diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 85f2d66..058897f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Change History
 ==============
 
+v2.17.0
+----
+* Add `type` attribute to `script` element to prevent issues in Safari 9.1.1
+
 v2.16.2
 ----
 * Fix bug introduced by 2.16.2. Fixes #315
diff --git a/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-1/index.html b/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-1/index.html
index 3a2aa9e..536e8a4 100644
--- a/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-1/index.html
+++ b/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-1/index.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<!doctype html><html lang="en" manifest="manifest.appcache"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>Example template</title><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body><img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
+<!doctype html><html lang="en" manifest="manifest.appcache"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>Example template</title><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body><img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-1/manifest.appcache b/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-1/manifest.appcache
index 150df1a..092e10d 100644
--- a/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-1/manifest.appcache
+++ b/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-1/manifest.appcache
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CACHE MANIFEST
-# 9e067d48ea3de65b9733
+# 118634423ed0edb86d58
 
 0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png
 bundle.js
diff --git a/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-2/index.html b/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-2/index.html
index 3a2aa9e..d9fbec1 100644
--- a/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-2/index.html
+++ b/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-2/index.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<!doctype html><html lang="en" manifest="manifest.appcache"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>Example template</title><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body><img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
+<!doctype html><html lang="en" manifest="manifest.appcache"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>Example template</title><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body><img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
diff --git a/examples/custom-template/dist/webpack-1/index.html b/examples/custom-template/dist/webpack-1/index.html
index a9d8bf4..1ceade2 100644
--- a/examples/custom-template/dist/webpack-1/index.html
+++ b/examples/custom-template/dist/webpack-1/index.html
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 <body>
   <h2>Partial</h2>
 <img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png">
-<script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/custom-template/dist/webpack-2/index.html b/examples/custom-template/dist/webpack-2/index.html
index a9d8bf4..d68bf44 100644
--- a/examples/custom-template/dist/webpack-2/index.html
+++ b/examples/custom-template/dist/webpack-2/index.html
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 <body>
   <h2>Partial</h2>
 <img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png">
-<script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+<script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+</html>
diff --git a/examples/default/dist/webpack-1/index.html b/examples/default/dist/webpack-1/index.html
index 8a7f3ef..866dfa4 100644
--- a/examples/default/dist/webpack-1/index.html
+++ b/examples/default/dist/webpack-1/index.html
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     <title>Webpack App</title>
   </head>
   <body>
-  <script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/default/dist/webpack-2/index.html b/examples/default/dist/webpack-2/index.html
index 8a7f3ef..fb18d4b 100644
--- a/examples/default/dist/webpack-2/index.html
+++ b/examples/default/dist/webpack-2/index.html
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     <title>Webpack App</title>
   </head>
   <body>
-  <script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+</html>
diff --git a/examples/favicon/dist/webpack-1/favicon.html b/examples/favicon/dist/webpack-1/favicon.html
index 7276322..dd7daeb 100644
--- a/examples/favicon/dist/webpack-1/favicon.html
+++ b/examples/favicon/dist/webpack-1/favicon.html
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     <title>HtmlWebpackPlugin example</title>
   <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>
   <body>
-  <script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/favicon/dist/webpack-2/favicon.html b/examples/favicon/dist/webpack-2/favicon.html
index 7276322..ec5bf4b 100644
--- a/examples/favicon/dist/webpack-2/favicon.html
+++ b/examples/favicon/dist/webpack-2/favicon.html
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     <title>HtmlWebpackPlugin example</title>
   <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>
   <body>
-  <script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+</html>
diff --git a/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-1/about.html b/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-1/about.html
index 5689f88..68c0cab 100644
--- a/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-1/about.html
+++ b/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-1/about.html
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>
 <body>
   <img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png">
-<script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-1/index.html b/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-1/index.html
index 5689f88..68c0cab 100644
--- a/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-1/index.html
+++ b/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-1/index.html
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>
 <body>
   <img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png">
-<script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-2/index.html b/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-2/index.html
index 5689f88..7d59df3 100644
--- a/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-2/index.html
+++ b/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-2/index.html
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>
 <body>
   <img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png">
-<script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+<script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+</html>
diff --git a/examples/inline/dist/webpack-1/index.html b/examples/inline/dist/webpack-1/index.html
index eb56c5e..bd1cda3 100644
--- a/examples/inline/dist/webpack-1/index.html
+++ b/examples/inline/dist/webpack-1/index.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><title>Jade demo</title></head><body><style>body {
   background: snow;
-}</style><script>/******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
+}</style><script type="text/javascript">/******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
 /******/ 	// The module cache
 /******/ 	var installedModules = {};
 
