diff --git a/src/client/automation/playback/type/type-text.js b/src/client/automation/playback/type/type-text.js
index 1f0d99fad89..4da58ca14bf 100644
--- a/src/client/automation/playback/type/type-text.js
+++ b/src/client/automation/playback/type/type-text.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import testCafeCore from '../../deps/testcafe-core';
 import nextTick from '../../utils/next-tick';
 
 var browserUtils   = hammerhead.utils.browser;
+var eventSandbox   = hammerhead.sandbox.event;
 var eventSimulator = hammerhead.eventSandbox.eventSimulator;
 var listeners      = hammerhead.eventSandbox.listeners;
 
@@ -64,6 +65,26 @@ function _typeTextInElementNode (elementNode, text, offset) {
     textSelection.selectByNodesAndOffsets(selectPosition, selectPosition);
 }
 
+function _typeTextInChildTextNode (element, selection, text) {
+    let startNode = selection.startPos.node;
+
+    // NOTE: startNode could be moved or deleted on textInput event. Need ensure startNode.
+    if (!domUtils.isElementContainsNode(element, startNode)) {
+        selection = _excludeInvisibleSymbolsFromSelection(_getSelectionInElement(element));
+        startNode = selection.startPos.node;
+    }
+
+    const startOffset    = selection.startPos.offset;
+    const endOffset      = selection.endPos.offset;
+    const nodeValue      = startNode.nodeValue;
+    const selectPosition = { node: startNode, offset: startOffset + text.length };
+
+    startNode.nodeValue = nodeValue.substring(0, startOffset) + text +
+                          nodeValue.substring(endOffset, nodeValue.length);
+
+    textSelection.selectByNodesAndOffsets(selectPosition, selectPosition);
+}
+
 function _excludeInvisibleSymbolsFromSelection (selection) {
     var startNode   = selection.startPos.node;
     var startOffset = selection.startPos.offset;
@@ -84,26 +105,68 @@ function _excludeInvisibleSymbolsFromSelection (selection) {
     return selection;
 }
 
+// NOTE: Typing can be prevented in Chrome/Edge but can not be prevented in IE11 or Firefox
+// Firefox does not support TextInput event
+// Safari supports the TextInput event but has a bug: e.data is added to the node value.
+// So in Safari we need to call preventDefault in the last textInput handler but not prevent the Input event
+
+function simulateTextInput (element, text) {
+    let forceInputInSafari;
+
+    function onSafariTextInput (e) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+
+        forceInputInSafari = true;
+    }
+
+    function onSafariPreventTextInput (e) {
+        if (e.type === 'textInput')
+            forceInputInSafari = false;
+    }
+
+    if (browserUtils.isSafari) {
+        listeners.addInternalEventListener(window, ['textInput'], onSafariTextInput);
+        eventSandbox.on(eventSandbox.EVENT_PREVENTED_EVENT, onSafariPreventTextInput);
+    }
+
+    const isInputEventRequired = browserUtils.isFirefox || eventSimulator.textInput(element, text) || forceInputInSafari;
+
+    if (browserUtils.isSafari) {
+        listeners.removeInternalEventListener(window, ['textInput'], onSafariTextInput);
+        eventSandbox.off(eventSandbox.EVENT_PREVENTED_EVENT, onSafariPreventTextInput);
+    }
+
+    return isInputEventRequired || browserUtils.isIE11;
+}
+
 function _typeTextToContentEditable (element, text) {
-    var currentSelection = _getSelectionInElement(element);
-    var startNode        = currentSelection.startPos.node;
-    var endNode          = currentSelection.endPos.node;
+    var currentSelection    = _getSelectionInElement(element);
+    var startNode           = currentSelection.startPos.node;
+    var endNode             = currentSelection.endPos.node;
+    var needProcessInput    = true;
+    var needRaiseInputEvent = true;
 
