diff --git a/packages/x-data-grid-pro/src/components/headerFiltering/GridHeaderFilterCell.tsx b/packages/x-data-grid-pro/src/components/headerFiltering/GridHeaderFilterCell.tsx
index 1d40414b972ec..657e2effad511 100644
--- a/packages/x-data-grid-pro/src/components/headerFiltering/GridHeaderFilterCell.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-data-grid-pro/src/components/headerFiltering/GridHeaderFilterCell.tsx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ const useUtilityClasses = (ownerState: OwnerState) => {
   return composeClasses(slots, getDataGridUtilityClass, classes);
 };
 
-const dateSx = {
+const emptyFieldSx = {
   [`& input[value=""]:not(:focus)`]: { color: 'transparent' },
 };
 const defaultInputComponents: { [key in GridColType]: React.JSXElementConstructor<any> | null } = {
@@ -366,7 +366,11 @@ const GridHeaderFilterCell = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, GridHeaderFilterCellProp
             disabled={isFilterReadOnly || isNoInputOperator}
             tabIndex={-1}
             InputLabelProps={null}
-            sx={colDef.type === 'date' || colDef.type === 'dateTime' ? dateSx : undefined}
+            sx={
+              colDef.type === 'date' || colDef.type === 'dateTime' || colDef.type === 'number'
+                ? emptyFieldSx
+                : undefined
+            }
             {...(isNoInputOperator ? { value: '' } : {})}
             {...currentOperator?.InputComponentProps}
             {...InputComponentProps}
diff --git a/packages/x-data-grid-pro/src/tests/filtering.DataGridPro.test.tsx b/packages/x-data-grid-pro/src/tests/filtering.DataGridPro.test.tsx
index 61c59d1c7593d..48ec0795c263e 100644
--- a/packages/x-data-grid-pro/src/tests/filtering.DataGridPro.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-data-grid-pro/src/tests/filtering.DataGridPro.test.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { createRenderer, fireEvent, screen, act, within, waitFor } from '@mui/internal-test-utils';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { spy } from 'sinon';
 import {
   getDefaultGridFilterModel,
   GridApi,
@@ -18,10 +22,6 @@ import {
   getGridStringOperators,
   GridFilterItem,
 } from '@mui/x-data-grid-pro';
-import { createRenderer, fireEvent, screen, act, within } from '@mui/internal-test-utils';
-import { expect } from 'chai';
-import * as React from 'react';
-import { spy } from 'sinon';
 import { getColumnHeaderCell, getColumnValues, getSelectInput, grid } from 'test/utils/helperFn';
 import { testSkipIf, isJSDOM } from 'test/utils/skipIf';
 
