diff --git a/js/utils/tap.js b/js/utils/tap.js
index c868f1e4d6b..493d45f81f4 100644
--- a/js/utils/tap.js
+++ b/js/utils/tap.js
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ ionic.tap = {
           clonedInput.placeholder = focusInput.placeholder;
           clonedInput.type = focusInput.type;
           clonedInput.value = focusInput.value;
-          clonedInput.className = 'cloned-text-input';
+          clonedInput.style = focusInput.style;
+          clonedInput.className = focusInput.className;
+          clonedInput.classList.add('cloned-text-input');
           clonedInput.readOnly = true;
           focusInput.parentElement.insertBefore(clonedInput, focusInput);
           focusInput.style.top = focusInput.offsetTop;
diff --git a/scss/_form.scss b/scss/_form.scss
index 6b2361316d0..d3ebb938289 100644
--- a/scss/_form.scss
+++ b/scss/_form.scss
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ input[type="file"] {
 .previous-input-focus,
 .cloned-text-input + input,
 .cloned-text-input + textarea {
-  position: absolute;
+  position: absolute !important;
   left: -9999px;
   width: 200px;
 }