diff --git a/src/OrchardCore.Modules/OrchardCore.Email/Views/SmtpSettings.Edit.cshtml b/src/OrchardCore.Modules/OrchardCore.Email/Views/SmtpSettings.Edit.cshtml
index e4421a4a231..a3b6b9f30da 100644
--- a/src/OrchardCore.Modules/OrchardCore.Email/Views/SmtpSettings.Edit.cshtml
+++ b/src/OrchardCore.Modules/OrchardCore.Email/Views/SmtpSettings.Edit.cshtml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 <fieldset class="form-group" asp-validation-class-for="DefaultSender">
     <label asp-for="DefaultSender">@T["Sender email address"]</label>
-    <input asp-for="DefaultSender" class="form-control" type="email" />
+    <input asp-for="DefaultSender" class="form-control" type="text" />
     <span asp-validation-for="DefaultSender"></span>
     <span class="hint">@T["The default email address to use as a sender."]</span>
 </fieldset>