diff --git a/collect_app/src/main/java/org/odk/collect/android/utilities/Appearances.kt b/collect_app/src/main/java/org/odk/collect/android/utilities/Appearances.kt
index 78d4067709f..12f3331f62e 100644
--- a/collect_app/src/main/java/org/odk/collect/android/utilities/Appearances.kt
+++ b/collect_app/src/main/java/org/odk/collect/android/utilities/Appearances.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import org.javarosa.core.model.Constants
 import org.javarosa.form.api.FormEntryPrompt
 import org.odk.collect.android.dynamicpreload.ExternalDataUtil
 import org.odk.collect.androidshared.utils.ScreenUtils
-import java.lang.Exception
 
 object Appearances {
     // Date appearances
@@ -196,6 +195,8 @@ object Appearances {
     @JvmStatic
     fun isMasked(prompt: FormEntryPrompt): Boolean {
         val appearance = getSanitizedAppearanceHint(prompt)
-        return appearance.contains(MASKED) && prompt.dataType == Constants.DATATYPE_TEXT
+        return appearance.contains(MASKED) &&
+            !appearance.contains(NUMBERS) &&
+            prompt.dataType == Constants.DATATYPE_TEXT
     }
 }
diff --git a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/utilities/AppearancesTest.kt b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/utilities/AppearancesTest.kt
index aa718aa2363..017504a632c 100644
--- a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/utilities/AppearancesTest.kt
+++ b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/utilities/AppearancesTest.kt
@@ -401,4 +401,11 @@ class AppearancesTest {
         whenever(formEntryPrompt.dataType).thenReturn(Constants.DATATYPE_DECIMAL)
         assertFalse(Appearances.isMasked(formEntryPrompt))
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `isMasked returns false when 'masked' appearance is found for text questions with 'numbers' appearance`() {
+        whenever(formEntryPrompt.dataType).thenReturn(Constants.DATATYPE_TEXT)
+        whenever(formEntryPrompt.appearanceHint).thenReturn("masked numbers")
+        assertFalse(Appearances.isMasked(formEntryPrompt))
+    }
 }