diff --git a/src/lib/core/typography/_typography.scss b/src/lib/core/typography/_typography.scss
index 7ea07725f0a9..6730b69c97c6 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/typography/_typography.scss
+++ b/src/lib/core/typography/_typography.scss
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   $caption:       mat-typography-level(12px, 20px, 400),
   $button:        mat-typography-level(14px, 14px, 500),
   // Line-height must be unit-less fraction of the font-size.
-  $input:         mat-typography-level(inherit, 1.125, 400)
+  $input:         mat-typography-level(16px, 1.125, 400)
 ) {
   @return (
     font-family:    $font-family,
diff --git a/src/lib/input/_input-theme.scss b/src/lib/input/_input-theme.scss
index ed15940be785..f69fd9dcc6b3 100644
--- a/src/lib/input/_input-theme.scss
+++ b/src/lib/input/_input-theme.scss
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@
   }
 
   .mat-input-container {
-    @include mat-typography-level-to-styles($config, input);
+    font-family: mat-font-family($config);
+    font-size: inherit;
+    font-weight: mat-font-weight($config, input);
+    line-height: mat-line-height($config, input);
   }
 
   .mat-input-wrapper {