diff --git a/src/widget/input.js b/src/widget/input.js
index ec9701e7244b..e920733be8ae 100644
--- a/src/widget/input.js
+++ b/src/widget/input.js
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ function numericRegexpInputType(regexp, error) {
 
 var HTML5_INPUTS_TYPES =  makeMap(
         "search,tel,url,email,datetime,date,month,week,time,datetime-local,number,range,color," +
-        "radio,checkbox,text,button,submit,reset,hidden");
+        "radio,checkbox,text,button,submit,reset,hidden,password");
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/widget/inputSpec.js b/test/widget/inputSpec.js
index a4fc86aa918c..837d8c83190c 100644
--- a/test/widget/inputSpec.js
+++ b/test/widget/inputSpec.js
@@ -405,6 +405,14 @@ describe('widget: input', function() {
     });
 
 
+    describe('password', function () {
+      it('should not change password type to text', function () {
+        compile('<input type="password" ng:model="name" >');
+        expect(element.attr('type')).toBe('password');
+      });
+    });
+
+
     it('should ignore text widget which have no name', function() {
       compile('<input type="text"/>');
       expect(scope.$element.attr('ng-exception')).toBeFalsy();