diff --git a/packages/ember-glimmer/tests/integration/helpers/input-test.js b/packages/ember-glimmer/tests/integration/helpers/input-test.js
index 10f5dcf07ba..b21d1b542ca 100644
--- a/packages/ember-glimmer/tests/integration/helpers/input-test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-glimmer/tests/integration/helpers/input-test.js
@@ -436,6 +436,27 @@ moduleFor('Helpers test: {{input}} with dynamic type', class extends InputRender
     this.assertAttr('type', 'password');
   }
 
+  ['@test a subexpression can be used to determine type']() {
+    this.render(`{{input type=(if isTruthy trueType falseType)}}`, {
+      isTruthy: true,
+      trueType: 'text',
+      falseType: 'password'
+    });
+
+    this.assertAttr('type', 'text');
+
+    this.runTask(() => this.rerender());
+
+    this.assertAttr('type', 'text');
+
+    this.runTask(() => set(this.context, 'isTruthy', false));
+
+    this.assertAttr('type', 'password');
+
+    this.runTask(() => set(this.context, 'isTruthy', true));
+
+    this.assertAttr('type', 'text');
+  }
 });
 
 moduleFor(`Helpers test: {{input type='checkbox'}}`, class extends InputRenderingTest {
diff --git a/packages/ember-template-compiler/lib/plugins/transform-input-type-syntax.js b/packages/ember-template-compiler/lib/plugins/transform-input-type-syntax.js
index 1705551666c..8085dea48a5 100644
--- a/packages/ember-template-compiler/lib/plugins/transform-input-type-syntax.js
+++ b/packages/ember-template-compiler/lib/plugins/transform-input-type-syntax.js
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ function insertTypeHelperParameter(node, builders) {
     }
   }
   if (pair && pair.value.type !== 'StringLiteral') {
-    let path = pair.value.path ? pair.value.path.original : pair.value.original;
-
-    node.params.unshift(builders.sexpr('-input-type', [builders.path(path, pair.loc)], null, pair.loc));
+    node.params.unshift(builders.sexpr('-input-type', [pair.value], null, pair.loc));
   }
 }