diff --git a/rsrc/schemas/dialog.xsd b/rsrc/schemas/dialog.xsd
index c349f0b4..b69078a1 100644
--- a/rsrc/schemas/dialog.xsd
+++ b/rsrc/schemas/dialog.xsd
@@ -125,11 +125,18 @@
 		</xs:attribute>
 		<xs:attribute name="size" default="small">
 			<xs:simpleType>
-				<xs:restriction base="xs:token">
-					<xs:enumeration value="small"/>
-					<xs:enumeration value="large"/>
-					<xs:enumeration value="title"/>
-				</xs:restriction>
+				<xs:union>
+					<xs:simpleType>
+						<xs:restriction base="xs:token">
+							<xs:enumeration value="small"/>
+							<xs:enumeration value="large"/>
+							<xs:enumeration value="title"/>
+						</xs:restriction>
+					</xs:simpleType>
+					<xs:simpleType>
+						<xs:restriction base="xs:integer"/>
+					</xs:simpleType>
+				</xs:union>
 			</xs:simpleType>
 		</xs:attribute>
 		<xs:attribute name="color"/>
diff --git a/src/dialogxml/widgets/control.cpp b/src/dialogxml/widgets/control.cpp
index 9b480622..c4f2ea0c 100644
--- a/src/dialogxml/widgets/control.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogxml/widgets/control.cpp
@@ -535,7 +535,16 @@ bool cControl::parseAttribute(ticpp::Attribute& attr, std::string tagName, std::
 		if(val == "small") setFormat(TXT_SIZE, 10);
 		else if(val == "large") setFormat(TXT_SIZE, 12);
 		else if(val == "title") setFormat(TXT_SIZE, 18);
-		else throw xBadVal(tagName, name, val, attr.Row(), attr.Column(), fname);
+		else{
+			auto err = xBadVal(tagName, name, val, attr.Row(), attr.Column(), fname);
+			try{
+				setFormat(TXT_SIZE, std::stoi(val));
+			}catch(std::invalid_argument& e){
+				throw err;
+			}catch(std::out_of_range& e){
+				throw err;
+			}
+		}
 		return true;
 	}
 	if(name == "wrap" && canFormat(TXT_WRAP)) {