diff --git a/py/examples/textbox.py b/py/examples/textbox.py
index 39c29bdee3..1a51bcbe0d 100644
--- a/py/examples/textbox.py
+++ b/py/examples/textbox.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ async def serve(q: Q):
             ui.text(f'textbox_disabled_placeholder={q.args.textbox_disabled_placeholder}'),
             ui.text(f'textbox_multiline={q.args.textbox_multiline}'),
             ui.text(f'textbox_spellcheck_disabled={q.args.textbox_spellcheck_disabled}'),
+            ui.text(f'textbox_numeric={q.args.textbox_numeric}'),
+            ui.text(f'textbox_tel={q.args.textbox_tel}'),
             ui.button(name='show_form', label='Back', primary=True),
         ]
     else:
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ async def serve(q: Q):
                        placeholder='I am disabled'),
             ui.textbox(name='textbox_multiline', label='Multiline textarea', multiline=True),
             ui.textbox(name='textbox_spellcheck_disabled', label='Spellcheck disabled', spellcheck=False),
+            ui.textbox(name='textbox_numeric', label='With numeric keyboard (iOS, Android)', type='number'),
+            ui.textbox(name='textbox_tel', label='With telephone keyboard (iOS, Android)', type='tel'),
             ui.button(name='show_inputs', label='Submit', primary=True),
         ])
     await q.page.save()
diff --git a/py/h2o_lightwave/h2o_lightwave/types.py b/py/h2o_lightwave/h2o_lightwave/types.py
index c7dc22ce29..80f892cd71 100644
--- a/py/h2o_lightwave/h2o_lightwave/types.py
+++ b/py/h2o_lightwave/h2o_lightwave/types.py
@@ -969,6 +969,15 @@ def load(__d: Dict) -> 'MessageBar':
         )
 
 
+_TextboxType = ['text', 'number', 'tel']
+
+
+class TextboxType:
+    TEXT = 'text'
+    NUMBER = 'number'
+    TEL = 'tel'
+
+
 class Textbox:
     """Create a text box.
 
@@ -998,6 +1007,7 @@ def __init__(
             visible: Optional[bool] = None,
             tooltip: Optional[str] = None,
             spellcheck: Optional[bool] = None,
+            type: Optional[str] = None,
     ):
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.name', name, (str,), True, False, False)
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.label', label, (str,), False, True, False)
@@ -1019,6 +1029,7 @@ def __init__(
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.visible', visible, (bool,), False, True, False)
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.tooltip', tooltip, (str,), False, True, False)
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.spellcheck', spellcheck, (bool,), False, True, False)
+        _guard_enum('Textbox.type', type, _TextboxType, True)
         self.name = name
         """An identifying name for this component."""
         self.label = label
@@ -1059,6 +1070,8 @@ def __init__(
         """An optional tooltip message displayed when a user clicks the help icon to the right of the component."""
         self.spellcheck = spellcheck
         """True if the text may be checked for spelling errors. Defaults to True."""
+        self.type = type
+        """Keyboard to be shown on mobile devices. Defaults to 'text'. One of 'text', 'number', 'tel'. See enum h2o_wave.ui.TextboxType."""
 
     def dump(self) -> Dict:
         """Returns the contents of this object as a dict."""
@@ -1082,6 +1095,7 @@ def dump(self) -> Dict:
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.visible', self.visible, (bool,), False, True, False)
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.tooltip', self.tooltip, (str,), False, True, False)
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.spellcheck', self.spellcheck, (bool,), False, True, False)
+        _guard_enum('Textbox.type', self.type, _TextboxType, True)
         return _dump(
             name=self.name,
             label=self.label,
@@ -1103,6 +1117,7 @@ def dump(self) -> Dict:
             visible=self.visible,
             tooltip=self.tooltip,
             spellcheck=self.spellcheck,
+            type=self.type,
         )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -1148,6 +1163,8 @@ def load(__d: Dict) -> 'Textbox':
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.tooltip', __d_tooltip, (str,), False, True, False)
         __d_spellcheck: Any = __d.get('spellcheck')
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.spellcheck', __d_spellcheck, (bool,), False, True, False)
+        __d_type: Any = __d.get('type')
+        _guard_enum('Textbox.type', __d_type, _TextboxType, True)
         name: str = __d_name
         label: Optional[str] = __d_label
         placeholder: Optional[str] = __d_placeholder
@@ -1168,6 +1185,7 @@ def load(__d: Dict) -> 'Textbox':
         visible: Optional[bool] = __d_visible
         tooltip: Optional[str] = __d_tooltip
         spellcheck: Optional[bool] = __d_spellcheck
+        type: Optional[str] = __d_type
         return Textbox(
             name,
             label,
@@ -1189,6 +1207,7 @@ def load(__d: Dict) -> 'Textbox':
             visible,
             tooltip,
             spellcheck,
+            type,
         )
 
