diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/publish-view/index.jsx b/apps/web/src/components/publish-view/index.jsx
index 85b434fc0..9b804ed6f 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/publish-view/index.jsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/publish-view/index.jsx
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ function PublishView(props) {
             {isPasswordProtected && (
               <Field
                 autoFocus
+                type="password"
                 id="publishPassword"
                 placeholder="Enter password to encrypt this note"
                 required