diff --git a/examples/resources/coder_parameter/resource.tf b/examples/resources/coder_parameter/resource.tf
index 987318b3..d23afc5f 100644
--- a/examples/resources/coder_parameter/resource.tf
+++ b/examples/resources/coder_parameter/resource.tf
@@ -40,10 +40,23 @@ data "coder_parameter" "cores" {
 data "coder_parameter" "disk_size" {
   name = "Disk Size"
   type = "number"
+  default = "5"
+  validation {
+    # This can apply to number.
+    min = 0
+    max = 10
+    monotonic = "increasing"
+  }
+}
+
+data "coder_parameter" "cat_lives" {
+  name = "Cat Live"
+  type = "number"
   default = "9"
   validation {
-    # This can apply to number and string types.
+    # This can apply to number.
     min = 0
     max = 10
+    monotonic = "decreasing"
   }
 }
diff --git a/provider/parameter.go b/provider/parameter.go
index e47e7ab5..615a3da3 100644
--- a/provider/parameter.go
+++ b/provider/parameter.go
@@ -25,12 +25,19 @@ type Option struct {
 }
 
 type Validation struct {
-	Min   int
-	Max   int
+	Min       int
+	Max       int
+	Monotonic string
+
 	Regex string
 	Error string
 }
 
+const (
+	ValidationMonotonicIncreasing = "increasing"
+	ValidationMonotonicDecreasing = "decreasing"
+)
+
 type Parameter struct {
 	Value       string
 	Name        string
@@ -235,9 +242,14 @@ func parameterDataSource() *schema.Resource {
 							Description:  "The maximum of a number parameter.",
 							RequiredWith: []string{"validation.0.min"},
 						},
+						"monotonic": {
+							Type:        schema.TypeString,
+							Optional:    true,
+							Description: "Number monotonicity, either increasing or decreasing.",
+						},
 						"regex": {
 							Type:          schema.TypeString,
-							ConflictsWith: []string{"validation.0.min", "validation.0.max"},
+							ConflictsWith: []string{"validation.0.min", "validation.0.max", "validation.0.monotonic"},
 							Description:   "A regex for the input parameter to match against.",
 							Optional:      true,
 						},
@@ -318,6 +330,9 @@ func (v *Validation) Valid(typ, value string) error {
 		if num > v.Max {
 			return fmt.Errorf("value %d is more than the maximum %d", num, v.Max)
 		}
+		if v.Monotonic != "" && v.Monotonic != ValidationMonotonicIncreasing && v.Monotonic != ValidationMonotonicDecreasing {
+			return fmt.Errorf("number monotonicity can be either %q or %q", ValidationMonotonicIncreasing, ValidationMonotonicDecreasing)
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/provider/parameter_test.go b/provider/parameter_test.go
index c99edd3c..f4a7ae4e 100644
--- a/provider/parameter_test.go
+++ b/provider/parameter_test.go
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ func TestValueValidatesType(t *testing.T) {
 		RegexError string
 		Min,
 		Max int
-		Error *regexp.Regexp
+		Monotonic string
+		Error     *regexp.Regexp
 	}{{
 		Name:  "StringWithMin",
 		Type:  "string",
@@ -320,18 +321,42 @@ func TestValueValidatesType(t *testing.T) {
 		RegexError: "bad fruit",
 		Value:      "apple",
 		Error:      regexp.MustCompile(`bad fruit`),
+	}, {
+		Name:      "InvalidMonotonicity",
+		Type:      "number",
+		Value:     "1",
+		Min:       0,
+		Max:       2,
+		Monotonic: "foobar",
+		Error:     regexp.MustCompile(`number monotonicity can be either "increasing" or "decreasing"`),
+	}, {
+		Name:      "IncreasingMonotonicity",
+		Type:      "number",
+		Value:     "1",
+		Min:       0,
+		Max:       2,
+		Monotonic: "increasing",
+	}, {
+		Name:      "DecreasingMonotonicity",
+		Type:      "number",
+		Value:     "1",
+		Min:       0,
+		Max:       2,
+		Monotonic: "decreasing",
 	}} {
 		tc := tc
 		t.Run(tc.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			v := &provider.Validation{
-				Min:   tc.Min,
-				Max:   tc.Max,
-				Regex: tc.Regex,
-				Error: tc.RegexError,
+				Min:       tc.Min,
+				Max:       tc.Max,
+				Monotonic: tc.Monotonic,
+				Regex:     tc.Regex,
+				Error:     tc.RegexError,
 			}
 			err := v.Valid(tc.Type, tc.Value)
 			if tc.Error != nil {
+				require.Error(t, err)
 				require.True(t, tc.Error.MatchString(err.Error()), "got: %s", err.Error())
 			}
 		})