diff --git a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/DecimalWidgetTest.java b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/DecimalWidgetTest.java
index c74437ff005..cd1293f7596 100644
--- a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/DecimalWidgetTest.java
+++ b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/DecimalWidgetTest.java
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import static org.odk.collect.android.utilities.Appearances.MASKED;
 import static org.odk.collect.android.utilities.Appearances.THOUSANDS_SEP;
 
+import android.text.InputType;
+import android.text.method.PasswordTransformationMethod;
+import android.text.method.SingleLineTransformationMethod;
+
 public class DecimalWidgetTest extends GeneralStringWidgetTest<DecimalWidget, DecimalData> {
 
     private final Random random = new Random();
@@ -205,4 +210,21 @@ public void separatorsShouldBeAddedWhenEnabled() {
         assertEquals("123,456,789.54", getWidget().widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getText().toString());
         assertEquals("123,456,789.54", getWidget().widgetAnswerText.getBinding().textView.getText().toString());
     }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void verifyInputType() {
+        DecimalWidget widget = getWidget();
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getInputType(), equalTo(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_SIGNED | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_DECIMAL));
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(SingleLineTransformationMethod.class));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void verifyInputTypeWithMaskedAppearance() {
+        when(formEntryPrompt.getAppearanceHint()).thenReturn(MASKED);
+        DecimalWidget widget = getWidget();
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getInputType(), equalTo(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_SIGNED | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_DECIMAL));
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(PasswordTransformationMethod.class));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/ExDecimalWidgetTest.java b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/ExDecimalWidgetTest.java
index cb150a8e92a..519ff5038d1 100644
--- a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/ExDecimalWidgetTest.java
+++ b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/ExDecimalWidgetTest.java
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import static org.odk.collect.android.utilities.Appearances.MASKED;
 import static org.odk.collect.android.utilities.Appearances.THOUSANDS_SEP;
 
+import android.text.InputType;
+import android.text.method.PasswordTransformationMethod;
+import android.text.method.SingleLineTransformationMethod;
+
 /**
  * @author James Knight
  */
@@ -88,4 +93,23 @@ public void separatorsShouldBeAddedWhenEnabled() {
         assertEquals("123,456,789.54", getWidget().binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getText().toString());
         assertEquals("123,456,789.54", getWidget().binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().textView.getText().toString());
     }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void verifyKeyboardType() {
+        ExDecimalWidget widget = getWidget();
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getInputType(), equalTo(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_SIGNED | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_DECIMAL));
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(SingleLineTransformationMethod.class));
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().textView.getTransformationMethod(), equalTo(null));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void verifyKeyboardTypeWithMaskedAppearance() {
+        when(formEntryPrompt.getAppearanceHint()).thenReturn(MASKED);
+        ExDecimalWidget widget = getWidget();
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getInputType(), equalTo(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_SIGNED | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_DECIMAL));
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(PasswordTransformationMethod.class));
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().textView.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(PasswordTransformationMethod.class));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/ExIntegerWidgetTest.java b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/ExIntegerWidgetTest.java
index 9d012508ca2..04b04aeecc6 100644
--- a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/ExIntegerWidgetTest.java
+++ b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/ExIntegerWidgetTest.java
@@ -11,9 +11,16 @@
 import org.odk.collect.android.widgets.utilities.StringRequester;
 
 import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertEquals;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import static org.odk.collect.android.utilities.Appearances.MASKED;
 import static org.odk.collect.android.utilities.Appearances.THOUSANDS_SEP;
 
