diff --git a/rest_framework/renderers.py b/rest_framework/renderers.py
index 37d3c47c3..9b9d2ced2 100644
--- a/rest_framework/renderers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/renderers.py
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ class HTMLFormRenderer(BaseRenderer):
             'input_type': 'time'
         },
         serializers.FileField: {
-            'base_template': 'input.html',
+            'base_template': 'file_input.html',
             'input_type': 'file'
         },
         serializers.BooleanField: {
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/file_input.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/file_input.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..177cda5fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/file_input.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{% extends "rest_framework/horizontal/input.html" %}
+
+{% block input %}
+    <input name="{{ field.name }}" type="{{ style.input_type }}" {% if style.placeholder %}placeholder="{{ style.placeholder }}"{% endif %} {% if field.value %}value="{{ field.value }}"{% endif %}>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/input.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/input.html
index df4aa40fc..4ba0acb56 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/input.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/input.html
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
         <label class="col-sm-2 control-label {% if style.hide_label %}sr-only{% endif %}">{{ field.label }}</label>
     {% endif %}
     <div class="col-sm-10">
+        {% block input %}
         <input name="{{ field.name }}" class="form-control" type="{{ style.input_type }}" {% if style.placeholder %}placeholder="{{ style.placeholder }}"{% endif %} {% if field.value %}value="{{ field.value }}"{% endif %}>
+        {% endblock %}
         {% if field.errors %}
             {% for error in field.errors %}<span class="help-block">{{ error }}</span>{% endfor %}
         {% endif %}