diff --git a/src/ng/directive/input.js b/src/ng/directive/input.js
index e264db38e5b0..20d964aa8b0a 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/input.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/input.js
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ var inputType = {
       </doc:example>
    */
   'number': numberInputType,
+  'range': numberInputType,
 
 
   /**