diff --git a/packages/ember-htmlbars/tests/helpers/input_test.js b/packages/ember-htmlbars/tests/helpers/input_test.js
index 50f735a34e5..cedd56a72cf 100644
--- a/packages/ember-htmlbars/tests/helpers/input_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-htmlbars/tests/helpers/input_test.js
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import ComponentLookup from "ember-views/component_lookup";
 import TextField from 'ember-views/views/text_field';
 import Checkbox from 'ember-views/views/checkbox';
 import EventDispatcher from 'ember-views/system/event_dispatcher';
+import {
+  disableInputTypeChanging,
+  resetInputTypeChanging
+} from 'ember-views/system/build-component-template';
 
 var view;
 var controller, registry, container;
@@ -265,6 +269,48 @@ QUnit.test("should change if the type changes", function() {
   equal(view.$('input').attr('type'), 'text', "it changes after the type changes");
 });
 
+QUnit.module("{{input type='text'}} - dynamic type in IE8 safe environment", {
+  setup() {
+    commonSetup();
+
+    disableInputTypeChanging();
+
+    controller = {
+      someProperty: 'password',
+      ie8Safe: true
+    };
+
+    view = View.extend({
+      container: container,
+      controller: controller,
+      template: compile('{{input type=someProperty}}')
+    }).create();
+
+    runAppend(view);
+  },
+
+  teardown() {
+    resetInputTypeChanging();
+
+    runDestroy(view);
+    runDestroy(container);
+  }
+});
+
+QUnit.test("should insert a text field into DOM", function() {
+  equal(view.$('input').attr('type'), 'password', "a bound property can be used to determine type in IE8.");
+});
+
+QUnit.test("should NOT change if the type changes", function() {
+  equal(view.$('input').attr('type'), 'password', "a bound property can be used to determine type in IE8.");
+
+  run(function() {
+    set(controller, 'someProperty', 'text');
+  });
+
+  equal(view.$('input').attr('type'), 'password', "it does NOT change after the type changes in IE8");
+});
+
 QUnit.module("{{input}} - default type", {
   setup() {
     commonSetup();
diff --git a/packages/ember-views/lib/system/build-component-template.js b/packages/ember-views/lib/system/build-component-template.js
index d6957caafa4..f57e9fd57b3 100644
--- a/packages/ember-views/lib/system/build-component-template.js
+++ b/packages/ember-views/lib/system/build-component-template.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default function buildComponentTemplate({ component, layout, isAngleBrack
     // element. We use `manualElement` to create a template that represents
     // the wrapping element and yields to the previous block.
     if (tagName !== '') {
-      var attributes = normalizeComponentAttributes(component, isAngleBracket, attrs);
+      var attributes = normalizeComponentAttributes(component, isAngleBracket, attrs, tagName);
       var elementTemplate = internal.manualElement(tagName, attributes);
       elementTemplate.meta = meta;
 
@@ -43,6 +43,30 @@ export default function buildComponentTemplate({ component, layout, isAngleBrack
   return { createdElement: !!tagName, block: blockToRender };
 }
 
+// Static flag used to see if we can mutate the type attribute on input elements. IE8
+// does not support changing the type attribute after an element is inserted in
+// a tree.
+var isInputTypeAttributeMutable = (function() {
+  var docFragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
+  var mutableInputTypeTextElement = document.createElement('input');
+  mutableInputTypeTextElement.type = 'text';
+  try {
+    docFragment.appendChild(mutableInputTypeTextElement);
+    mutableInputTypeTextElement.setAttribute('type', 'password');
+  } catch (e) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+})();
+
+var canChangeInputType = isInputTypeAttributeMutable;
+export function disableInputTypeChanging() {
+  canChangeInputType = false;
+}
+export function resetInputTypeChanging() {
+  canChangeInputType = isInputTypeAttributeMutable;
+}
+
 function blockFor(template, options) {
   Ember.assert("BUG: Must pass a template to blockFor", !!template);
   return internal.blockFor(render, template, options);
@@ -113,7 +137,8 @@ function tagNameFor(view) {
 
 // Takes a component and builds a normalized set of attribute
 // bindings consumable by HTMLBars' `attribute` hook.
-function normalizeComponentAttributes(component, isAngleBracket, attrs) {
+function normalizeComponentAttributes(component, isAngleBracket, attrs, tagName) {
+  var hardCodeType = tagName === 'input' && !canChangeInputType;
   var normalized = {};
   var attributeBindings = component.attributeBindings;
   var i, l;
@@ -135,17 +160,32 @@ function normalizeComponentAttributes(component, isAngleBracket, attrs) {
       if (colonIndex !== -1) {
         var attrProperty = attr.substring(0, colonIndex);
         attrName = attr.substring(colonIndex + 1);
-        expression = ['get', 'view.' + attrProperty];
+
+        if (attrName === 'type' && hardCodeType) {
+          expression = component.get(attrProperty) + '';
+        } else {
+          expression = ['get', 'view.' + attrProperty];
+        }
       } else if (attrs[attr]) {
         // TODO: For compatibility with 1.x, we probably need to `set`
         // the component's attribute here if it is a CP, but we also
         // probably want to suspend observers and allow the
         // willUpdateAttrs logic to trigger observers at the correct time.
         attrName = attr;
-        expression = ['value', attrs[attr]];
+
+        if (attrName === 'type' && hardCodeType) {
+          expression = getValue(attrs[attr]) + '';
+        } else {
+          expression = ['value', attrs[attr]];
+        }
       } else {
         attrName = attr;
-        expression = ['get', 'view.' + attr];
+
+        if (attrName === 'type' && hardCodeType) {
+          expression = component.get(attr) + '';
+        } else {
+          expression = ['get', 'view.' + attr];
+        }
       }
 
       Ember.assert('You cannot use class as an attributeBinding, use classNameBindings instead.', attrName !== 'class');
diff --git a/packages/ember-views/lib/views/text_field.js b/packages/ember-views/lib/views/text_field.js
index 629c82a2e74..b9e9b2bd35c 100644
--- a/packages/ember-views/lib/views/text_field.js
+++ b/packages/ember-views/lib/views/text_field.js
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ export default Component.extend(TextSupport, {
   value: "",
 
   /**
-    The `type` attribute of the input element.
+    The `type` attribute of the input element. To remain compatible with IE8, this
+    cannot change after the element has been rendered. It is suggested to avoid using
+    a dynamic type attribute if you are supporting IE8 since it will be set once and never change.
 
     @property type
     @type String