diff --git a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/KeyInput.java b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/KeyInput.java
index b2fadbf951943..2e2ecd9ca85ea 100644
--- a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/KeyInput.java
+++ b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/KeyInput.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public Interaction createKeyUp(int codePoint) {
   public Map<String, Object> encode() {
     Map<String, Object> toReturn = new HashMap<>();
 
-    toReturn.put("type", "key");
+    toReturn.put("type", getInputType().getType());
     toReturn.put("id", name);
 
     return toReturn;
diff --git a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/PointerInput.java b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/PointerInput.java
index f5c99236a466d..62cdf32a9c6c8 100644
--- a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/PointerInput.java
+++ b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/PointerInput.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public SourceType getInputType() {
   public Map<String, Object> encode() {
     Map<String, Object> toReturn = new HashMap<>();
 
-    toReturn.put("type", "pointer");
+    toReturn.put("type", getInputType().getType());
     toReturn.put("id", name);
 
     Map<String, Object> parameters = new HashMap<>();
diff --git a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/SourceType.java b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/SourceType.java
index 940065ca8ebba..46fd2026a981e 100644
--- a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/SourceType.java
+++ b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/SourceType.java
@@ -21,7 +21,17 @@
  * One of the allowing types for an {@link InputSource}.
  */
 public enum SourceType {
-  KEY,
-  NONE,
-  POINTER,
+  KEY("key"),
+  NONE(null),
+  POINTER("pointer");
+
+  private final String type;
+
+  SourceType(String type) {
+    this.type = type;
+  }
+
+  public String getType() {
+    return type;
+  }
 }