diff --git a/examples/inline/template.jade b/examples/inline/template.jade
index 301b091..cc47fd6 100644
--- a/examples/inline/template.jade
+++ b/examples/inline/template.jade
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ html
     each cssFile in htmlWebpackPlugin.files.css
       style !{compilation.assets[cssFile.substr(htmlWebpackPlugin.files.publicPath.length)].source()}
     each jsFile in htmlWebpackPlugin.files.js
-      script !{compilation.assets[jsFile.substr(htmlWebpackPlugin.files.publicPath.length)].source()}
+      script(type="text/javascript") !{compilation.assets[jsFile.substr(htmlWebpackPlugin.files.publicPath.length)].source()}
diff --git a/examples/jade-loader/dist/webpack-1/index.html b/examples/jade-loader/dist/webpack-1/index.html
index e720b25..f6bf547 100644
--- a/examples/jade-loader/dist/webpack-1/index.html
+++ b/examples/jade-loader/dist/webpack-1/index.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Jade demo</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body><div id="main"><!-- this partial is used for frontend and backend--><div class="time"> <b>Current time</b><p>1998-12-31T23:00:00.000Z</p></div><img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"></div><script src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
+<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Jade demo</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body><div id="main"><!-- this partial is used for frontend and backend--><div class="time"> <b>Current time</b><p>1999-01-01T06:00:00.000Z</p></div><img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"></div><script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/javascript-advanced/dist/webpack-1/index.html b/examples/javascript-advanced/dist/webpack-1/index.html
index 194f6fb..61d6408 100644
--- a/examples/javascript-advanced/dist/webpack-1/index.html
+++ b/examples/javascript-advanced/dist/webpack-1/index.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 <html><head><title>Webpack App</title><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body>Hello World from backend - <h2>Partial</h2>
-<img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
+<img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/javascript-advanced/dist/webpack-2/index.html b/examples/javascript-advanced/dist/webpack-2/index.html
index 194f6fb..a57d914 100644
--- a/examples/javascript-advanced/dist/webpack-2/index.html
+++ b/examples/javascript-advanced/dist/webpack-2/index.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 <html><head><title>Webpack App</title><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body>Hello World from backend - <h2>Partial</h2>
-<img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
+<img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
diff --git a/examples/javascript/dist/webpack-1/index.html b/examples/javascript/dist/webpack-1/index.html
index f4f3e23..aea25f3 100644
--- a/examples/javascript/dist/webpack-1/index.html
+++ b/examples/javascript/dist/webpack-1/index.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-<head><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>Hello World from backend2016-03-21T08:52:41.516Z<h2>Partial</h2>
-<img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script src="bundle.js"></script>
\ No newline at end of file
+<head><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>Hello World from backend2016-05-01T21:59:56.131Z<h2>Partial</h2>
+<img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 10acd38..ffd73cd 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ HtmlWebpackPlugin.prototype.htmlWebpackPluginAssets = function (compilation, chu
 HtmlWebpackPlugin.prototype.injectAssetsIntoHtml = function (html, assets) {
   // Turn script files into script tags
   var scripts = assets.js.map(function (scriptPath) {
-    return '<script src="' + scriptPath + '"></script>';
+    return '<script type="text/javascript" src="' + scriptPath + '"></script>';
   });
   // Make tags self-closing in case of xhtml
   var xhtml = this.options.xhtml ? '/' : '';
diff --git a/spec/BasicSpec.js b/spec/BasicSpec.js
index 9413b4c..b43ad53 100644
--- a/spec/BasicSpec.js
+++ b/spec/BasicSpec.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'index_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
-    }, [/<body>[\s]*<script src="index_bundle.js"><\/script>[\s]*<\/body>/], null, done);
+    }, [/<body>[\s]*<script type="text\/javascript" src="index_bundle.js"><\/script>[\s]*<\/body>/], null, done);
   });
 