     // NOTE: some browsers raise the 'input' event after the element
     // content is changed, but in others we should do it manually.
-    var inputEventRaised = false;
 
     var onInput = () => {
-        inputEventRaised = true;
+        needRaiseInputEvent = false;
+    };
+
+    // NOTE: IE11 does not raise input event when type to contenteditable
+
+    var beforeContentChanged = () => {
+        needProcessInput    = simulateTextInput(element, text);
+        needRaiseInputEvent = needProcessInput && !browserUtils.isIE11;
     };
 
     var afterContentChanged = () => {
         nextTick()
             .then(() => {
-                if (!inputEventRaised)
+                if (needRaiseInputEvent)
                     eventSimulator.input(element);
 
-                listeners.removeInternalEventListener(window, 'input', onInput);
+                listeners.removeInternalEventListener(window, ['input'], onInput);
             });
     };
 
@@ -126,27 +189,16 @@ function _typeTextToContentEditable (element, text) {
     if (!startNode || !domUtils.isContentEditableElement(startNode) || !domUtils.isRenderedNode(startNode))
         return;
 
-    // NOTE: we can type only to the text nodes; for nodes with the 'element-node' type, we use a special behavior
-    if (domUtils.isElementNode(startNode)) {
-        _typeTextInElementNode(startNode, text, currentSelection.startPos.offset);
+    beforeContentChanged();
 
-        afterContentChanged();
-        return;
+    if (needProcessInput) {
+        // NOTE: we can type only to the text nodes; for nodes with the 'element-node' type, we use a special behavior
+        if (domUtils.isElementNode(startNode))
+            _typeTextInElementNode(startNode, text);
+        else
+            _typeTextInChildTextNode(element, _excludeInvisibleSymbolsFromSelection(currentSelection), text);
     }
 
-    currentSelection = _excludeInvisibleSymbolsFromSelection(currentSelection);
-    startNode        = currentSelection.startPos.node;
-
-    var startOffset    = currentSelection.startPos.offset;
-    var endOffset      = currentSelection.endPos.offset;
-    var nodeValue      = startNode.nodeValue;
-    var selectPosition = { node: startNode, offset: startOffset + text.length };
-
-    startNode.nodeValue = nodeValue.substring(0, startOffset) + text +
-                          nodeValue.substring(endOffset, nodeValue.length);
-
-    textSelection.selectByNodesAndOffsets(selectPosition, selectPosition);
-
     afterContentChanged();
 }
 
@@ -156,6 +208,10 @@ function _typeTextToTextEditable (element, text) {
     var startSelection    = textSelection.getSelectionStart(element);
     var endSelection      = textSelection.getSelectionEnd(element);
     var isInputTypeNumber = domUtils.isInputElement(element) && element.type === 'number';
+    var needProcessInput  = simulateTextInput(element, text);
+
+    if (!needProcessInput)
+        return;
 
     // NOTE: the 'maxlength' attribute doesn't work in all browsers. IE still doesn't support input with the 'number' type
     var elementMaxLength = !browserUtils.isIE && isInputTypeNumber ? null : parseInt(element.maxLength, 10);
diff --git a/test/client/fixtures/automation/content-editable/api-actions-content-editable-test/index-test.js b/test/client/fixtures/automation/content-editable/api-actions-content-editable-test/index-test.js
index 42a25d3ab26..6592c5f01dd 100644
--- a/test/client/fixtures/automation/content-editable/api-actions-content-editable-test/index-test.js
+++ b/test/client/fixtures/automation/content-editable/api-actions-content-editable-test/index-test.js
@@ -439,6 +439,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         var fixedText             = 'Test' + String.fromCharCode(160) + 'me' + String.fromCharCode(160) + 'all!';
         var inputEventRaisedCount = 0;
 
