diff --git a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/input/PointerEvent.java b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/input/PointerEvent.java
index a5141022d..5d7600a78 100644
--- a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/input/PointerEvent.java
+++ b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/input/PointerEvent.java
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public class PointerEvent {
 			}
 			if (clearKeyboardThisPress){
 				//most press events should clear the keyboard
-				Game.platform.setOnscreenKeyboardVisible(false);
+				Game.platform.setOnscreenKeyboardVisible(false, false);
 			}
 		}
 		pointerEvents.clear();
diff --git a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/noosa/TextInput.java b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/noosa/TextInput.java
index 7cec28c05..464876c8e 100644
--- a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/noosa/TextInput.java
+++ b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/noosa/TextInput.java
@@ -141,13 +141,13 @@ public class TextInput extends Component {
 		textField.setOnscreenKeyboard(new TextField.OnscreenKeyboard() {
 			@Override
 			public void show(boolean visible) {
-				Game.platform.setOnscreenKeyboardVisible(visible);
+				Game.platform.setOnscreenKeyboardVisible(visible, multiline);
 			}
 		});
 
 		container.setActor(textField);
 		stage.setKeyboardFocus(textField);
-		Game.platform.setOnscreenKeyboardVisible(true);
+		Game.platform.setOnscreenKeyboardVisible(true, multiline);
 	}
 
 	public void enterPressed(){
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public class TextInput extends Component {
 			stage.dispose();
 			skin.dispose();
 			Game.inputHandler.removeInputProcessor(stage);
-			Game.platform.setOnscreenKeyboardVisible(false);
+			Game.platform.setOnscreenKeyboardVisible(false, false);
 			if (!DeviceCompat.isDesktop()) Game.platform.updateSystemUI();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/PlatformSupport.java b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/PlatformSupport.java
index 98ea9db51..d0921532e 100644
--- a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/PlatformSupport.java
+++ b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/PlatformSupport.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 package com.watabou.utils;
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.Input;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Pixmap;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.BitmapFont;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.PixmapPacker;
@@ -61,8 +62,9 @@ public abstract class PlatformSupport {
 		return Gdx.net.openURI( uri );
 	}
 
-	public void setOnscreenKeyboardVisible(boolean value){
-		Gdx.input.setOnscreenKeyboardVisible(value);
+	public void setOnscreenKeyboardVisible(boolean value, boolean multiline){
+		//by default ignore multiline
+		Gdx.input.setOnscreenKeyboardVisible(value, Input.OnscreenKeyboardType.Default);
 	}
 
 	//TODO should consider spinning this into its own class, rather than platform support getting ever bigger
diff --git a/ios/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/ios/IOSPlatformSupport.java b/ios/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/ios/IOSPlatformSupport.java
index d714302a3..ccc3888f5 100644
--- a/ios/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/ios/IOSPlatformSupport.java
+++ b/ios/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/ios/IOSPlatformSupport.java
@@ -129,6 +129,15 @@ public class IOSPlatformSupport extends PlatformSupport {
 		OALSimpleAudio.sharedInstance().setHonorSilentSwitch(value);
 	}
 
+	public void setOnscreenKeyboardVisible(boolean value, boolean multiline){
+		if (multiline){
+			//iOS needs 'email' input type to display enter/return key for multiline =S
+			Gdx.input.setOnscreenKeyboardVisible(value, Input.OnscreenKeyboardType.Email);
+		} else {
+			super.setOnscreenKeyboardVisible(value, multiline);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* FONT SUPPORT */
 
 	//custom pixel font, for use with Latin and Cyrillic languages