diff --git a/core/modules/system/config/schema/system.data_types.schema.yml b/core/modules/system/config/schema/system.data_types.schema.yml
index d3b5037a48d70a6410102d702c5a3544c42fcae0..ad4e4eccbc20b1cb988c0999bcf1facbff3cc94b 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/config/schema/system.data_types.schema.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/config/schema/system.data_types.schema.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ email:
 integer:
   label: 'Integer'
   class: '\Drupal\Core\TypedData\Type\Integer'
+float:
+  label: 'Float'
+  class: '\Drupal\Core\TypedData\Type\Float'
 string:
   label: 'String'
   class: '\Drupal\Core\TypedData\Type\String'