diff --git a/system/form.php b/system/form.php
index 1b6017a9..1b6bb1ff 100644
--- a/system/form.php
+++ b/system/form.php
@@ -110,6 +110,19 @@ class Form {
 		return '<input'.HTML::attributes(array_merge($attributes, array('type' => $type, 'name' => $name, 'value' => $value, 'id' => static::id($name, $attributes)))).'>'.PHP_EOL;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Create a HTML text input element.
+	 *
+	 * @param  string  $name
+	 * @param  string  $value
+	 * @param  array   $attributes
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function text($name, $value = null, $attributes = array())
+	{
+		return static::input('text', $name, $value, $attributes);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Create a HTML password input element.
 	 *
@@ -122,6 +135,19 @@ class Form {
 		return static::input('password', $name, null, $attributes);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Create a HTML hidden input element.
+	 *
+	 * @param  string  $name
+	 * @param  string  $value
+	 * @param  array   $attributes
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function hidden($name, $value = null, $attributes = array())
+	{
+		return static::input('hidden', $name, $value, $attributes);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Create a HTML search input element.
 	 *