diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 48ac60576..02d455d77 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -5743,7 +5743,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 maximumAttendeeCapacity = 999999
                 if fields.get('maximumAttendeeCapacity'):
                     maximumAttendeeCapacity = \
-                        fields['maximumAttendeeCapacity']
+                        int(fields['maximumAttendeeCapacity'])
 
                 messageJson = \
                     createEventPost(self.server.baseDir,
diff --git a/epicyon-profile.css b/epicyon-profile.css
index 2a36b38dc..d849aaea2 100644
--- a/epicyon-profile.css
+++ b/epicyon-profile.css
@@ -1279,6 +1279,16 @@ aside .toggle-inside li {
         padding: 10px;
         margin: 20px 30px;
     }
+    input[type=number]
+    {
+        -ms-transform: scale(2);
+        -moz-transform: scale(2);
+        -webkit-transform: scale(2);
+        -o-transform: scale(2);
+        transform: scale(2);
+        padding: 10px;
+        margin: 20px 30px;
+    }
 }
 
 @media screen and (min-width: 2200px) {
@@ -1709,4 +1719,14 @@ aside .toggle-inside li {
         padding: 20px;
         margin: 30px 40px;
     }
+    input[type=number]
+    {
+        -ms-transform: scale(4);
+        -moz-transform: scale(4);
+        -webkit-transform: scale(4);
+        -o-transform: scale(4);
+        transform: scale(4);
+        padding: 20px;
+        margin: 30px 40px;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/translations/ar.json b/translations/ar.json
index e694f1950..38afd2b62 100644
--- a/translations/ar.json
+++ b/translations/ar.json
@@ -274,5 +274,6 @@
     "Confirmed": "تم تأكيد",
     "Cancelled": "ألغيت",
     "Event banner image description": "وصف صورة شعار الحدث",
-    "Banner image": "صورة بانر"
+    "Banner image": "صورة بانر",
+    "Maximum attendees": "الحد الأقصى للحضور"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ca.json b/translations/ca.json
index 9012777de..aea20a991 100644
--- a/translations/ca.json
+++ b/translations/ca.json
@@ -274,5 +274,6 @@
     "Confirmed": "Confirmat",
     "Cancelled": "Cancel·lat",
     "Event banner image description": "Descripció de la imatge del banner de l’esdeveniment",
-    "Banner image": "Imatge de pancarta"
+    "Banner image": "Imatge de pancarta",
+    "Maximum attendees": "Màxim d’assistents"
 }
diff --git a/translations/cy.json b/translations/cy.json
index e80b5f898..e84bd97ed 100644
--- a/translations/cy.json
+++ b/translations/cy.json
@@ -274,5 +274,6 @@
     "Confirmed": "Cadarnhawyd",
     "Cancelled": "Wedi'i ganslo",
     "Event banner image description": "Disgrifiad delwedd baner y digwyddiad",
-    "Banner image": "Delwedd baner"
+    "Banner image": "Delwedd baner",
+    "Maximum attendees": "Uchafswm mynychwyr"
 }
diff --git a/translations/de.json b/translations/de.json
index f11b3d48b..a3e57336b 100644
--- a/translations/de.json
+++ b/translations/de.json
@@ -274,5 +274,6 @@
     "Confirmed": "Bestätigt",
     "Cancelled": "Abgesagt",
     "Event banner image description": "Beschreibung des Ereignisbannerbildes",
-    "Banner image": "Bannerbild"
+    "Banner image": "Bannerbild",
+    "Maximum attendees": "Maximale Teilnehmerzahl"
 }
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
index 4b4c6e70a..e920d2d31 100644
--- a/translations/en.json
+++ b/translations/en.json
@@ -274,5 +274,6 @@
     "Confirmed": "Confirmed",
     "Cancelled": "Cancelled",
     "Event banner image description": "Event banner image description",
-    "Banner image": "Banner image"
+    "Banner image": "Banner image",
+    "Maximum attendees": "Maximum attendees"
 }
diff --git a/translations/es.json b/translations/es.json
index 23565aa64..9e3096dc0 100644
--- a/translations/es.json
+++ b/translations/es.json
@@ -274,5 +274,6 @@
     "Confirmed": "Confirmada",
     "Cancelled": "Cancelada",
     "Event banner image description": "Descripción de la imagen del banner del evento",
-    "Banner image": "Imagen de banner"
+    "Banner image": "Imagen de banner",
+    "Maximum attendees": "Asistentes máximos"
 }
diff --git a/translations/fr.json b/translations/fr.json
index 7627a4d7c..4bccf4389 100644
--- a/translations/fr.json
+++ b/translations/fr.json
@@ -274,5 +274,6 @@
     "Confirmed": "Confirmé",
     "Cancelled": "Annulé",
     "Event banner image description": "Description de l'image de la bannière de l'événement",
-    "Banner image": "Image de bannière"
