diff --git a/dart/lib/html.dart b/dart/lib/html.dart
index 131f5045..d566b689 100644
--- a/dart/lib/html.dart
+++ b/dart/lib/html.dart
@@ -187,6 +187,20 @@ abstract class HtmlPageLoaderElement implements PageLoaderElement {
 
   @override
   String toString() => '$runtimeType<${node.toString()}>';
+
+  void type(String keys) {
+    _fireKeyPressEvents(node, keys);
+    loader.sync();
+  }
+
+  // This doesn't work in Dartium due to:
+  // https://code.google.com/p/dart/issues/detail?id=13902
+  void _fireKeyPressEvents(Element element, String keys) {
+    for (int charCode in keys.codeUnits) {
+      element.dispatchEvent(
+          new KeyEvent('keypress', charCode: charCode).wrapped);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 class _ElementPageLoaderElement extends HtmlPageLoaderElement {
@@ -232,32 +246,26 @@ class _ElementPageLoaderElement extends HtmlPageLoaderElement {
 
   @override
   void type(String keys) {
+    node.focus();
+    _fireKeyPressEvents(node, keys);
     if (node is InputElement) {
-      _setInputValue(node, (node as InputElement).value + keys);
-    } else {
-      throw new PageLoaderException(
-          'HtmlPageLoader type method only supports InputElements');
+      var value = (node as InputElement).value + keys;
+      (node as InputElement).value = '';
+      node.dispatchEvent(new TextEvent('textInput', data: value));
     }
+    node.blur();
+    loader.sync();
   }
 
   @override
   void clear() {
     if (node is InputElement) {
-      _setInputValue(node, '');
+      (node as InputElement).value = '';
+      node.dispatchEvent(new TextEvent('textInput', data: ''));
     } else {
       super.clear();
     }
   }
-
-  void _setInputValue(InputElement element, String value) {
-    node.focus();
-    bool attributeSet = node.attributes.containsKey('value');
-    node.setAttribute('value', value);
-    (node as InputElement).value = '';
-    node.dispatchEvent(new TextEvent('textInput', data: value));
-    node.blur();
-    loader.sync();
-  }
 }
 
 class _ShadowRootPageLoaderElement extends HtmlPageLoaderElement {
@@ -282,8 +290,6 @@ class _ShadowRootPageLoaderElement extends HtmlPageLoaderElement {
   @override
   PageLoaderAttributes get style => super.style;
   @override
-  void type(String keys) => super.type(keys);
-  @override
   PageLoaderAttributes get attributes => super.attributes;
   @override
   PageLoaderElement get shadowRoot => super.shadowRoot;
@@ -315,7 +321,14 @@ class _DocumentPageLoaderElement extends HtmlPageLoaderElement {
   @override
   PageLoaderAttributes get style => super.style;
   @override
-  void type(String keys) => super.type(keys);
+  void type(String keys) {
+    // TODO(DrMarcII) consider whether this should be sent to
+    // document.activeElement to more closely match WebDriver behavior.
+    document.body.focus();
+    _fireKeyPressEvents(document.body, keys);
+    document.body.blur();
+    loader.sync();
+  }
 }
 
 class _ElementAttributes extends PageLoaderAttributes {
diff --git a/dart/pubspec.yaml b/dart/pubspec.yaml
index efe67f9f..7be99836 100644
--- a/dart/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/dart/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: pageloader
-version: 1.2.2+1
+version: 1.2.3
 author: Marc Fisher II
 description: Supports the creation of page objects that can be shared between in-browser tests and WebDriver tests.
 environment:
diff --git a/dart/test/html_test.dart b/dart/test/html_test.dart
index 9ce53399..e407315c 100644
--- a/dart/test/html_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/html_test.dart
@@ -127,6 +127,14 @@ void main() {
       expect(page.text.attributes['value'], 'some text');
       expect(handlerCalled, isTrue);
     });
+
+    test('keypress events', () {
+      var data = 'my data';
+      var list = [];
+      html.document.body.onKeyPress.listen((evt) => list.add(evt.charCode));
+      plt.loader.globalContext.type(data);
+      expect(new String.fromCharCodes(list), equals(data));
+    });
   });
 
   plt.runTests();