+        // NOTE IE11 does not raise input event on contenteditable element
+        var expectedInputEventRaisedCount = browserUtils.isIE11 ? 0 : 12;
+
         $el = $('#2');
 
         function onInput () {
@@ -454,7 +457,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             .then(function () {
                 checkSelection($el, $el[0].childNodes[2], 4 + text.length, $el[0].childNodes[2], 4 + text.length);
                 equal($.trim($el[0].childNodes[2].nodeValue), 'with' + fixedText + ' br');
-                equal(inputEventRaisedCount, 12);
+                equal(inputEventRaisedCount, expectedInputEventRaisedCount);
                 $el.unbind('input', onInput);
 
                 startNext();
@@ -465,6 +468,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         var text                  = 'Test';
         var inputEventRaisedCount = 0;
 
+        // NOTE IE11 does not raise input event on contenteditable element
+        var expectedInputEventRaisedCount = !browserUtils.isIE11 ? 4 : 0;
+
         $el = $('#8');
 
         function onInput () {
@@ -479,7 +485,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             .run()
             .then(function () {
                 equal($.trim($el[0].textContent), text);
-                equal(inputEventRaisedCount, 4);
+                equal(inputEventRaisedCount, expectedInputEventRaisedCount);
                 $el.unbind('input', onInput);
 
                 startNext();
diff --git a/test/functional/fixtures/regression/gh-1054/testcafe-fixtures/index.test.js b/test/functional/fixtures/regression/gh-1054/testcafe-fixtures/index.test.js
index 1500059d8a0..8e78ce69072 100644
--- a/test/functional/fixtures/regression/gh-1054/testcafe-fixtures/index.test.js
+++ b/test/functional/fixtures/regression/gh-1054/testcafe-fixtures/index.test.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { ClientFunction, Selector } from 'testcafe';
+import userAgent from 'useragent';
 
 fixture `Check the target element value when the first input event raised`
     .page('http://localhost:3000/fixtures/regression/gh-1054/pages/index.html');
 
 
 const getFirstValue = ClientFunction(() => window.storedValue);
+const getUserAgent  = ClientFunction(() => navigator.userAgent);
 
 test('Type text in the input', async t => {
     await t
@@ -19,5 +21,9 @@ test('Type text in the content editable element', async t => {
         .typeText('div', 'text', { replace: true })
         .expect(Selector('div').textContent).eql('text');
 
