diff --git a/BREAKING_CHANGES.txt b/BREAKING_CHANGES.txt
index 6c9d44c4b9..117edd9034 100644
--- a/BREAKING_CHANGES.txt
+++ b/BREAKING_CHANGES.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ applied given the delay between changes being submitted and the time they were r
 and merged.
 
 ---
-* 2023-06-06 Deprecate `go marks` command for VSCode. Use 'bar marks' instead.
+* 2024-01-27 Deprecate '<user.number_string>' command without a spoken prefix like `numb`.
+See `numbers.talon` and `numbers_unprefixed.talon.` If in the future you want to still use
+unprefixed numbers, you will need to comment out the
+`tag(): user.prefixed_numbers` line in your `settings.talon` file.
+* 2023-06-06 Deprecate `go ` command for VSCode. Use 'bar marks' instead.
 * 2023-02-04 Deprecate `murder` command for i3wm. Use 'win kill' instead.
 * 2022-12-11 Deprecate user.insert_with_history. Just use `user.add_phrase_to_history(text);
 insert(text)` instead. See #939.
diff --git a/core/mouse_grid/mouse_grid_open.talon b/core/mouse_grid/mouse_grid_open.talon
index 0c4c838f16..ac517ab158 100644
--- a/core/mouse_grid/mouse_grid_open.talon
+++ b/core/mouse_grid/mouse_grid_open.talon
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 tag: user.mouse_grid_showing
 -
+# Force prefixed numbers elsewhere in the config, which allows unprefixed use below
+tag(): user.prefixed_numbers
 <user.number_key>: user.grid_narrow(number_key)
 grid off: user.grid_close()
 
diff --git a/core/numbers/numbers.py b/core/numbers/numbers.py
index 2f757c6ef2..f19c656d78 100644
--- a/core/numbers/numbers.py
+++ b/core/numbers/numbers.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ def split_list(value, l: list) -> Iterator:
 number_small_map = {n: i for i, n in enumerate(number_small_list)}
 
 mod.list("number_small", desc="List of small numbers")
+mod.tag("prefixed_numbers", desc="Require prefix when saying a number")
 ctx.lists["self.number_small"] = number_small_map.keys()
 
 
diff --git a/core/numbers/numbers.talon b/core/numbers/numbers.talon
index f6783512f9..4d349a6447 100644
--- a/core/numbers/numbers.talon
+++ b/core/numbers/numbers.talon
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-not tag: user.mouse_grid_showing
--
-<user.number_string>: "{number_string}"
+numb <user.number_string>: "{number_string}"
diff --git a/core/numbers/numbers_unprefixed.talon b/core/numbers/numbers_unprefixed.talon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9aac81ea15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/numbers/numbers_unprefixed.talon
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+not tag: user.prefixed_numbers
+-
+<user.number_string>:
+    insert("{number_string}")
+    user.deprecate_command("2024-01-27", "<number>", "numb <number>")
diff --git a/settings.talon b/settings.talon
index f4b82fa8c2..5d5867fc7d 100644
--- a/settings.talon
+++ b/settings.talon
@@ -70,3 +70,9 @@ settings():
 # Uncomment to enable the curse yes/curse no commands (show/hide mouse cursor).
 # See issue #688 for more detail: https://github.com/talonhub/community/issues/688
 # tag(): user.mouse_cursor_commands_enable
+
+# Uncomment the below to disable support for saying numbers without a prefix.
+# By default saying "one" would write "1", however many users find this behavior
+# prone to false positives. If you uncomment this, you will need to say
+# "numb one" to write "1". Note that this tag will eventually be activated by default
+# tag(): user.prefixed_numbers