 
diff --git a/py/h2o_lightwave/h2o_lightwave/ui.py b/py/h2o_lightwave/h2o_lightwave/ui.py
index 89bafb8628..13c88404c2 100644
--- a/py/h2o_lightwave/h2o_lightwave/ui.py
+++ b/py/h2o_lightwave/h2o_lightwave/ui.py
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ def textbox(
         visible: Optional[bool] = None,
         tooltip: Optional[str] = None,
         spellcheck: Optional[bool] = None,
+        type: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> Component:
     """Create a text box.
 
@@ -426,6 +427,7 @@ def textbox(
         visible: True if the component should be visible. Defaults to True.
         tooltip: An optional tooltip message displayed when a user clicks the help icon to the right of the component.
         spellcheck: True if the text may be checked for spelling errors. Defaults to True.
+        type: Keyboard to be shown on mobile devices. Defaults to 'text'. One of 'text', 'number', 'tel'. See enum h2o_wave.ui.TextboxType.
     Returns:
         A `h2o_wave.types.Textbox` instance.
     """
@@ -450,6 +452,7 @@ def textbox(
         visible,
         tooltip,
         spellcheck,
+        type,
     ))
 
 
diff --git a/py/h2o_wave/h2o_wave/types.py b/py/h2o_wave/h2o_wave/types.py
index c7dc22ce29..80f892cd71 100644
--- a/py/h2o_wave/h2o_wave/types.py
+++ b/py/h2o_wave/h2o_wave/types.py
@@ -969,6 +969,15 @@ def load(__d: Dict) -> 'MessageBar':
         )
 
 
+_TextboxType = ['text', 'number', 'tel']
+
+
+class TextboxType:
+    TEXT = 'text'
+    NUMBER = 'number'
+    TEL = 'tel'
+
+
 class Textbox:
     """Create a text box.
 
@@ -998,6 +1007,7 @@ def __init__(
             visible: Optional[bool] = None,
             tooltip: Optional[str] = None,
             spellcheck: Optional[bool] = None,
+            type: Optional[str] = None,
     ):
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.name', name, (str,), True, False, False)
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.label', label, (str,), False, True, False)
@@ -1019,6 +1029,7 @@ def __init__(
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.visible', visible, (bool,), False, True, False)
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.tooltip', tooltip, (str,), False, True, False)
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.spellcheck', spellcheck, (bool,), False, True, False)
+        _guard_enum('Textbox.type', type, _TextboxType, True)
         self.name = name
         """An identifying name for this component."""
         self.label = label
@@ -1059,6 +1070,8 @@ def __init__(
         """An optional tooltip message displayed when a user clicks the help icon to the right of the component."""
         self.spellcheck = spellcheck
         """True if the text may be checked for spelling errors. Defaults to True."""
+        self.type = type
+        """Keyboard to be shown on mobile devices. Defaults to 'text'. One of 'text', 'number', 'tel'. See enum h2o_wave.ui.TextboxType."""
 
     def dump(self) -> Dict:
         """Returns the contents of this object as a dict."""
@@ -1082,6 +1095,7 @@ def dump(self) -> Dict:
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.visible', self.visible, (bool,), False, True, False)
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.tooltip', self.tooltip, (str,), False, True, False)
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.spellcheck', self.spellcheck, (bool,), False, True, False)
+        _guard_enum('Textbox.type', self.type, _TextboxType, True)
         return _dump(
             name=self.name,
             label=self.label,
@@ -1103,6 +1117,7 @@ def dump(self) -> Dict:
             visible=self.visible,
             tooltip=self.tooltip,
             spellcheck=self.spellcheck,
+            type=self.type,
         )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -1148,6 +1163,8 @@ def load(__d: Dict) -> 'Textbox':
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.tooltip', __d_tooltip, (str,), False, True, False)
         __d_spellcheck: Any = __d.get('spellcheck')
         _guard_scalar('Textbox.spellcheck', __d_spellcheck, (bool,), False, True, False)
+        __d_type: Any = __d.get('type')
+        _guard_enum('Textbox.type', __d_type, _TextboxType, True)
         name: str = __d_name
         label: Optional[str] = __d_label
         placeholder: Optional[str] = __d_placeholder
@@ -1168,6 +1185,7 @@ def load(__d: Dict) -> 'Textbox':
         visible: Optional[bool] = __d_visible
         tooltip: Optional[str] = __d_tooltip
         spellcheck: Optional[bool] = __d_spellcheck
+        type: Optional[str] = __d_type
         return Textbox(
             name,
             label,
@@ -1189,6 +1207,7 @@ def load(__d: Dict) -> 'Textbox':
             visible,
             tooltip,
             spellcheck,
+            type,
         )
 
