diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
index f4b90c39a63..fa0853c9f16 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
@@ -3266,7 +3266,8 @@ class EditableTextState extends State<EditableText>
     }
 
     if (_hasInputConnection) {
-      if (oldWidget.obscureText != widget.obscureText) {
+      if (oldWidget.obscureText != widget.obscureText ||
+          oldWidget.keyboardType != widget.keyboardType) {
         _textInputConnection!.updateConfig(_effectiveAutofillClient.textInputConfiguration);
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_test.dart
index 34718066be2..eae26cf3f38 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_test.dart
@@ -3093,6 +3093,50 @@ void main() {
     expect(tester.testTextInput.setClientArgs!['obscureText'], isFalse);
   });
 
+  testWidgets('Sends "updateConfig" when keyboardType is changed', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    TextInputType keyboardType = TextInputType.text;
+    late StateSetter setState;
+    controller.text = 'Lorem';
+
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      MaterialApp(
+        home: StatefulBuilder(
+          builder: (BuildContext context, StateSetter stateSetter) {
+            setState = stateSetter;
+            return EditableText(
+              keyboardType: keyboardType,
+              controller: controller,
+              backgroundCursorColor: Colors.grey,
+              focusNode: focusNode,
+              style: textStyle,
+              cursorColor: cursorColor,
+            );
+          },
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    // Interact with the field to establish the input connection.
+    final Offset topLeft = tester.getTopLeft(find.byType(EditableText));
+    await tester.tapAt(topLeft + const Offset(0.0, 5.0));
+    await tester.pump();
+
+    expect(
+      (tester.testTextInput.setClientArgs!['inputType'] as Map<dynamic, dynamic>)['name'],
+      'TextInputType.text',
+    );
+
+    setState(() {
+      keyboardType = TextInputType.number;
+    });
+    await tester.pump();
+
+    expect(
+      (tester.testTextInput.setClientArgs!['inputType'] as Map<dynamic, dynamic>)['name'],
+      'TextInputType.number',
+    );
+  });
+
   testWidgets('Sends viewId and updates config when it changes', (WidgetTester tester) async {
     int viewId = 14;
     late StateSetter setState;