diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/create_account.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/create_account.js.handlebars
index affc9f60b53..62e9619a611 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/create_account.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/create_account.js.handlebars
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       <tr class="input">
             <td class="label"><label for='new-account-email'>{{i18n user.email.title}}</label></td>
             <td>
-            {{input value=accountEmail id="new-account-email" disabled=emailValidated}}
+            {{input type="email" value=accountEmail id="new-account-email" disabled=emailValidated}}
             &nbsp;{{input-tip validation=emailValidation}}
             </td>
       </tr>
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/login.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/login.scss
index 917c52f014e..f0f59ec1163 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/login.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/login.scss
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ a#forgot-password-link {clear: left; float: left; }
 .btn-primary {margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 15; float: left;}
 
 .create-account .modal-body {
-  input[type=text], input[type=password] {
+  input[type=text], input[type=email], input[type=password] {
     display: inline-block;
   }
   tr.input {