diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts
index 1f29772f6..95ad65d02 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ function onSecurePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData)
         return;
     }
 
+    var cursorPosition = textField.android.getSelectionStart();
     var currentInputType = textField.android.getInputType();
     var currentClass = currentInputType & android.text.InputType.TYPE_MASK_CLASS;
     var currentFlags = currentInputType & android.text.InputType.TYPE_MASK_FLAGS;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ function onSecurePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData)
     }
     
     textField.android.setInputType(newInputType);
+    textField.android.setSelection(cursorPosition);
 }
 
 // register the setNativeValue callbacks