   it('generates a default index.html file with multiple entry points', function (done) {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: '[name]_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
-    }, ['<script src="util_bundle.js"', '<script src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="util_bundle.js"', '<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to specify a custom loader without injection', function (done) {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         template: 'jade-loader!' + path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/template.jade')
       })]
     },
-    ['<script src="app_bundle.js', 'Some unique text'], null, done);
+    ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js', 'Some unique text'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('should pass through loader errors', function (done) {
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/template.jade')
       })]
     },
-    ['<script src="app_bundle.js', 'Some unique text'], null, done);
+    ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js', 'Some unique text'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('works when using html-loader', function (done) {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         template: 'html-loader!' + path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/plain.html')
       })]
     },
-    ['<script src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to specify your own HTML template file', function (done) {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         inject: false
       })]
     },
-    ['<script src="app_bundle.js', 'Some unique text'], null, done);
+    ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js', 'Some unique text'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to inject the assets into a given html file', function (done) {
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         inject: true,
         template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/plain.html')
       })]
-    }, ['<script src="util_bundle.js"', '<script src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="util_bundle.js"', '<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to inject the assets into the body of the given template', function (done) {
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         inject: 'body',
         template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/plain.html')
       })]
-    }, ['<script src="util_bundle.js"', '<script src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="util_bundle.js"', '<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to inject the assets into the head of the given template', function (done) {
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         inject: 'head',
         template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/plain.html')
       })]
-    }, ['<script src="util_bundle.js"', '<script src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="util_bundle.js"', '<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to inject a specified asset into a given html file', function (done) {
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         chunks: ['app'],
         template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/plain.html')
       })]
-    }, ['<script src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to inject a specified asset into a given html file', function (done) {
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         excludeChunks: ['util'],
         template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/plain.html')
       })]
-    }, ['<script src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to use chunkhash with asset into a given html file', function (done) {
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
     }, [{
       type: 'chunkhash',
       chunkName: 'app',
-      containStr: '<script src="app_bundle.js?%chunkhash%"'
+      containStr: '<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js?%chunkhash%"'
     }], null, done);
   });
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         }
       })]
     },
-    ['<script src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('works with source maps', function (done) {
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'index_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
-    }, ['<script src="index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('handles hashes in bundle filenames', function (done) {
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'index_bundle_[hash].js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
-    }, [/<script src="index_bundle_[0-9a-f]+\.js"*/], null, done);
+    }, [/<script type="text\/javascript" src="index_bundle_[0-9a-f]+\.js"*/], null, done);
   });
 