 
diff --git a/py/h2o_wave/h2o_wave/ui.py b/py/h2o_wave/h2o_wave/ui.py
index 89bafb8628..13c88404c2 100644
--- a/py/h2o_wave/h2o_wave/ui.py
+++ b/py/h2o_wave/h2o_wave/ui.py
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ def textbox(
         visible: Optional[bool] = None,
         tooltip: Optional[str] = None,
         spellcheck: Optional[bool] = None,
+        type: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> Component:
     """Create a text box.
 
@@ -426,6 +427,7 @@ def textbox(
         visible: True if the component should be visible. Defaults to True.
         tooltip: An optional tooltip message displayed when a user clicks the help icon to the right of the component.
         spellcheck: True if the text may be checked for spelling errors. Defaults to True.
+        type: Keyboard to be shown on mobile devices. Defaults to 'text'. One of 'text', 'number', 'tel'. See enum h2o_wave.ui.TextboxType.
     Returns:
         A `h2o_wave.types.Textbox` instance.
     """
@@ -450,6 +452,7 @@ def textbox(
         visible,
         tooltip,
         spellcheck,
+        type,
     ))
 
 
diff --git a/r/R/ui.R b/r/R/ui.R
index d3ae9aa868..a5f9a1e518 100644
--- a/r/R/ui.R
+++ b/r/R/ui.R
@@ -485,6 +485,8 @@ ui_message_bar <- function(
 #' @param visible True if the component should be visible. Defaults to True.
 #' @param tooltip An optional tooltip message displayed when a user clicks the help icon to the right of the component.
 #' @param spellcheck True if the text may be checked for spelling errors. Defaults to True.
+#' @param type Keyboard to be shown on mobile devices. Defaults to 'text'.
+#'   One of 'text', 'number', 'tel'. See enum h2o_wave.ui.TextboxType.
 #' @return A Textbox instance.
 #' @export
 ui_textbox <- function(
@@ -507,7 +509,8 @@ ui_textbox <- function(
   width = NULL,
   visible = NULL,
   tooltip = NULL,
-  spellcheck = NULL) {
+  spellcheck = NULL,
+  type = NULL) {
   .guard_scalar("name", "character", name)
   .guard_scalar("label", "character", label)
   .guard_scalar("placeholder", "character", placeholder)
@@ -528,6 +531,7 @@ ui_textbox <- function(
   .guard_scalar("visible", "logical", visible)
   .guard_scalar("tooltip", "character", tooltip)
   .guard_scalar("spellcheck", "logical", spellcheck)
+  # TODO Validate type
   .o <- list(textbox=list(
     name=name,
     label=label,
@@ -548,7 +552,8 @@ ui_textbox <- function(
     width=width,
     visible=visible,
     tooltip=tooltip,
-    spellcheck=spellcheck))
+    spellcheck=spellcheck,
+    type=type))
   class(.o) <- append(class(.o), c(.wave_obj, "WaveComponent"))
   return(.o)
 }
diff --git a/tools/intellij-plugin/src/main/resources/templates/wave-components.xml b/tools/intellij-plugin/src/main/resources/templates/wave-components.xml
index 149e668f93..cbd7a92848 100644
--- a/tools/intellij-plugin/src/main/resources/templates/wave-components.xml
+++ b/tools/intellij-plugin/src/main/resources/templates/wave-components.xml
@@ -2620,7 +2620,7 @@
       <option name="Python" value="true"/>
     </context>
   </template>
-  <template name="w_full_textbox" value="ui.textbox(name='$name$',label='$label$',placeholder='$placeholder$',value='$value$',mask='$mask$',icon='$icon$',prefix='$prefix$',suffix='$suffix$',error='$error$',required=$required$,disabled=$disabled$,readonly=$readonly$,multiline=$multiline$,password=$password$,trigger=$trigger$,height='$height$',width='$width$',visible=$visible$,tooltip='$tooltip$',spellcheck=$spellcheck$),$END$" description="Create Wave Textbox with full attributes." toReformat="true" toShortenFQNames="true">
+  <template name="w_full_textbox" value="ui.textbox(name='$name$',label='$label$',placeholder='$placeholder$',value='$value$',mask='$mask$',icon='$icon$',prefix='$prefix$',suffix='$suffix$',error='$error$',required=$required$,disabled=$disabled$,readonly=$readonly$,multiline=$multiline$,password=$password$,trigger=$trigger$,height='$height$',width='$width$',visible=$visible$,tooltip='$tooltip$',spellcheck=$spellcheck$,type='$type$'),$END$" description="Create Wave Textbox with full attributes." toReformat="true" toShortenFQNames="true">
