diff --git a/js/utils/keyboard.js b/js/utils/keyboard.js
index 39ee8d13dfc..d7bee46a484 100644
--- a/js/utils/keyboard.js
+++ b/js/utils/keyboard.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function keyboardNativeShow(e) {
 }
 
 function keyboardBrowserFocusIn(e) {
-  if( !e.target || !ionic.tap.isTextInput(e.target) || !keyboardIsWithinScroll(e.target) ) return;
+  if( !e.target || !ionic.tap.isTextInput(e.target) || ionic.tap.isDateInput(e.target) || !keyboardIsWithinScroll(e.target) ) return;
 
   document.addEventListener('keydown', keyboardOnKeyDown, false);
 
diff --git a/js/utils/tap.js b/js/utils/tap.js
index 8290588e9a8..c5903c8e83d 100644
--- a/js/utils/tap.js
+++ b/js/utils/tap.js
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ ionic.tap = {
             (ele.tagName == 'INPUT' && !(/^(radio|checkbox|range|file|submit|reset)$/i).test(ele.type)) );
   },
 
+  isDateInput: function(ele) {
+    return !!ele &&
+            (ele.tagName == 'INPUT' && (/^(date|time|datetime-local|month|week)$/i).test(ele.type));
+  },
+
   isLabelWithTextInput: function(ele) {
     var container = tapContainingElement(ele, false);
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utils/tap.unit.js b/test/unit/utils/tap.unit.js
index c56b889d222..4455ee78c4f 100644
--- a/test/unit/utils/tap.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/utils/tap.unit.js
@@ -1162,6 +1162,38 @@ describe('Ionic Tap', function() {
     expect( ionic.tap.isTextInput(ele) ).toEqual(false);
   });
 
+  it('Should isDateInput', function() {
+    expect( ionic.tap.isDateInput(null) ).toEqual(false);
+
+    ele = document.createElement('input');
+
+    ele.type = 'date';
+    expect( ionic.tap.isDateInput(ele) ).toEqual(true);
+
+    ele.type = 'datetime-local';
+    expect( ionic.tap.isDateInput(ele) ).toEqual(true);
+
+    ele.type = 'month';
+    expect( ionic.tap.isDateInput(ele) ).toEqual(true);
+
+    ele.type = 'week';
+    expect( ionic.tap.isDateInput(ele) ).toEqual(true);
+
+    ele.type = 'time';
+    expect( ionic.tap.isDateInput(ele) ).toEqual(true);
+
+    ele.type = 'checkbox';
+    expect( ionic.tap.isDateInput(ele) ).toEqual(false);
+
+    ele.type = '';
+    expect( ionic.tap.isDateInput(ele) ).toEqual(false);
+
+    ele.type = 'text';
+    expect( ionic.tap.isDateInput(ele) ).toEqual(false);
+    
+    
+  });
+
   it('Should isLabelWithTextInput', function() {
     var label = document.createElement('label');
     expect( ionic.tap.isLabelWithTextInput(label) ).toEqual(false);