-    await t.expect(await getFirstValue()).eql('t');
+    var userAgentStr = await getUserAgent();
+    var isIE         = userAgent.is(userAgentStr).ie;
+
+    if (!isIE)
+        await t.expect(await getFirstValue()).eql('t');
 });
diff --git a/test/functional/fixtures/regression/gh-1956/pages/index.html b/test/functional/fixtures/regression/gh-1956/pages/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f903cbbd489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/fixtures/regression/gh-1956/pages/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<html>
+<head><title>Edit test</title></head>
+<style>
+    h2 {
+        margin-top: 20px;
+    }
+    div {
+        border: 1px solid black;
+        min-height: 10px;
+    }
+</style>
+<body>
+    <h2>Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to input element</h2>
+    <pre>
+        Chrome/Edge. Typing is prevented and Input event is not raised
+        IE11/Firefox. Typing is not prevented. Input event is raised
+    </pre>
+    <input id="simpleInput" />
+    <h2>Prevent Input event and typing on simple ContentEditable div</h2>
+    <pre>
+        Chrome/Edge. Typing is prevented. Input event is not raised
+        IE11/Firefox. Typing is not prevented.
+        Input event is raised in firefox but is not raised in IE11 - it's a IE11 bug
+    </pre>
+    <div contenteditable="true" id="simpleContentEditable"></div>
+    <h2>Prevent Input event on TextInput event when type to element node</h2>
+    <pre>
+        Not for IE11 because preventDefault will not prevent typing
+        Not for Firefox because Firefox does not support TextInput event
+    </pre>
+    <div contenteditable="true" id="contentEditableWithElementNode"><p><br/></p></div>
+    <h2>Modify text node of ContentEditable div on TextInput event and prevent Input event</h2>
+    <pre>
+        Not for IE11 because is's not possible to prevent typing in IE11
+        Not for Firefox because Firefox does not support TextInput event
+    </pre>
+    <div contenteditable="true" id="contentEditableWithModify"><p>A</p></div>
+    <h2>Type to ContentEditable div when selected node was replaced on TextInput event</h2>
+    <pre>
+        Not for IE11 because this test emulates behavior from https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/issues/1956.
+        This behavior is different in IE11
+        Not for Firefox because Firefox does not support TextInput event
+    </pre>
+    <div contenteditable="true" id="contentEditableWithReplace"><p>B</p></div>
+</body>
+<script type="text/javascript">
+    var contentEditableWithModifyEl  = document.getElementById('contentEditableWithModify');
+    var contentEditableWithReplaceEl = document.getElementById('contentEditableWithReplace');
+
+    function onTextInput (event) {
+        var needPreventDefault = true;
+
+        if (isTargetElement(event.target, contentEditableWithModifyEl))
+            changeNodeValueOnTextInput(event);
+
+        if (isTargetElement(event.target, contentEditableWithReplaceEl)) {
+            replaceEditableElementOnTextInput(event);
+
+            needPreventDefault = false;
+        }
+
+        if(needPreventDefault)
+            event.preventDefault();
+    }
+
+    function changeNodeValueOnTextInput(event) {
+        contentEditableWithModifyEl.childNodes[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue += event.data;
+    }
+
+    function replaceEditableElementOnTextInput (event) {
+        if (window.preventNextElementReplacement)
+            return;
+
+        window.preventNextElementReplacement = true;
+
+        var paragraph    = contentEditableWithReplaceEl.childNodes[0];
+        var textNode     = paragraph.childNodes[0];
+        var newParagraph = document.createElement("P");
+
+        newParagraph.innerHTML = 'X';
+
+        contentEditableWithReplaceEl.removeChild(paragraph);
+        contentEditableWithReplaceEl.appendChild(newParagraph);
+        newParagraph.focus();
+    }
+
+    function onInput (event) {
+        if (!isTargetElement(event.target, contentEditableWithReplaceEl))
+            throw new Error('Input event has raised');
+    }
+
+    function isTargetElement(actualTarget, expectedTarget) {
+        return expectedTarget.contains(actualTarget);
+    }
+
+    document.addEventListener('textInput', onTextInput, true);
+    document.addEventListener('textinput', onTextInput, true);
+    document.addEventListener('input', onInput, true);
+</script>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/functional/fixtures/regression/gh-1956/test.js b/test/functional/fixtures/regression/gh-1956/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..97616caa660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/fixtures/regression/gh-1956/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+var browsersWithLimitations = [ 'ie', 'firefox', 'firefox-osx' ];
+
+describe('Should support TextInput event[Regression](GH-1956)', function () {
+    it('Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to input element', function () {
+        return runTests('testcafe-fixtures/index.js',
+            'Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to input element',
+            { skip: browsersWithLimitations });
+    });
+
+    it('Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to input element IE11/Firefox', function () {
+        return runTests('testcafe-fixtures/index.js',
+            'Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to input element IE11/Firefox',
+            { only: [ 'ie', 'firefox', 'firefox-osx' ], shouldFail: true })
+            .catch(function (errs) {
