diff --git a/src/wp-admin/network/user-new.php b/src/wp-admin/network/user-new.php
index b47e74cc12..3a63686fc2 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/network/user-new.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/network/user-new.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if ( isset( $add_user_errors ) && is_wp_error( $add_user_errors ) ) { ?>
 		?>
 	</div>
 <?php } ?>
-	<form action="<?php echo network_admin_url('user-new.php?action=add-user'); ?>" id="adduser" method="post">
+	<form action="<?php echo network_admin_url('user-new.php?action=add-user'); ?>" id="adduser" method="post" novalidate="novalidate">
 	<table class="form-table">
 		<tr class="form-field form-required">
 			<th scope="row"><label for="username"><?php _e( 'Username' ) ?></label></th>
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ if ( isset( $add_user_errors ) && is_wp_error( $add_user_errors ) ) { ?>
 		</tr>
 		<tr class="form-field form-required">
 			<th scope="row"><label for="email"><?php _e( 'Email' ) ?></label></th>
-			<td><input type="text" class="regular-text" name="user[email]" id="email"/></td>
+			<td><input type="email" class="regular-text" name="user[email]" id="email"/></td>
 		</tr>
 		<tr class="form-field">
 			<td colspan="2"><?php _e( 'Username and password will be mailed to the above email address.' ) ?></td>