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 f0e619e9a86..acbc1d5092f 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.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ 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 50cd7447ee3..153b662d0e0 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.
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ 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();
 		}