diff --git a/ionic/components/alert/alert.ts b/ionic/components/alert/alert.ts
index 542f10e324..5562ec8bc7 100644
--- a/ionic/components/alert/alert.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/alert/alert.ts
@@ -15,29 +15,42 @@ import {ViewController} from '../nav/view-controller';
  * An Alert is a dialog that presents users with information or collects
  * information from the user using inputs. An alert appears on top
  * of the app's content, and must be manually dismissed by the user before
- * they can resume interaction with the app.
- *
- * An alert is created from an array of `buttons` and optionally an array of
- * `inputs`. Each button includes properties for its `text`, and optionally a
- * `handler`. If a handler returns `false` then the alert will not be dismissed.
- * An alert can also optionally have a `title`, `subTitle` and `message`.
- *
- * All buttons will show up in the order they have been added to the `buttons`
- * array, from left to right. Note: The right most button (the last one in the
- * array) is the main button.
- *
- * Optionally, a `role` property can be added to a button, such as `cancel`.
- * If a `cancel` role is on one of the buttons, then if the alert is dismissed
- * by tapping the backdrop, then it will fire the handler from the button
- * with a cancel role.
- *
- * Alerts can also include inputs whose data can be passed back to the app.
- * Inputs can be used to prompt users for information.
+ * they can resume interaction with the app. It can also optionally have a
+ * `title`, `subTitle` and `message`.
  *
  * You can pass all of the alert's options in the first argument of
  * the create method: `Alert.create(opts)`. Otherwise the alert's instance
  * has methods to add options, such as `setTitle()` or `addButton()`.
  *
+ *
+ * ### Alert Buttons
+ *
+ * In the array of `buttons`, each button includes properties for its `text`,
+ * and optionally a `handler`. If a handler returns `false` then the alert
+ * will not automatically be dismissed when the button is clicked. All
+ * buttons will show  up in the order they have been added to the `buttons`
+ * array, from left to right. Note: The right most button (the last one in
+ * the array) is the main button.
+ *
+ * Optionally, a `role` property can be added to a button, such as `cancel`.
+ * If a `cancel` role is on one of the buttons, then if the alert is
+ * dismissed by tapping the backdrop, then it will fire the handler from
+ * the button with a cancel role.
+ *
+ *
+ * ### Alert Inputs
+ *
+ * Alerts can also include several different inputs whose data can be passed
+ * back to the app. Inputs can be used as a simple way to prompt users for
+ * information. Radios, checkboxes and text inputs are all accepted, but they
+ * cannot be mixed. For example, an alert could have all radio button inputs,
+ * or all checkbox inputs, but the same alert cannot mix radio and checkbox
+ * inputs. Do note however, different types of "text"" inputs can be mixed,
+ * such as `url`, `email`, `text`, etc. If you require a complex form UI
+ * which doesn't fit within the guidelines of an alert then we recommend
+ * building the form within a modal instead.
+ *
+ *
  * @usage
  * ```ts
  * constructor(nav: NavController) {
@@ -265,7 +278,14 @@ export class Alert extends ViewController {
 class AlertCmp {
   activeId: string;
   descId: string;
-  d: any;
+  d: {
+    cssClass?: string;
+    message?: string;
+    subTitle?: string;
+    buttons?: any[];
+    inputs?: any[];
+    enableBackdropDismiss?: boolean;
+  };
   hdrId: string;
   id: number;
   subHdrId: string;
@@ -310,10 +330,10 @@ class AlertCmp {
     // normalize the data
     let data = this.d;
 
-    if (data.body) {
+    if (data['body']) {
       // deprecated warning
       console.warn('Alert `body` property has been renamed to `message`');
-      data.message = data.body;
+      data.message = data['body'];
     }
 
     data.buttons = data.buttons.map(button => {
@@ -335,7 +355,21 @@ class AlertCmp {
       };
     });
 
-    this.inputType = (data.inputs.length ? data.inputs[0].type : null);
+
+    // An alert can be created with several different inputs. Radios,
+    // checkboxes and inputs are all accepted, but they cannot be mixed.
+    let inputTypes = [];
+    data.inputs.forEach(input => {
+      if (inputTypes.indexOf(input.type) < 0) {
+        inputTypes.push(input.type);
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (inputTypes.length > 1 && (inputTypes.indexOf('checkbox') > -1 || inputTypes.indexOf('radio') > -1)) {
+      console.warn('Alert cannot mix input types: ' + (inputTypes.join('/')) + '. Please see alert docs for more info.');
+    }
+
+    this.inputType = inputTypes.length ? inputTypes[0] : null;
 
     let checkedInput = this.d.inputs.find(input => input.checked);
     if (checkedInput) {
diff --git a/ionic/components/alert/test/basic/index.ts b/ionic/components/alert/test/basic/index.ts
index 048060c420..5bc0979bec 100644
--- a/ionic/components/alert/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/alert/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ class E2EPage {
       value: 'hello',
       placeholder: 'Placeholder 2'
     });
+    alert.addInput({
+      name: 'name3',
+      value: 'http://ionicframework.com',
+      type: 'url',
+      placeholder: 'Favorite site ever'
+    });
     alert.addButton({
       text: 'Cancel',
       handler: data => {