diff --git a/src/Selenium2Driver.php b/src/Selenium2Driver.php
index 05d6e321..c15fec24 100755
--- a/src/Selenium2Driver.php
+++ b/src/Selenium2Driver.php
@@ -668,14 +668,12 @@ public function setValue(string $xpath, $value)
             throw new DriverException(sprintf('Only string values can be used for a %s element.', $elementName));
         }
 
-        $value = strval($value);
-
         if (in_array($elementName, array('input', 'textarea'))) {
             $existingValueLength = strlen($element->attribute('value'));
-            $value = str_repeat(Key::BACKSPACE . Key::DELETE, $existingValueLength) . $value;
+            $value = str_repeat(Key::BACKSPACE . Key::DELETE, $existingValueLength) . strval($value);
         }
 
-        $element->postValue(array('value' => array($value)));
+        $this->postElementValue($value, $element);
         // Remove the focus from the element if the field still has focus in
         // order to trigger the change event. By doing this instead of simply
         // triggering the change event for the given xpath we ensure that the
@@ -700,6 +698,28 @@ public function setValue(string $xpath, $value)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function sendKeys($xpath, $value)
+    {
+        $element = $this->findElement($xpath);
+        $elementName = strtolower($element->name());
+
+        if ('input' === $elementName) {
+            $elementType = strtolower($element->attribute('type'));
+
+            if (in_array($elementType, array('submit', 'image', 'button', 'reset', 'checkbox', 'radio', 'file'))) {
+                throw new DriverException(sprintf('Impossible to send keys on element with XPath "%s" as it is not a textbox', $xpath));
+            }
+        }
+
+        $this->postElementValue($value, $element);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
     public function check(string $xpath)
     {
         $element = $this->findElement($xpath);
@@ -1154,4 +1174,13 @@ private function uploadFile(string $path): string
 
         return $remotePath;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $value the value of the element
+     * @param Element $element the webdriver element
+     */
+    private function postElementValue($value, $element)
+    {
+        $element->postValue(array('value' => array($value)));
+    }
 }