How to reproduce: associate the control with an object having a Font property. It can be the form itself, then try and change the font-size, e.g: -1. The standard property grid displays a message box with the error. Workaround handle the RadPropertyGrid.EditorInitialized event: private void RadPropertyGrid_EditorInitialized(object sender, PropertyGridItemEditorInitializedEventArgs e) { PropertyGridSpinEditor editor = e.Editor as PropertyGridSpinEditor; if (editor != null && e.Item.Parent != null && e.Item.Parent.Name == "Font" && e.Item.Name == "Size") { editor.MinValue = 1; } }