+                var errors = [ errs['ie'], errs['firefox'] ].filter(err => err);
+
+                errors.forEach(err => {
+                    expect(err[0]).contains('Input event has raised');
+                });
+            });
+    });
+
+    it('Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to ContentEditable div', function () {
+        return runTests('testcafe-fixtures/index.js',
+            'Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to ContentEditable div',
+            { skip: browsersWithLimitations });
+    });
+
+    it('Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to ContentEditable div IE11', function () {
+        return runTests('testcafe-fixtures/index.js',
+            'Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to ContentEditable div IE11/Firefox',
+            { only: [ 'ie' ] });
+    });
+
+    it('Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to ContentEditable div Firefox', function () {
+        return runTests('testcafe-fixtures/index.js',
+            'Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to ContentEditable div IE11/Firefox',
+            { only: [ 'firefox', 'firefox-osx' ], shouldFail: true })
+            .catch(function (errs) {
+                expect(errs[0]).contains('Input event has raised');
+            });
+    });
+
+    it('Modify text node of ContentEditable div on TextInput event and prevent Input event', function () {
+        return runTests('testcafe-fixtures/index.js',
+            'Modify text node of ContentEditable div on TextInput event and prevent Input event',
+            { skip: browsersWithLimitations });
+    });
+
+    it('Type to ContentEditable div when selected node was replaced on TextInput event', function () {
+        return runTests('testcafe-fixtures/index.js',
+            'Type to ContentEditable div when selected node was replaced on TextInput event',
+            { skip: browsersWithLimitations });
+    });
+
+    it('Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to element node', function () {
+        return runTests('testcafe-fixtures/index.js',
+            'Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to element node',
+            { skip: browsersWithLimitations });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/functional/fixtures/regression/gh-1956/testcafe-fixtures/index.js b/test/functional/fixtures/regression/gh-1956/testcafe-fixtures/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..32d86c7f6ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/fixtures/regression/gh-1956/testcafe-fixtures/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { Selector } from 'testcafe';
+
+fixture('GH-1956 - Should support TextInput event')
+    .page `http://localhost:3000/fixtures/regression/gh-1956/pages/index.html`;
+
+const simpleInput                    = Selector('#simpleInput');
+const simpleContentEditable          = Selector('#simpleContentEditable');
+const contentEditableWithElementNode = Selector('#contentEditableWithElementNode');
+const contentEditableWithModify      = Selector('#contentEditableWithModify');
+const contentEditableWithReplace     = Selector('#contentEditableWithReplace');
+
+// NOTE: Chrome/Edge/Safari. Typing is prevented and Input event is not raised
+test('Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to input element', async t => {
+    await t
+        .typeText(simpleInput, 'Hello')
+        .expect(simpleInput.value).eql('');
+});
+
+// NOTE: IE11/Firefox. Typing is not prevented. Input event is raised
+test('Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to input element IE11/Firefox', async t => {
+    await t
+        .typeText(simpleInput, 'Hello')
+        .expect(simpleInput.value).eql('Hello');
+});
+
+// NOTE: Chrome/Edge/Safari. Typing is prevented. Input event is not raised
+test('Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to ContentEditable div', async t => {
+    await t
+        .typeText(simpleContentEditable, 'Hello')
+        .expect(simpleContentEditable.textContent).eql('');
+});
+
+// NOTE: IE11/Firefox. Typing is not prevented.
+// Input event is raised in firefox but is not raised in IE11 - it's a IE11 bug
+test('Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to ContentEditable div IE11/Firefox', async t => {
+    await t
+        .typeText(simpleContentEditable, 'Hello')
+        .expect(simpleContentEditable.textContent).eql('Hello');
+});
+
+// NOTE: Not for IE11 because preventDefault will not prevent typing
+// Not for Firefox because Firefox does not support TextInput event
+test('Prevent Input event on TextInput when type to element node', async t => {
+    await t
+        .typeText(contentEditableWithElementNode, 'Hello')
+        .expect(contentEditableWithElementNode.textContent).eql('');
+});
+
+// NOTE: Not for IE11 because is's not possible to prevent typing in IE11
+// Not for Firefox because Firefox does not support TextInput event
+test('Modify text node of ContentEditable div on TextInput event and prevent Input event', async t => {
+    await t
+        .typeText(contentEditableWithModify, 'Hello')
+        .expect(contentEditableWithModify.textContent).eql('AHello');
+});
+
+// NOTE: Not for IE11 because this test emulates behavior from https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/issues/1956.
+// This behavior is different in IE11
+// Not for Firefox because Firefox does not support TextInput event
+test('Type to ContentEditable div when selected node was replaced on TextInput event', async t => {
+    await t
+        .typeText(contentEditableWithReplace, 'Hello')
+        .expect(contentEditableWithReplace.textContent).eql('HelloX');
+});