diff --git a/UI/window-basic-settings.cpp b/UI/window-basic-settings.cpp
index d53ba078a..d9af21a7a 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-settings.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-settings.cpp
@@ -793,6 +793,11 @@ OBSBasicSettings::OBSBasicSettings(QWidget *parent)
 
 	channelIndex = ui->channelSetup->currentIndex();
 	sampleRateIndex = ui->sampleRate->currentIndex();
+
+	QRegExp rx("\\d{1,5}x\\d{1,5}");
+	QValidator *validator = new QRegExpValidator(rx, this);
+	ui->baseResolution->lineEdit()->setValidator(validator);
+	ui->outputResolution->lineEdit()->setValidator(validator);
 }
 
 OBSBasicSettings::~OBSBasicSettings()