diff --git a/administrator/components/com_config/model/field/filters.php b/administrator/components/com_config/model/field/filters.php
index 7213f1be98827..f255e6d08a6a6 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_config/model/field/filters.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_config/model/field/filters.php
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ protected function getInput()
 			$html[] = '		<td>';
 			$html[] = '				<input'
 				. ' name="' . $this->name . '[' . $group->value . '][filter_tags]"'
+				. ' type="text"'
 				. ' id="' . $this->id . $group->value . '_filter_tags"'
 				. ' title="' . JText::_('JGLOBAL_FILTER_TAGS_LABEL') . '"'
 				. ' value="' . $group_filter['filter_tags'] . '"'
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ protected function getInput()
 			$html[] = '		<td>';
 			$html[] = '				<input'
 				. ' name="' . $this->name . '[' . $group->value . '][filter_attributes]"'
+				. ' type="text"'
 				. ' id="' . $this->id . $group->value . '_filter_attributes"'
 				. ' title="' . JText::_('JGLOBAL_FILTER_ATTRIBUTES_LABEL') . '"'
 				. ' value="' . $group_filter['filter_attributes'] . '"'