     <variable name="name" expression="" defaultValue="" alwaysStopAt="true"/>
     <variable name="label" expression="" defaultValue="" alwaysStopAt="true"/>
     <variable name="placeholder" expression="" defaultValue="" alwaysStopAt="true"/>
@@ -2641,6 +2641,7 @@
     <variable name="visible" expression="" defaultValue="&quot;True&quot;" alwaysStopAt="true"/>
     <variable name="tooltip" expression="" defaultValue="" alwaysStopAt="true"/>
     <variable name="spellcheck" expression="" defaultValue="&quot;True&quot;" alwaysStopAt="true"/>
+    <variable name="type" expression="" defaultValue="&quot;text&quot;" alwaysStopAt="true"/>
     <context>
       <option name="Python" value="true"/>
     </context>
diff --git a/tools/vscode-extension/component-snippets.json b/tools/vscode-extension/component-snippets.json
index 2e60ea8139..0d868dbd38 100644
--- a/tools/vscode-extension/component-snippets.json
+++ b/tools/vscode-extension/component-snippets.json
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@
   "Wave Full Textbox": {
     "prefix": "w_full_textbox",
     "body": [
-      "ui.textbox(name='$1', label='$2', placeholder='$3', value='$4', mask='$5', icon='$6', prefix='$7', suffix='$8', error='$9', required=${10:False}, disabled=${11:False}, readonly=${12:False}, multiline=${13:False}, password=${14:False}, trigger=${15:False}, height='$16', width='${17:100%}', visible=${18:True}, tooltip='$19', spellcheck=${20:True}),$0"
+      "ui.textbox(name='$1', label='$2', placeholder='$3', value='$4', mask='$5', icon='$6', prefix='$7', suffix='$8', error='$9', required=${10:False}, disabled=${11:False}, readonly=${12:False}, multiline=${13:False}, password=${14:False}, trigger=${15:False}, height='$16', width='${17:100%}', visible=${18:True}, tooltip='$19', spellcheck=${20:True}, type='${21:text}'),$0"
     ],
     "description": "Create a full Wave Textbox."
   },
diff --git a/ui/src/textbox.tsx b/ui/src/textbox.tsx
index bd270aaae5..259e5adc02 100644
--- a/ui/src/textbox.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/textbox.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ export interface Textbox {
   tooltip?: S
   /** True if the text may be checked for spelling errors. Defaults to True. */
   spellcheck?: B
+  /** Keyboard to be shown on mobile devices. Defaults to 'text'. */
+  type?: 'text' | 'number' | 'tel'
 }
 
 const DEBOUNCE_TIMEOUT = 500
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ export const
         suffix: m.suffix,
         multiline: m.multiline,
         spellCheck: m.spellcheck,
-        type: m.password ? 'password' : undefined,
+        type: m.password ? 'password' : (m.type || 'text'),
       }
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/website/widgets/form/textbox.md b/website/widgets/form/textbox.md
index 68cca3a668..29c3e841b4 100644
--- a/website/widgets/form/textbox.md
+++ b/website/widgets/form/textbox.md
@@ -137,3 +137,28 @@ q.page['example'] = ui.form_card(
                       value="I have spellcheck disabld", spellcheck=False)]
 )
 ```
+
+## Mobile keyboard layout
+
+Show proper keyboard layout on mobile devices with `type` attribute. Defaults to `text`.
+This does not prevent user from typing any character.
+
+```py
+q.page['example'] = ui.form_card(
+    box='1 1 2 2',
+    items=[
+        ui.textbox(
+            name='textbox_keyboard_numeric', 
+            label='With numeric keyboard (iOS, Android)',
+            # Show numeric keyboard
+            type='number'
+            ),
+        ui.textbox(
+            name='textbox_keyboard_telephone', 
+            label='With numeric keyboard  (iOS, Android)',
+            # Show telephone keyboard
+            type='tel'
+            )
+        ]
+)
+```