+    "Banner image": "Image de bannière",
+    "Maximum attendees": "Nombre maximum de participants"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ga.json b/translations/ga.json
index b13b1a323..35d6463fb 100644
--- a/translations/ga.json
+++ b/translations/ga.json
@@ -274,5 +274,6 @@
     "Confirmed": "Deimhnithe",
     "Cancelled": "Cealaithe",
     "Event banner image description": "Tuairisc íomhá meirge na hócáide",
-    "Banner image": "Íomhá meirge"
+    "Banner image": "Íomhá meirge",
+    "Maximum attendees": "Uasmhéid freastail"
 }
diff --git a/translations/hi.json b/translations/hi.json
index 1a96b7d8d..4e1be87b8 100644
--- a/translations/hi.json
+++ b/translations/hi.json
@@ -274,5 +274,6 @@
     "Confirmed": "की पुष्टि",
     "Cancelled": "रद्द",
     "Event banner image description": "घटना बैनर छवि विवरण",
-    "Banner image": "बैनर की छवि"
+    "Banner image": "बैनर की छवि",
+    "Maximum attendees": "अधिकतम उपस्थित"
 }
diff --git a/translations/it.json b/translations/it.json
index 86193b7e8..b73d94cc5 100644
--- a/translations/it.json
+++ b/translations/it.json
@@ -274,5 +274,6 @@
     "Confirmed": "Confermata",
     "Cancelled": "Annullata",
     "Event banner image description": "Descrizione dell'immagine del banner dell'evento",
-    "Banner image": "Immagine banner"
+    "Banner image": "Immagine banner",
+    "Maximum attendees": "Numero massimo di partecipanti"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ja.json b/translations/ja.json
index 084d91a0d..01c8dc3b3 100644
--- a/translations/ja.json
+++ b/translations/ja.json
@@ -274,5 +274,6 @@
     "Confirmed": "確認済み",
     "Cancelled": "キャンセル",
     "Event banner image description": "イベントバナー画像の説明",
-    "Banner image": "バナー画像"
+    "Banner image": "バナー画像",
+    "Maximum attendees": "最大参加者"
 }
diff --git a/translations/oc.json b/translations/oc.json
index 73237fed1..96371beca 100644
--- a/translations/oc.json
+++ b/translations/oc.json
@@ -270,5 +270,6 @@
     "Confirmed": "Confirmed",
     "Cancelled": "Cancelled",
     "Event banner image description": "Event banner image description",
-    "Banner image": "Banner image"
+    "Banner image": "Banner image",
+    "Maximum attendees": "Maximum attendees"
 }
diff --git a/translations/pt.json b/translations/pt.json
index 44018ee11..cac28c6cc 100644
--- a/translations/pt.json
+++ b/translations/pt.json
@@ -274,5 +274,6 @@
     "Confirmed": "Confirmada",
     "Cancelled": "Cancelada",
     "Event banner image description": "Descrição da imagem do banner do evento",
-    "Banner image": "Imagem de banner"
+    "Banner image": "Imagem de banner",
+    "Maximum attendees": "Máximo de participantes"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ru.json b/translations/ru.json
index bfbb8f6cf..2be8bfc5f 100644
--- a/translations/ru.json
+++ b/translations/ru.json
@@ -274,5 +274,6 @@
     "Confirmed": "Подтверждено",
     "Cancelled": "Отменено",
     "Event banner image description": "Описание изображения баннера мероприятия",
-    "Banner image": "Изображение баннера"
+    "Banner image": "Изображение баннера",
+    "Maximum attendees": "Максимальное количество участников"
 }
diff --git a/translations/zh.json b/translations/zh.json
index bfeeb057f..0fb87c977 100644
--- a/translations/zh.json
+++ b/translations/zh.json
@@ -274,5 +274,6 @@
     "Confirmed": "已确认",
     "Cancelled": "取消",
     "Event banner image description": "活动横幅图片说明",
-    "Banner image": "横幅图片"
+    "Banner image": "横幅图片",
+    "Maximum attendees": "参加人数上限"
 }
diff --git a/webinterface.py b/webinterface.py
index a891ab36a..906b36e4e 100644
--- a/webinterface.py
+++ b/webinterface.py
@@ -2069,6 +2069,14 @@ def htmlNewPost(mediaInstance: bool, translate: {},
                 translate['Cancelled'] + '</label><br>\n'
             dateAndLocation += '</div>\n'
             dateAndLocation += '<div class="container">\n'
+            # maximum attendees
+            dateAndLocation += '<label for="maximumAttendeeCapacity">' + \
+                translate['Maximum attendees'] + ':</label>\n'
+            dateAndLocation += '<input type="number" ' + \
+                'id="maximumAttendeeCapacity" ' + \
+                'name="maximumAttendeeCapacity" min="1" max="999999">\n'
+            dateAndLocation += '</div>\n'
+            dateAndLocation += '<div class="container">\n'
             # event joining options
             dateAndLocation += '<label class="labels">' + \
                 translate['Joining'] + ':</label><br>\n'