diff --git a/modules/mailchimp_lists/mailchimp_lists.module b/modules/mailchimp_lists/mailchimp_lists.module
index fc8dc84..7e48770 100644
--- a/modules/mailchimp_lists/mailchimp_lists.module
+++ b/modules/mailchimp_lists/mailchimp_lists.module
@@ -833,6 +833,17 @@ function mailchimp_lists_insert_drupal_form_tag($mergevar) {
       $input['#options'] = $choices;
       break;
 
+    case 'email':
+      if (element_info_property('emailfield', '#type')){
+        // Set to an HTML5 email type input[type=email] if 'emailfield' is supported
+        $input['#type'] = 'emailfield';
+      } else {
+        // Set to standard text type input[type=text] if 'emailfield' isn't defined
+        $input['#type'] = 'textfield';
+      };
+      $input['#size'] = $mergevar['size'];
+      break;
+
     default:
       // This is a standard input[type=text] or something we can't handle with Drupal FormAPI
       $input['#type'] = 'textfield';