diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/modal/login.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/modal/login.hbs
index c3db1acafc5..cd4fc21a547 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/modal/login.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/modal/login.hbs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
               <label for='login-account-name'>{{i18n 'login.username'}}&nbsp;</label>
             </td>
             <td>
-              {{text-field value=loginName placeholderKey="login.email_placeholder" id="login-account-name" autocorrect="off" autocapitalize="off"}}
+              {{text-field value=loginName type="email" placeholderKey="login.email_placeholder" id="login-account-name" autocorrect="off" autocapitalize="off"}}
             </td>
           </tr>
           <tr>