diff --git a/src/Selenium2Driver.php b/src/Selenium2Driver.php
index eb6a1e55..05dbcd22 100755
--- a/src/Selenium2Driver.php
+++ b/src/Selenium2Driver.php
@@ -862,6 +862,21 @@ public function keyUp($xpath, $char, $modifier = null)
         $this->withSyn()->executeJsOnXpath($xpath, $script);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Simulates keyboard typing with Syn.type().
+     * See: https://github.com/bitovi/syn/blob/master/src/key.js#L133
+     *
+     * @param string     $xpath
+     * @param string     $text  example: "Firstname\tLast\tmail@example.org\r"
+     *
+     */
+    public function type($xpath, $text)
+    {
+      $text = json_encode($text);
+      $script = "Syn.type({{ELEMENT}}, $text)";
+      $this->withSyn()->executeJsOnXpath($xpath, $script);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */