diff --git a/fabric-game-rule-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/gamerule/v1/rule/DoubleRule.java b/fabric-game-rule-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/gamerule/v1/rule/DoubleRule.java
index aee650bf49..ce3f6b9b61 100644
--- a/fabric-game-rule-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/gamerule/v1/rule/DoubleRule.java
+++ b/fabric-game-rule-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/gamerule/v1/rule/DoubleRule.java
@@ -113,7 +113,12 @@ public boolean validate(String value) {
 		try {
 			final double d = Double.parseDouble(value);
 
-			return this.inBounds(d);
+			if (!this.inBounds(d)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			this.value = d;
+			return true;
 		} catch (NumberFormatException ignored) {
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/fabric-game-rule-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/gamerule/v1/rule/ValidateableRule.java b/fabric-game-rule-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/gamerule/v1/rule/ValidateableRule.java
index bf2fda2f73..6f7284de99 100644
--- a/fabric-game-rule-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/gamerule/v1/rule/ValidateableRule.java
+++ b/fabric-game-rule-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/gamerule/v1/rule/ValidateableRule.java
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@
 public interface ValidateableRule {
 	/**
 	 * Validates if a rule can accept the input.
+	 * If valid, the input will be set as the rule's value.
 	 *
 	 * @param value the value to validate
-	 * @return true if the value can be accepted.
+	 * @return true if the value was accepted.
 	 */
 	boolean validate(String value);
 }