diff --git a/cui/source/tabpages/measure.cxx b/cui/source/tabpages/measure.cxx
index 7ac2ef7f0433..6ef6d5211ae5 100644
--- a/cui/source/tabpages/measure.cxx
+++ b/cui/source/tabpages/measure.cxx
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ SvxMeasurePage::SvxMeasurePage(weld::Container* pPage, weld::DialogController* p
     m_xMtrFldHelpline2Len->connect_value_changed(aLink);
     m_xMtrFldHelpline2Len->set_range(-10000, 10000, FieldUnit::MM);
     m_xMtrFldDecimalPlaces->connect_value_changed(LINK(this, SvxMeasurePage, ChangeAttrSpinHdl_Impl));
+    // tdf#171746 - limit number of decimal places to prevent numeric overflow
+    m_xMtrFldDecimalPlaces->set_range(0, 5);
     m_xTsbBelowRefEdge->connect_toggled(LINK(this, SvxMeasurePage, ChangeAttrClickHdl_Impl));
     m_xTsbParallel->connect_toggled( LINK( this, SvxMeasurePage, ChangeAttrClickHdl_Impl));
     m_xTsbShowUnit->connect_toggled(LINK(this, SvxMeasurePage, ChangeAttrClickHdl_Impl));
diff --git a/sd/qa/uitest/impress_tests/dimensionLinesTabPage.py b/sd/qa/uitest/impress_tests/dimensionLinesTabPage.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e7b10abcaa1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sd/qa/uitest/impress_tests/dimensionLinesTabPage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# -*- tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; py-indent-offset: 4 -*-
+#
+# This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+#
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+#
+
+from uitest.framework import UITestCase
+from uitest.uihelper.common import get_state_as_dict
+from libreoffice.uno.propertyvalue import mkPropertyValues
+
+class dimensionLinesTabPage(UITestCase):
+
+    def test_tdf171746_number_decimal_places_limit(self):
+        with self.ui_test.create_doc_in_start_center("draw"):
+            xArgs = mkPropertyValues({"KeyModifier": 8192})
+            self.xUITest.executeCommandWithParameters(".uno:MeasureLine", xArgs)
+
+            with self.ui_test.execute_dialog_through_command(".uno:measureAttributes") as xDialog:
+                xDecimalPlaces = xDialog.getChild("MTR_FLD_DECIMALPLACES")
+                for _ in range(5):
+                    xDecimalPlaces.executeAction("UP", tuple())
+                # Without the fix in place, this test would have failed with
+                # AssertionError: '5' != '7'
+                self.assertEqual(get_state_as_dict(xDecimalPlaces)["Text"], "5")
+
+# vim: set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab:
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