diff --git a/source/UI/js/Form/Input.js b/source/UI/js/Form/Input.js
index 0d079e63..bce4e153 100644
--- a/source/UI/js/Form/Input.js
+++ b/source/UI/js/Form/Input.js
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ Ox.Input = function(options, self) {
                     setPlaceholder();
                 } else if (key == 'readonly') {
                     self.$input.attr({readonly: value});
+                } else if (key == 'type') {
+                    // jQuery does not allow update via attr({type: value}) due to IE 6 bug
+                    self.$input[0].type = value
                 } else if (key == 'value') {
                     if (self.options.type == 'float' && self.options.decimals) {
                         self.options.value = self.options.value.toFixed(self.options.decimals);