diff --git a/app/views/alchemy/ingredients/_datetime_editor.html.erb b/app/views/alchemy/ingredients/_datetime_editor.html.erb
index 1d4524250b..a318475f04 100644
--- a/app/views/alchemy/ingredients/_datetime_editor.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/alchemy/ingredients/_datetime_editor.html.erb
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
       datetime_editor, :value, {
         name: datetime_editor.form_field_name,
         id: datetime_editor.form_field_id,
-        value: datetime_editor.value
+        value: datetime_editor.value,
+        type: datetime_editor.settings[:input_type]
       }
     ) %>
   <% end %>
diff --git a/spec/dummy/config/alchemy/elements.yml b/spec/dummy/config/alchemy/elements.yml
index 2510ae6c20..b211b28a0a 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/config/alchemy/elements.yml
+++ b/spec/dummy/config/alchemy/elements.yml
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@
     - role: datetime
       type: Datetime
       hint: true
+      settings:
+        input_type: datetime
     - role: file
       type: File
       hint: true
diff --git a/spec/views/alchemy/ingredients/datetime_editor_spec.rb b/spec/views/alchemy/ingredients/datetime_editor_spec.rb
index 56bcbea4cc..9280697cf3 100644
--- a/spec/views/alchemy/ingredients/datetime_editor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/alchemy/ingredients/datetime_editor_spec.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 
   it "renders a datepicker" do
     render element_editor
-    expect(rendered).to have_css('input[type="text"][data-datepicker-type="date"].date')
+    expect(rendered).to have_css('input[type="text"][data-datepicker-type="datetime"].datetime')
   end
 end