diff --git a/src/idiomorph.js b/src/idiomorph.js
index dd6975c..257c040 100644
--- a/src/idiomorph.js
+++ b/src/idiomorph.js
@@ -234,7 +234,13 @@ var Idiomorph = (function () {
       activeElement?.focus();
     }
     if (activeElement && !activeElement.selectionEnd && selectionEnd) {
-      activeElement.setSelectionRange(selectionStart, selectionEnd);
+      try {
+        activeElement.setSelectionRange(selectionStart, selectionEnd);
+      } catch {
+        // the element may not support setSelectionRange: it's no longer an
+        // input/textarea after the morph, or it's an input type (number,
+        // email, date, ...) that doesn't support text selection
+      }
     }
 
     return results;
diff --git a/test/restore-focus.js b/test/restore-focus.js
index 1c4a54a..43eef38 100644
--- a/test/restore-focus.js
+++ b/test/restore-focus.js
@@ -289,6 +289,53 @@ describe("Option to forcibly restore focus after morph", function () {
       assertNoFocus();
     });
 
+    it("does not throw if the saved id resolves to a non-input element after morph", function () {
+      getWorkArea().innerHTML = `
+        <div>
+          <input type="text" id="focused" value="abc">
+        </div>`;
+      setFocusAndSelection("focused", "b");
+
+      // after the morph nothing input-like has id="focused"; a <div> does
+      const after = `
+        <div>
+          <div id="focused">replaced</div>
+        </div>`;
+      (function () {
+        Idiomorph.morph(getWorkArea(), after, {
+          morphStyle: "innerHTML",
+          restoreFocus: true,
+        });
+      }).should.not.throw();
+
+      getWorkArea().innerHTML.should.equal(after);
+      assertNoFocus();
+    });
+
+    it("does not throw for input types that reject setSelectionRange", function () {
+      getWorkArea().innerHTML = `
+        <div>
+          <input type="number" id="focused" value="123">
+          <input type="number" id="other">
+        </div>`;
+      // type=number does not support selection, so set focus only
+      setFocus("focused");
+
+      const after = `
+        <div>
+          <input type="number" id="other">
+          <input type="number" id="focused" value="123">
+        </div>`;
+      (function () {
+        Idiomorph.morph(getWorkArea(), after, {
+          morphStyle: "innerHTML",
+          restoreFocus: true,
+        });
+      }).should.not.throw();
+
+      getWorkArea().innerHTML.should.equal(after);
+    });
+
     it("does not restore selection if selection still set or changed", function () {
       getWorkArea().innerHTML = `
           <div>