diff --git a/.changeset/afraid-snakes-bake.md b/.changeset/afraid-snakes-bake.md
index fb605a94f..5969374e1 100644
--- a/.changeset/afraid-snakes-bake.md
+++ b/.changeset/afraid-snakes-bake.md
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 '@lion/input-stepper': patch
 ---
 
-fixed the button toggling so it is always toggled if relevant values change
+- fixed the button toggling so it is always toggled if relevant values change
+- fires user-input-changed only on increment/decrement
diff --git a/packages/input-stepper/src/LionInputStepper.js b/packages/input-stepper/src/LionInputStepper.js
index 711069496..7c554e08f 100644
--- a/packages/input-stepper/src/LionInputStepper.js
+++ b/packages/input-stepper/src/LionInputStepper.js
@@ -171,11 +171,6 @@ export class LionInputStepper extends LionInput {
     decrementButton[disableDecrementor ? 'setAttribute' : 'removeAttribute']('disabled', 'true');
     incrementButton[disableIncrementor ? 'setAttribute' : 'removeAttribute']('disabled', 'true');
     this.setAttribute('aria-valuenow', `${this.currentValue}`);
-    this.dispatchEvent(
-      new CustomEvent('user-input-changed', {
-        bubbles: true,
-      }),
-    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -202,6 +197,7 @@ export class LionInputStepper extends LionInput {
     if (newValue <= max || max === Infinity) {
       this.value = `${newValue}`;
       this.__toggleSpinnerButtonsState();
+      this._proxyInputEvent();
     }
   }
 
@@ -215,6 +211,7 @@ export class LionInputStepper extends LionInput {
     if (newValue >= min || min === Infinity) {
       this.value = `${newValue}`;
       this.__toggleSpinnerButtonsState();
+      this._proxyInputEvent();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/input-stepper/test/lion-input-stepper.test.js b/packages/input-stepper/test/lion-input-stepper.test.js
index f875ae3cb..402399c85 100644
--- a/packages/input-stepper/test/lion-input-stepper.test.js
+++ b/packages/input-stepper/test/lion-input-stepper.test.js
@@ -37,6 +37,40 @@ describe('<lion-input-stepper>', () => {
       expect(el.value).to.equal('-1');
     });
 
+    it('fires one "user-input-changed" event on + button click', async () => {
+      let counter = 0;
+      const el = await fixture(html`
+        <lion-input-stepper
+          name="year"
+          label="Years"
+          @user-input-changed="${() => {
+            counter += 1;
+          }}"
+        >
+        </lion-input-stepper>
+      `);
+      const incrementButton = el.querySelector('[slot=suffix]');
+      incrementButton?.dispatchEvent(new Event('click'));
+      expect(counter).to.equal(1);
+    });
+
+    it('fires one "user-input-changed" event on - button click', async () => {
+      let counter = 0;
+      const el = await fixture(html`
+        <lion-input-stepper
+          name="year"
+          label="Years"
+          @user-input-changed="${() => {
+            counter += 1;
+          }}"
+        >
+        </lion-input-stepper>
+      `);
+      const decrementButton = el.querySelector('[slot=prefix]');
+      decrementButton?.dispatchEvent(new Event('click'));
+      expect(counter).to.equal(1);
+    });
+
     it('should update min and max attributes when min and max property change', async () => {
       const el = await fixture(inputStepperWithAttrs);
       el.min = 100;