+import android.text.InputType;
+import android.text.method.PasswordTransformationMethod;
+import android.text.method.SingleLineTransformationMethod;
+
 /**
  * @author James Knight
  */
@@ -60,4 +67,23 @@ public void separatorsShouldBeAddedWhenEnabled() {
         assertEquals("123,456,789", getWidget().binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getText().toString());
         assertEquals("123,456,789", getWidget().binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().textView.getText().toString());
     }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void verifyKeyboardType() {
+        ExIntegerWidget widget = getWidget();
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getInputType(), equalTo(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_SIGNED));
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(SingleLineTransformationMethod.class));
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().textView.getTransformationMethod(), equalTo(null));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void verifyKeyboardTypeWithMaskedAppearance() {
+        when(formEntryPrompt.getAppearanceHint()).thenReturn(MASKED);
+        ExIntegerWidget widget = getWidget();
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getInputType(), equalTo(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_SIGNED));
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(PasswordTransformationMethod.class));
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().textView.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(PasswordTransformationMethod.class));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/ExStringWidgetTest.java b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/ExStringWidgetTest.java
index e022cd9c3c2..6a0ede839f9 100644
--- a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/ExStringWidgetTest.java
+++ b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/ExStringWidgetTest.java
@@ -5,13 +5,21 @@
 import net.bytebuddy.utility.RandomString;
 
 import org.javarosa.core.model.data.StringData;
+import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.odk.collect.android.formentry.questions.QuestionDetails;
 import org.odk.collect.android.widgets.base.GeneralExStringWidgetTest;
 import org.odk.collect.android.widgets.support.FakeWaitingForDataRegistry;
 import org.odk.collect.android.widgets.utilities.StringRequester;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import static org.odk.collect.android.utilities.Appearances.MASKED;
+
+import android.text.InputType;
+import android.text.method.PasswordTransformationMethod;
+import android.text.method.SingleLineTransformationMethod;
 
 /**
  * @author James Knight
@@ -39,4 +47,23 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
         when(formEntryPrompt.getAppearanceHint()).thenReturn("");
     }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void verifyKeyboardType() {
+        ExStringWidget widget = getWidget();
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getInputType(), equalTo(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT));
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(SingleLineTransformationMethod.class));
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().textView.getTransformationMethod(), equalTo(null));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void verifyKeyboardTypeWithMaskedAppearance() {
+        when(formEntryPrompt.getAppearanceHint()).thenReturn(MASKED);
+        ExStringWidget widget = getWidget();
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getInputType(), equalTo(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD));
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(PasswordTransformationMethod.class));
+        assertThat(widget.binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().textView.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(PasswordTransformationMethod.class));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/IntegerWidgetTest.java b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/IntegerWidgetTest.java
index 2cb61e7ecf5..1b019474016 100644
--- a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/IntegerWidgetTest.java
+++ b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/IntegerWidgetTest.java
@@ -8,9 +8,16 @@
 import org.odk.collect.android.widgets.base.GeneralStringWidgetTest;
 
 import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertEquals;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import static org.odk.collect.android.utilities.Appearances.MASKED;
 import static org.odk.collect.android.utilities.Appearances.THOUSANDS_SEP;
 
+import android.text.InputType;
+import android.text.method.PasswordTransformationMethod;
+import android.text.method.SingleLineTransformationMethod;
+
 /**
  * @author James Knight
  */
@@ -47,4 +54,21 @@ public void separatorsShouldBeAddedWhenEnabled() {
         assertEquals("123,456,789", getWidget().widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getText().toString());
         assertEquals("123,456,789", getWidget().widgetAnswerText.getBinding().textView.getText().toString());
     }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void verifyInputType() {
+        IntegerWidget widget = getWidget();
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getInputType(), equalTo(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_SIGNED));
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(SingleLineTransformationMethod.class));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void verifyInputTypeWithMaskedAppearance() {
+        when(formEntryPrompt.getAppearanceHint()).thenReturn(MASKED);
+        IntegerWidget widget = getWidget();
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getInputType(), equalTo(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_SIGNED));
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(PasswordTransformationMethod.class));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/StringNumberWidgetTest.java b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/StringNumberWidgetTest.java
index 6228d255e05..31b189cafb1 100644
--- a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/StringNumberWidgetTest.java
+++ b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/StringNumberWidgetTest.java
@@ -10,9 +10,16 @@
 import org.odk.collect.android.widgets.base.GeneralStringWidgetTest;
 
 import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertEquals;
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import static org.odk.collect.android.utilities.Appearances.MASKED;
 import static org.odk.collect.android.utilities.Appearances.THOUSANDS_SEP;
 
