Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/validator/tagchecker.cfg
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/validator/tagchecker.cfg	(revision 14122)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/validator/tagchecker.cfg	(revision 14123)
@@ -58,4 +58,5 @@
 #way  : I : waterway == * && layer != *                         # waterway without layer tag
 way  : I : highway == footway && maxspeed == *                 # maxspeed used for footway
+way  : I : highway == steps && maxspeed == *                   # maxspeed used for footway
 
 *    : W : layer == /\+.*/                                     # layer tag with + sign