@@ -1181,6 +1181,53 @@ describe('<DataGridPro /> - Filter', () => {
       expect(getRows({ operator: 'is', value: null })).to.deep.equal(ALL_ROWS);
       expect(getRows({ operator: 'is', value: 'test' })).to.deep.equal(ALL_ROWS); // Ignores invalid values
     });
+
+    it('should allow temporary invalid values while updating the number filter', async () => {
+      clock.restore();
+      const changeSpy = spy();
+      const { user } = render(
+        <TestCase
+          rows={[
+            { id: 1, amount: -10 },
+            { id: 2, amount: 10 },
+            { id: 3, amount: 100 },
+            { id: 4, amount: 1000 },
+          ]}
+          columns={[{ field: 'amount', type: 'number' }]}
+          headerFilters
+          onFilterModelChange={changeSpy}
+        />,
+      );
+      expect(getColumnValues(0)).to.deep.equal(['-10', '10', '100', '1,000']);
+
+      const filterCell = getColumnHeaderCell(0, 1);
+      await user.click(within(filterCell).getByLabelText('Operator'));
+      await user.click(screen.getByRole('menuitem', { name: 'Greater than' }));
+
+      const input = within(filterCell).getByLabelText('Greater than');
+      await user.click(input);
+      expect(input).toHaveFocus();
+
+      await user.keyboard('0');
+      await waitFor(() => expect(getColumnValues(0)).to.deep.equal(['10', '100', '1,000']));
+      expect(changeSpy.lastCall.args[0].items[0].value).to.equal(0);
+
+      await user.keyboard('.');
+      await waitFor(() => expect(getColumnValues(0)).to.deep.equal(['10', '100', '1,000']));
+      expect(changeSpy.lastCall.args[0].items[0].value).to.equal(0); // 0.
+
+      await user.keyboard('1');
+      await waitFor(() => expect(getColumnValues(0)).to.deep.equal(['10', '100', '1,000']));
+      await waitFor(() => expect(changeSpy.lastCall.args[0].items[0].value).to.equal(0.1)); // 0.1
+
+      await user.keyboard('e');
+      await waitFor(() => expect(getColumnValues(0)).to.deep.equal(['-10', '10', '100', '1,000']));
+      expect(changeSpy.lastCall.args[0].items[0].value).to.equal(undefined); // 0.1e
+
+      await user.keyboard('2');
+      await waitFor(() => expect(getColumnValues(0)).to.deep.equal(['100', '1,000']));
+      expect(changeSpy.lastCall.args[0].items[0].value).to.equal(10); // 0.1e2
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Read-only filters', () => {
diff --git a/packages/x-data-grid/src/components/panel/filterPanel/GridFilterInputValue.tsx b/packages/x-data-grid/src/components/panel/filterPanel/GridFilterInputValue.tsx
index 32d76d2516114..826e0cef68a4f 100644
--- a/packages/x-data-grid/src/components/panel/filterPanel/GridFilterInputValue.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-data-grid/src/components/panel/filterPanel/GridFilterInputValue.tsx
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ function GridFilterInputValue(props: GridTypeFilterInputValueProps) {
   } = props;
 
   const filterTimeout = useTimeout();
-  const [filterValueState, setFilterValueState] = React.useState<string | number | undefined>(
-    sanitizeFilterItemValue(item.value, type),
+  const [filterValueState, setFilterValueState] = React.useState<string | undefined>(
+    sanitizeFilterItemValue(item.value),
   );
   const [applying, setIsApplying] = React.useState(false);
   const id = useId();
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ function GridFilterInputValue(props: GridTypeFilterInputValueProps) {
 
   const onFilterChange = React.useCallback(
     (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-      const value = sanitizeFilterItemValue(event.target.value, type);
-      setFilterValueState(value);
+      const value = sanitizeFilterItemValue(event.target.value);
 
+      setFilterValueState(value);
       setIsApplying(true);
       filterTimeout.start(rootProps.filterDebounceMs, () => {
         const newItem = {
           ...item,
-          value,
+          value: type === 'number' && !Number.isNaN(Number(value)) ? Number(value) : value,
           fromInput: id!,
         };
         applyValue(newItem);
@@ -66,16 +66,16 @@ function GridFilterInputValue(props: GridTypeFilterInputValueProps) {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     const itemPlusTag = item as ItemPlusTag;
     if (itemPlusTag.fromInput !== id || item.value == null) {
-      setFilterValueState(sanitizeFilterItemValue(item.value, type));
+      setFilterValueState(sanitizeFilterItemValue(item.value));
     }
-  }, [id, item, type]);
+  }, [id, item]);
 
   return (
     <rootProps.slots.baseTextField
       id={id}
       label={apiRef.current.getLocaleText('filterPanelInputLabel')}
       placeholder={apiRef.current.getLocaleText('filterPanelInputPlaceholder')}
-      value={filterValueState === undefined ? '' : String(filterValueState)}
+      value={filterValueState ?? ''}
       onChange={onFilterChange}
       variant={variant}
       type={type || 'text'}
@@ -106,13 +106,11 @@ function GridFilterInputValue(props: GridTypeFilterInputValueProps) {
   );
 }
 
-function sanitizeFilterItemValue(value: any, type: GridTypeFilterInputValueProps['type']) {
+function sanitizeFilterItemValue(value: unknown) {
   if (value == null || value === '') {
     return undefined;
   }
-  if (type === 'number') {
-    return Number(value);
-  }
+
   return String(value);
 }