+import android.text.InputType;
+import android.text.method.PasswordTransformationMethod;
+import android.text.method.SingleLineTransformationMethod;
+
 /**
  * @author James Knight
  */
@@ -45,4 +52,21 @@ public void separatorsShouldBeAddedWhenEnabled() {
         assertEquals("123,456,789,123,456,789,123,456,789,123,456,789", getWidget().widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getText().toString());
         assertEquals("123,456,789,123,456,789,123,456,789,123,456,789", getWidget().widgetAnswerText.getBinding().textView.getText().toString());
     }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void verifyInputType() {
+        StringNumberWidget widget = getWidget();
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getInputType(), equalTo(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER));
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(SingleLineTransformationMethod.class));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void verifyInputTypeWithMaskedAppearance() {
+        when(formEntryPrompt.getAppearanceHint()).thenReturn(MASKED);
+        StringNumberWidget widget = getWidget();
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getInputType(), equalTo(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER));
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(PasswordTransformationMethod.class));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/StringWidgetTest.java b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/StringWidgetTest.java
index 82c3f988049..c7e4b7988e0 100644
--- a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/StringWidgetTest.java
+++ b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/StringWidgetTest.java
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 package org.odk.collect.android.widgets;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import static org.odk.collect.android.utilities.Appearances.MASKED;
+
+import android.text.InputType;
+import android.text.method.PasswordTransformationMethod;
+import android.text.method.SingleLineTransformationMethod;
+
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 
 import net.bytebuddy.utility.RandomString;
 
 import org.javarosa.core.model.data.StringData;
+import org.junit.Test;
 import org.odk.collect.android.formentry.questions.QuestionDetails;
 import org.odk.collect.android.widgets.base.GeneralStringWidgetTest;
 
@@ -24,4 +34,22 @@ public StringWidget createWidget() {
     public StringData getNextAnswer() {
         return new StringData(RandomString.make());
     }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void verifyInputType() {
+        StringWidget widget = getWidget();
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getInputType(), equalTo(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT));
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(SingleLineTransformationMethod.class));
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().textView.getTransformationMethod(), equalTo(null));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void verifyInputTypeWithMaskedAppearance() {
+        when(formEntryPrompt.getAppearanceHint()).thenReturn(MASKED);
+        StringWidget widget = getWidget();
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getInputType(), equalTo(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD));
+        assertThat(widget.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getTransformationMethod().getClass(), equalTo(PasswordTransformationMethod.class));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/base/GeneralExStringWidgetTest.java b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/base/GeneralExStringWidgetTest.java
index 8010dd2949c..10b2fcbd86a 100644
--- a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/base/GeneralExStringWidgetTest.java
+++ b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/base/GeneralExStringWidgetTest.java
@@ -81,4 +81,10 @@ public void answersShouldBeMaskedIfMaskedAppearanceIsUsed() {
         assertThat(getSpyWidget().binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getTransformationMethod(), is(instanceOf(PasswordTransformationMethod.class)));
         assertThat(getSpyWidget().binding.widgetAnswerText.getBinding().textView.getTransformationMethod(), is(instanceOf(PasswordTransformationMethod.class)));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public abstract void verifyKeyboardType();
+
+    @Test
+    public abstract void verifyKeyboardTypeWithMaskedAppearance();
 }
diff --git a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/base/GeneralStringWidgetTest.java b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/base/GeneralStringWidgetTest.java
index ead5c8ac67a..536125a3f66 100644
--- a/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/base/GeneralStringWidgetTest.java
+++ b/collect_app/src/test/java/org/odk/collect/android/widgets/base/GeneralStringWidgetTest.java
@@ -120,4 +120,10 @@ public void answersShouldBeMaskedIfMaskedAppearanceIsUsed() {
         assertThat(getSpyWidget().widgetAnswerText.getBinding().editText.getTransformationMethod(), is(instanceOf(PasswordTransformationMethod.class)));
         assertThat(getSpyWidget().widgetAnswerText.getBinding().textView.getTransformationMethod(), is(instanceOf(PasswordTransformationMethod.class)));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public abstract void verifyInputType();
+
+    @Test
+    public abstract void verifyInputTypeWithMaskedAppearance();
 }
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