diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/tags/form/CheckboxTag.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/tags/form/CheckboxTag.java
index c023e22ad6f..b70ab83ee40 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/tags/form/CheckboxTag.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/tags/form/CheckboxTag.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public class CheckboxTag extends AbstractSingleCheckedElementTag {
 			tagWriter.writeAttribute("type", "hidden");
 			String name = WebDataBinder.DEFAULT_FIELD_MARKER_PREFIX + getName();
 			tagWriter.writeAttribute("name", name);
-			tagWriter.writeAttribute("value", processFieldValue(name, "on", getInputType()));
+			tagWriter.writeAttribute("value", processFieldValue(name, "on", "hidden"));
 			tagWriter.endTag();
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/tags/form/CheckboxesTag.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/tags/form/CheckboxesTag.java
index aa6f2c17ced..ea1929304e3 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/tags/form/CheckboxesTag.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/tags/form/CheckboxesTag.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public class CheckboxesTag extends AbstractMultiCheckedElementTag {
 			tagWriter.writeAttribute("type", "hidden");
 			String name = WebDataBinder.DEFAULT_FIELD_MARKER_PREFIX + getName();
 			tagWriter.writeAttribute("name", name);
-			tagWriter.writeAttribute("value", processFieldValue(name, "on", getInputType()));
+			tagWriter.writeAttribute("value", processFieldValue(name, "on", "hidden"));
 			tagWriter.endTag();
 		}