   it('handles hashes in the directory which has the bundle file', function (done) {
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'index_bundle_[hash].js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
-    }, [/<script src="\/dist\/[0-9a-f]+\/index_bundle_[0-9a-f]+\.js"*/], null, done);
+    }, [/<script type="text\/javascript" src="\/dist\/[0-9a-f]+\/index_bundle_[0-9a-f]+\.js"*/], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows to append hashes to the assets', function (done) {
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'index_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({hash: true})]
-    }, ['<script src="index_bundle.js?%hash%"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="index_bundle.js?%hash%"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows to append hashes to the assets', function (done) {
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'index_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({hash: true, inject: true})]
-    }, ['<script src="index_bundle.js?%hash%"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="index_bundle.js?%hash%"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('should work with the css extract plugin', function (done) {
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         publicPath: 'http://cdn.example.com/assets/'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
-    }, ['<script src="http://cdn.example.com/assets/index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.example.com/assets/index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('handles subdirectories in the webpack output bundles', function (done) {
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'assets/index_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
-    }, ['<script src="assets/index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="assets/index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('handles subdirectories in the webpack output bundles along with a public path', function (done) {
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         publicPath: 'http://cdn.example.com/'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
-    }, ['<script src="http://cdn.example.com/assets/index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.example.com/assets/index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to configure the title of the generated HTML page', function (done) {
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'index_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({filename: 'test.html'})]
-    }, ['<script src="index_bundle.js"'], 'test.html', done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="index_bundle.js"'], 'test.html', done);
   });
 
   it('will replace [hash] in the filename with the child compilation hash', function (done) {
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
         filename: 'test-[hash].html'
       })]
-    }, ['<script src="index_bundle.js"'], /test-\S+\.html$/, done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="index_bundle.js"'], /test-\S+\.html$/, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to use an absolute output filename', function (done) {
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
         filename: path.resolve(OUTPUT_DIR, 'subfolder', 'test.html')
       })]
-    }, ['<script src="../index_bundle.js"'], path.join('subfolder', 'test.html'), done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="../index_bundle.js"'], path.join('subfolder', 'test.html'), done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to use an absolute output filename outside the output path', function (done) {
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
         filename: path.resolve(OUTPUT_DIR, 'test.html')
       })]
-    }, ['<script src="app/index_bundle.js"'], 'test.html', done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app/index_bundle.js"'], 'test.html', done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to use an relative output filename outside the output path', function (done) {
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
         filename: '../test.html'
       })]
-    }, ['<script src="app/index_bundle.js"'], 'test.html', done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app/index_bundle.js"'], 'test.html', done);
   });
 
   it('will try to use a relative name if the filename is in a subdirectory', function (done) {
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'index_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({filename: 'assets/test.html'})]
-    }, ['<script src="../index_bundle.js"'], 'assets/test.html', done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="../index_bundle.js"'], 'assets/test.html', done);
   });
 
   it('will try to use a relative name if the filename and the script are in a subdirectory', function (done) {
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'assets/index_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({filename: 'assets/demo/test.html'})]
-    }, ['<script src="../../assets/index_bundle.js"'], 'assets/demo/test.html', done);
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="../../assets/index_bundle.js"'], 'assets/demo/test.html', done);
   });
 
   it('allows you write multiple HTML files', function (done) {
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
           template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/test.html')
         })
       ]
-    }, ['<script src="index_bundle.js"'], null, function () {
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="index_bundle.js"'], null, function () {
       expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, 'second-file.html'))).toBe(true);
       expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, 'third-file.html'))).toBe(true);
       done();
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         new HtmlWebpackPlugin({template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/empty_html.html')}),
         new ExtractTextPlugin('styles.css')
       ]
-    }, ['<link href="styles.css"', '<script src="index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<link href="styles.css"', '<script type="text/javascript" src="index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('exposes the webpack configuration to templates', function (done) {
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         new HtmlWebpackPlugin(),
         examplePlugin
       ]
-    }, ['Injected by plugin', '<script src="funky-script.js"'], null, function () {
+    }, ['Injected by plugin', '<script type="text/javascript" src="funky-script.js"'], null, function () {
       expect(eventFired).toBe(true);
       done();
     });
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         }),
         examplePlugin
       ]
-    }, ['<script src="funky-script.js"'], null, function () {
+    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="funky-script.js"'], null, function () {
       expect(eventFired).toBe(true);
       done();
     });
@@ -924,8 +924,8 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         new HtmlWebpackPlugin()
       ]
     }, [
-      /<script src="common_bundle.js">[\s\S]*<script src="util_bundle.js">/,
-      /<script src="common_bundle.js"[\s\S]*<script src="index_bundle.js">/], null, done);
+      /<script type="text\/javascript" src="common_bundle.js">[\s\S]*<script type="text\/javascript" src="util_bundle.js">/,
+      /<script type="text\/javascript" src="common_bundle.js"[\s\S]*<script type="text\/javascript" src="index_bundle.js">/], null, done);
   });
 
