diff --git a/src/components/Input.react.js b/src/components/Input.react.js
index 8895a57f9..536380db5 100644
--- a/src/components/Input.react.js
+++ b/src/components/Input.react.js
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export default class Input extends Component {
 }
 
 Input.defaultProps = {
+    type: 'text',
     n_blur: 0,
     n_blur_timestamp: -1,
     n_submit: 0,
diff --git a/test/test_integration.py b/test/test_integration.py
index ee2fa02db..4a6d54e17 100644
--- a/test/test_integration.py
+++ b/test/test_integration.py
@@ -842,8 +842,7 @@ def test_gallery(self):
             ),
 
             html.Label('Text Input'),
-            dcc.Input(value='', placeholder='type here', type='text',
-                      id='textinput'),
+            dcc.Input(value='', placeholder='type here', id='textinput'),
             html.Label('Disabled Text Input'),
             dcc.Input(value='disabled', type='text',
                       id='disabled-textinput', disabled=True),
@@ -968,6 +967,12 @@ def test_gallery(self):
         self.snapshot('gallery - chinese character')
 
         text_input = self.driver.find_element_by_id('textinput')
+        # verify that type has the right default
+        # Can't use text_input.get_attribute('type') - that pulls the
+        # default value even if none is specified.
+        get_type = ('return document.getElementById("textinput")'
+                    '.getAttribute("type");')
+        self.assertEqual(self.driver.execute_script(get_type), 'text')
         disabled_text_input = self.driver.find_element_by_id(
             'disabled-textinput')
         text_input.send_keys('HODOR')