerceFieldValue(field, raw);
       return { value, issues: validateField(field, value) };