diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs-common.ts
index e8f3f3352..b1eb372fe 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs-common.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ export module inputType {
      * Password input type.
      */
     export const password: string = "password";
+
+    /**
+     * Email input type.
+     */
+    export const email: string = "email";
 }
 
 let frame: typeof frameModule;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts
index 516fbefd6..97d18981b 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts
@@ -179,8 +179,12 @@ export function prompt(arg: any): Promise<PromptResult> {
 
             const input = new android.widget.EditText(androidApp.foregroundActivity);
 
-            if (options && options.inputType === inputType.password) {
-                input.setInputType(android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD);
+            if (options) {
+                if (options.inputType === inputType.password) {
+                    input.setInputType(android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD);
+                } else if (options.inputType === inputType.email) {
+                    input.setInputType(android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_EMAIL_ADDRESS);
+                }
             }
 
             input.setText(options && options.defaultText || "");
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs.d.ts
index ca22832c1..394220318 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs.d.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ export module inputType {
      * Password input type.
      */
     export var password: string;
+
+    /**
+     * Email input type.
+     */
+    export var email: string;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -167,7 +172,7 @@ export interface PromptOptions extends ConfirmOptions {
     defaultText?: string;
 
     /**
-     * Gets or sets the prompt input type (plain text or password).
+     * Gets or sets the prompt input type (plain text, password, or email).
      */
     inputType?: string;
 }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts
index c46c26284..675ef7ff5 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ export function prompt(arg: any): Promise<PromptResult> {
                 textField = alert.textFieldAtIndex(0);
                 textField.text = isString(options.defaultText) ? options.defaultText : "";
 
+                if (options.inputType === inputType.email) {
+                    textField.keyboardType = UIKeyboardType.EmailAddress;
+                }
+
                 // Assign first to local letiable, otherwise it will be garbage collected since delegate is weak reference.
                 let delegate = UIAlertViewDelegateImpl.initWithCallback(function (view, index) {
                     resolve({ result: getDialogResult(alert.tag, index), text: textField.text });
@@ -257,6 +261,10 @@ export function prompt(arg: any): Promise<PromptResult> {
                     arg.text = isString(options.defaultText) ? options.defaultText : "";
                     arg.secureTextEntry = options && options.inputType === inputType.password;
 
+                    if (options && options.inputType === inputType.email) {
+                        arg.keyboardType = UIKeyboardType.EmailAddress;
+                    }
+
                     let color = getTextFieldColor();
                     if (color) {
                         arg.textColor = arg.tintColor = color.ios;