diff --git a/paper-autocomplete.html b/paper-autocomplete.html
index 838da6d..f3f0db6 100644
--- a/paper-autocomplete.html
+++ b/paper-autocomplete.html
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
                    placeholder="[[placeholder]]"
                    invalid="{{invalid}}"
 
-                   role="textbox"
+                   type="text"
                    aria-autocomplete="list"
                    aria-multiline="false"
                    aria-activedescendant$="[[_highlightedSuggestion.elementId]]"