diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsProperty.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsProperty.java
index e6eb5cfe..f52a672b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsProperty.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 import org.springframework.hateoas.AffordanceModel.Named;
-import org.springframework.hateoas.mediatype.html.HtmlInputType;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ final class HalFormsProperty implements Named {
 	private final @JsonInclude(Include.NON_DEFAULT) boolean readOnly, required;
 	private final @Nullable Number min, max;
 	private final @Nullable Long minLength, maxLength;
-	private final @Nullable HtmlInputType type;
+	private final @Nullable String type;
 	private final @Nullable HalFormsOptions options;
 
 	HalFormsProperty() {
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ final class HalFormsProperty implements Named {
 	private HalFormsProperty(String name, boolean readOnly, @Nullable Object value, String prompt, String regex,
 			boolean templated, //
 			boolean required, boolean multi, String placeholder, @Nullable Number min, @Nullable Number max,
-			@Nullable Long minLength, @Nullable Long maxLength, @Nullable HtmlInputType type,
+			@Nullable Long minLength, @Nullable Long maxLength, @Nullable String type,
 			@Nullable HalFormsOptions options) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(name, "Name must not be null!");
@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@ final class HalFormsProperty implements Named {
 	 * @param type can be {@literal null}
 	 * @return will never be {@literal null}.
 	 */
-	HalFormsProperty withType(@Nullable HtmlInputType type) {
+	HalFormsProperty withType(@Nullable String type) {
 
 		return Objects.equals(this.type, type) ? this
 				: new HalFormsProperty(this.name, this.readOnly, this.value, this.prompt, this.regex, this.templated,
@@ -413,7 +412,7 @@ final class HalFormsProperty implements Named {
 	@Nullable
 	@JsonProperty
 	@JsonInclude(Include.NON_NULL)
-	HtmlInputType getType() {
+	String getType() {
 		return type;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsPropertyFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsPropertyFactory.java
index 22754a2f..0054f1c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsPropertyFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsPropertyFactory.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.springframework.context.MessageSourceResolvable;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.AffordanceModel.InputPayloadMetadata;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.AffordanceModel.PropertyMetadata;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.mediatype.MessageResolver;
-import org.springframework.hateoas.mediatype.html.HtmlInputType;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
 import org.springframework.lang.NonNull;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
@@ -84,8 +83,7 @@ class HalFormsPropertyFactory {
 
 		return model.createProperties((payload, metadata) -> {
 
-			String inputTypeSource = metadata.getInputType();
-			HtmlInputType inputType = inputTypeSource == null ? null : HtmlInputType.of(inputTypeSource);
+			String inputType = metadata.getInputType();
 			HalFormsOptions options = optionsFactory.getOptions(payload, metadata);
 
 			HalFormsProperty property = new HalFormsProperty()
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplateBuilderUnitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplateBuilderUnitTest.java
index 48f8c138..a3a66773 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplateBuilderUnitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplateBuilderUnitTest.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.Range;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.CsvSource;
+import org.springframework.hateoas.InputType;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.Link;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.LinkRelation;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.RepresentationModel;
@@ -246,6 +247,23 @@ class HalFormsTemplateBuilderUnitTest {
 		assertThat(templates.get("default").getTarget()).endsWith("/example");
 	}
 
+	@Test // #1697
+	void exposesCustomInputType() {
+
+		RepresentationModel<?> models = new RepresentationModel<>(
+				Affordances.of(Link.of("/example", LinkRelation.of("example"))) //
+						.afford(HttpMethod.POST) //
+						.withInput(WithCustomInputType.class) //
+						.toLink());
+
+		Map<String, HalFormsTemplate> templates = new HalFormsTemplateBuilder(new HalFormsConfiguration(),
+				MessageResolver.DEFAULTS_ONLY).findTemplates(models);
+
+		assertThat(templates.get("default").getPropertyByName("property")).hasValueSatisfying(it -> {
+			assertThat(it.getType()).isEqualTo("custom");
+		});
+	}
+
 	@Getter
 	static class PatternExample extends RepresentationModel<PatternExample> {
 
@@ -283,4 +301,11 @@ class HalFormsTemplateBuilderUnitTest {
 		@DecimalMax("5.3") //
 		BigDecimal decimal;
 	}
+
+	@Getter
+	static class WithCustomInputType {
+
+		@InputType("custom") //
+		String property;
+	}
 }