diff --git a/src/actions/actions.ts b/src/actions/actions.ts
index d954af87f1c..4e14a5118b5 100644
--- a/src/actions/actions.ts
+++ b/src/actions/actions.ts
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ export class CommandInsertInInsertMode extends BaseCommand {
 
 @RegisterAction
 class CommandNumber extends BaseCommand {
-  modes = [ModeName.Normal, ModeName.Visual, ModeName.VisualLine];
+  modes = [ModeName.Normal, ModeName.Visual, ModeName.VisualLine, ModeName.VisualBlock];
   keys = ["<number>"];
   isCompleteAction = false;
   runsOnceForEveryCursor() { return false; }