diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/CollectionType.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/CollectionType.php
index a779df619261b..7de18e013ae05 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/CollectionType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/CollectionType.php
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
             'delete_empty' => false,
         ));
 
+        $resolver->setNormalizer('type', $typeNormalizer);
         $resolver->setNormalizer('options', $optionsNormalizer);
         $resolver->setNormalizer('entry_options', $entryOptionsNormalizer);
     }