   it('adds a favicon', function (done) {
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         })
       ]
     }, [
-      /<script src="common_bundle.js">.+<script src="util_bundle.js">.+<script src="index_bundle.js">/], null, done);
+      /<script type="text\/javascript" src="common_bundle.js">.+<script type="text\/javascript" src="util_bundle.js">.+<script type="text\/javascript" src="index_bundle.js">/], null, done);
   });
 
   it('should sort the chunks in custom (reverse alphabetical) order', function (done) {
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
           }
         })
       ]
-    }, [/<script src="c_bundle.js">.+<script src="b_bundle.js">.+<script src="a_bundle.js">/], null, done);
+    }, [/<script type="text\/javascript" src="c_bundle.js">.+<script type="text\/javascript" src="b_bundle.js">.+<script type="text\/javascript" src="a_bundle.js">/], null, done);
   });
 
   it('should sort the chunks by chunk dependencies', function (done) {
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         })
       ]
     }, [
-      /<script src="common_bundle.js">.+<script src="aTheme_bundle.js">.+<script src="util_bundle.js">/], null, done);
+      /<script type="text\/javascript" src="common_bundle.js">.+<script type="text\/javascript" src="aTheme_bundle.js">.+<script type="text\/javascript" src="util_bundle.js">/], null, done);
   });
 
   it('should add the webpack compilation object as a property of the templateParam object', function (done) {
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/invalid.html b/spec/fixtures/invalid.html
index 842b2f2..92bb231 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/invalid.html
+++ b/spec/fixtures/invalid.html
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
   </head>
   <body>
     <p>Some unique text</p>
-    <script src="<%=foo.bar%>"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="<%=foo.bar%>"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/legacy.html b/spec/fixtures/legacy.html
index f7473d1..91cb157 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/legacy.html
+++ b/spec/fixtures/legacy.html
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
   </head>
   <body>
     <p>Some unique text</p>
-    <script src="{%=o.htmlWebpackPlugin.assets.app%}"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="{%=o.htmlWebpackPlugin.assets.app%}"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/template.jade b/spec/fixtures/template.jade
index 5f56e94..39aa1a9 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/template.jade
+++ b/spec/fixtures/template.jade
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ html
   body
     p Some unique text
     each jsFile in htmlWebpackPlugin.files.js
-      script(src!=jsFile)
+      script(type="text/javascript" src!=jsFile)
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/test.html b/spec/fixtures/test.html
index 78d0485..fa8a9ec 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/test.html
+++ b/spec/fixtures/test.html
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
   </head>
   <body>
     <p>Some unique text</p>
-    <script src="<%=htmlWebpackPlugin.files.chunks.app.entry%>"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="<%=htmlWebpackPlugin.files.chunks.app.entry%>"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/webpackconfig.html b/spec/fixtures/webpackconfig.html
index 31d8cb6..3359eb7 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/webpackconfig.html
+++ b/spec/fixtures/webpackconfig.html
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
   </head>
   <body>
     <p>Public path is <%= webpackConfig.output.publicPath %></p>
-    <script src="<%= htmlWebpackPlugin.files.chunks.app.entry %>?<%= htmlWebpackPlugin.files.chunks.app.hash %>"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="<%= htmlWebpackPlugin.files.chunks.app.entry %>?<%= htmlWebpackPlugin.files.chunks.app.hash %>"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
