diff --git a/lib/simple_form/inputs/base.rb b/lib/simple_form/inputs/base.rb
index 00e93e19..103520f3 100644
--- a/lib/simple_form/inputs/base.rb
+++ b/lib/simple_form/inputs/base.rb
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ module SimpleForm
         action = action.to_sym
         ACTIONS[action] || action
       end
+
+      def input_method
+        self.class.mappings[input_type] or
+          raise("Could not find method for #{input_type.inspect}")
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/simple_form/inputs/mapping_input.rb b/lib/simple_form/inputs/mapping_input.rb
index 16c57eff..14a1faee 100644
--- a/lib/simple_form/inputs/mapping_input.rb
+++ b/lib/simple_form/inputs/mapping_input.rb
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ module SimpleForm
 
     private
 
-      def input_method
-        self.class.mappings[input_type] or
-          raise("Could not find method for #{input_type.inspect}")
-      end
-
       def has_placeholder?
         (text? || password?) && placeholder_present?
       end
diff --git a/lib/simple_form/inputs/string_input.rb b/lib/simple_form/inputs/string_input.rb
index ac4be8ec..1ed030b5 100644
--- a/lib/simple_form/inputs/string_input.rb
+++ b/lib/simple_form/inputs/string_input.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 module SimpleForm
   module Inputs
     class StringInput < Base
+      extend MapType
+
+      map_type :string, :email, :search, :tel, :url,  :to => :text_field
+      map_type :password,                             :to => :password_field
+
       def input
         input_html_options[:size]      ||= [limit, SimpleForm.default_input_size].compact.min
         input_html_options[:maxlength] ||= limit if limit
         input_html_options[:type]      ||= input_type unless string?
 
-        @builder.text_field(attribute_name, input_html_options)
+        @builder.send(input_method, attribute_name, input_html_options)
       end
 
       def input_html_classes