diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Form.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Form.php
index a277b580c5..1d177d96b2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Form.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Form.php
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ class Form implements \IteratorAggregate, FormInterface
             $options['auto_initialize'] = false;
 
             if (null === $type && null === $this->config->getDataClass()) {
-                $type = 'text';
+                $type = 'Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\TextType';
             }
 
             if (null === $type) {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/CompoundFormTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/CompoundFormTest.php
index a306647234..0a9ed8e670 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/CompoundFormTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/CompoundFormTest.php
@@ -172,13 +172,13 @@ class CompoundFormTest extends AbstractFormTest
 
         $this->factory->expects($this->once())
             ->method('createNamed')
-            ->with('foo', 'text', null, array(
+            ->with('foo', 'Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\TextType', null, array(
                 'bar' => 'baz',
                 'auto_initialize' => false,
             ))
             ->will($this->returnValue($child));
 
-        $this->form->add('foo', 'text', array('bar' => 'baz'));
+        $this->form->add('foo', 'Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\TextType', array('bar' => 'baz'));
 
         $this->assertTrue($this->form->has('foo'));
         $this->assertSame($this->form, $child->getParent());
@@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ class CompoundFormTest extends AbstractFormTest
 
         $this->factory->expects($this->once())
             ->method('createNamed')
-            ->with('0', 'text', null, array(
+            ->with('0', 'Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\TextType', null, array(
                 'bar' => 'baz',
                 'auto_initialize' => false,
             ))
             ->will($this->returnValue($child));
 
         // in order to make casting unnecessary
-        $this->form->add(0, 'text', array('bar' => 'baz'));
+        $this->form->add(0, 'Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\TextType', array('bar' => 'baz'));
 
         $this->assertTrue($this->form->has(0));
         $this->assertSame($this->form, $child->getParent());
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class CompoundFormTest extends AbstractFormTest
 
         $this->factory->expects($this->once())
             ->method('createNamed')
-            ->with('foo', 'text')
+            ->with('foo', 'Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\TextType')
             ->will($this->returnValue($child));
 
         $this->form->add('foo');