diff --git a/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/protocols/ui_text_input_traits.rb b/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/protocols/ui_text_input_traits.rb
index 6ea4a5f..63d1095 100644
--- a/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/protocols/ui_text_input_traits.rb
+++ b/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/protocols/ui_text_input_traits.rb
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ module RubyMotionQuery
         def keyboard_appearance=(v) ; view.keyboardAppearance = v ; end
 
         def keyboard_type ; view.keyboardType ; end
-        def keyboard_type=(v) ; view.keyboardType = v ; end
+        def keyboard_type=(v) ; view.setKeyboardType(KEYBOARD_TYPES[v] || v) ; end
 
         def return_key_type ; view.returnKeyType ; end
-        def return_key_type=(v) ; view.returnKeyType = v ; end
+        def return_key_type=(v) ; view.setReturnKeyType(RETURN_KEY_TYPES[v] || v) ; end
 
         def secure_text_entry ; view.secureTextEntry ; end
         def secure_text_entry=(v) ; view.secureTextEntry = v ; end
 
         def spell_checking_type ; view.spellCheckingType ; end
-        def spell_checking_type=(v) ; view.spellCheckingType = v ; end
+        def spell_checking_type=(v) ; view.setSpellCheckingType(SPELL_CHECKING_TYPES[v] || v) ; end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/ui_text_field_styler.rb b/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/ui_text_field_styler.rb
index d185dca..319b682 100644
--- a/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/ui_text_field_styler.rb
+++ b/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/ui_text_field_styler.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module RubyMotionQuery
 
       # Setting the View's Background Appearance
       def border_style ; view.borderStyle ; end
-      def border_style=(v) ; view.borderStyle = v ; end
+      def border_style=(v) ; view.setBorderStyle(BORDER_STYLES[v] || v) ; end
 
       def background ; view.background ; end
       def background=(v) ; view.background = v ; end
diff --git a/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/ui_view_styler.rb b/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/ui_view_styler.rb
index dcbcd3e..1aedc87 100644
--- a/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/ui_view_styler.rb
+++ b/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/ui_view_styler.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,50 @@ module RubyMotionQuery
       natural: NSTextAlignmentNatural
     }
 
+    KEYBOARD_TYPES = {
+      default: UIKeyboardTypeDefault,
+      ascii: UIKeyboardTypeASCIICapable,
+      numbers_punctuation: UIKeyboardTypeNumbersAndPunctuation,
+      url: UIKeyboardTypeURL,
+      number_pad: UIKeyboardTypeNumberPad,
+      phone_pad: UIKeyboardTypePhonePad,
+      name_phone_pad: UIKeyboardTypeNamePhonePad,
+      email_address: UIKeyboardTypeEmailAddress,
+      email: UIKeyboardTypeEmailAddress, # Duplicate to help developers
+      decimal_pad: UIKeyboardTypeDecimalPad,
+      twitter: UIKeyboardTypeTwitter,
+      web_search: UIKeyboardTypeWebSearch,
+      alphabet: UIKeyboardTypeASCIICapable
+    }
+
+    RETURN_KEY_TYPES = {
+      default: UIReturnKeyDefault,
+      go: UIReturnKeyGo,
+      google: UIReturnKeyGoogle,
+      join: UIReturnKeyJoin,
+      next: UIReturnKeyNext,
+      route: UIReturnKeyRoute,
+      search: UIReturnKeySearch,
+      send: UIReturnKeySend,
+      yahoo: UIReturnKeyYahoo,
+      done: UIReturnKeyDone,
+      emergency_call: UIReturnKeyEmergencyCall
+    }
+
+    SPELL_CHECKING_TYPES = {
+      default: UITextSpellCheckingTypeDefault,
+      no: UITextSpellCheckingTypeNo,
+      yes: UITextSpellCheckingTypeYes
+    }
+
+    BORDER_STYLES = {
+      none: UITextBorderStyleNone,
+      line: UITextBorderStyleLine,
+      bezel: UITextBorderStyleBezel,
+      rounded_rect: UITextBorderStyleRoundedRect,
+      rounded: UITextBorderStyleRoundedRect
+    }
+
     # When you create a styler, always inherit UIViewStyler
     class UIViewStyler
       def initialize(view)
diff --git a/spec/stylers/ui_text_field_styler.rb b/spec/stylers/ui_text_field_styler.rb
index 4babdd2..0b129a3 100644
--- a/spec/stylers/ui_text_field_styler.rb
+++ b/spec/stylers/ui_text_field_styler.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,25 @@ describe 'stylers/ui_text_field' do
       st.placeholder = "placeholder"
       st.border_style = UITextBorderStyleRoundedRect
       st.autocapitalization_type = UITextAutocapitalizationTypeWords
+      st.keyboard_type = UIKeyboardTypeDefault
+      st.return_key_type = UIReturnKeyNext
+      st.spell_checking_type = UITextSpellCheckingTypeYes
+    end
+
+    def ui_text_field_email(st)
+      st.keyboard_type = :email_address
+    end
+
+    def ui_text_field_google(st)
+      st.return_key_type = :google
+    end
+
+    def ui_text_field_no_spell_check(st)
+      st.spell_checking_type = :no
+    end
+
+    def ui_text_field_line_border(st)
+      st.border_style = :line
     end
   end
 
@@ -21,7 +40,34 @@ describe 'stylers/ui_text_field' do
     view = @vc.rmq.append(@view_klass, :ui_text_field_kitchen_sink).get
 
     view.tap do |v|
-      1.should == 1
+      v.text.should == 'foo'
+      v.textAlignment.should  == NSTextAlignmentCenter
+      v.placeholder.should == "placeholder"
+      v.borderStyle.should == UITextBorderStyleRoundedRect
+      v.autocapitalizationType.should == UITextAutocapitalizationTypeWords
+      v.keyboardType.should == UIKeyboardTypeDefault
+      v.returnKeyType.should == UIReturnKeyNext
+      v.spellCheckingType.should == UITextSpellCheckingTypeYes
     end
   end
+
+  it 'should allow setting a keyboard type via symbol' do
+    view = @vc.rmq.append(@view_klass, :ui_text_field_email).get
+    view.keyboardType.should == UIKeyboardTypeEmailAddress
+  end
+
+  it 'should allow setting a return key via symbol' do
+    view = @vc.rmq.append(@view_klass, :ui_text_field_google).get
+    view.returnKeyType.should == UIReturnKeyGoogle
+  end
+
+  it 'should allow setting a spell checking type via symbol' do
+    view = @vc.rmq.append(@view_klass, :ui_text_field_no_spell_check).get
+    view.spellCheckingType.should == UITextSpellCheckingTypeNo
+  end
+
+  it 'should allow setting a border style via symbol' do
+    view = @vc.rmq.append(@view_klass, :ui_text_field_line_border).get
+    view.borderStyle.should == UITextBorderStyleLine
+  end
 end