diff --git a/src/text-input/index.tsx b/src/text-input/index.tsx
index fde3099d16..2a9f955165 100644
--- a/src/text-input/index.tsx
+++ b/src/text-input/index.tsx
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ export const TextInput = factory(function TextInput({
 	const inputFocused = focus.isFocused('input');
 	const autofilled = Boolean(icache.get('autofilled'));
 
+	let leadingElements;
+	if (leading) {
+		leadingElements = Array.isArray(leading) ? leading : [leading];
+	}
+
 	return (
 		<div key="root" classes={[theme.variant(), themeCss.root]} role="presentation">
 			<div
@@ -269,7 +274,13 @@ export const TextInput = factory(function TextInput({
 					]}
 					role="presentation"
 				>
-					{leading && <span classes={themeCss.leading}>{leading}</span>}
+					{leadingElements && (
+						<virtual>
+							{leadingElements.map((leadingElement) => (
+								<span classes={themeCss.leading}>{leadingElement}</span>
+							))}
+						</virtual>
+					)}
 					<input
 						{...formatAriaProperties(aria)}
 						aria-invalid={valid === false ? 'true' : undefined}
diff --git a/src/text-input/tests/unit/TextInput.spec.tsx b/src/text-input/tests/unit/TextInput.spec.tsx
index 76dc585bc9..dfc2185e79 100644
--- a/src/text-input/tests/unit/TextInput.spec.tsx
+++ b/src/text-input/tests/unit/TextInput.spec.tsx
@@ -591,7 +591,11 @@ registerSuite('TextInput', {
 		},
 
 		'leading property'() {
-			const leading = <span classes={css.leading}>A</span>;
+			const leading = (
+				<virtual>
+					<span classes={css.leading}>A</span>
+				</virtual>
+			);
 			const leadingTemplate = baseAssertion
 				.setProperty('@wrapper', 'classes', [
 					css.wrapper,
diff --git a/src/theme/dojo/chip-typeahead.m.css b/src/theme/dojo/chip-typeahead.m.css
index 918482e4b6..f88959b18b 100644
--- a/src/theme/dojo/chip-typeahead.m.css
+++ b/src/theme/dojo/chip-typeahead.m.css
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@
 }
 
 .root .inputLeading {
-	display: block;
 	pointer-events: unset;
 	position: static;
 	transform: none;
-	max-width: 100%;
 }
 
 .root .inputWrapper {
diff --git a/src/theme/material/chip-typeahead.m.css b/src/theme/material/chip-typeahead.m.css
index 9034d31765..aed6c07c0f 100644
--- a/src/theme/material/chip-typeahead.m.css
+++ b/src/theme/material/chip-typeahead.m.css
@@ -41,11 +41,9 @@
 }
 
 .root .inputLeading {
-	display: block;
 	pointer-events: unset;
 	position: static;
 	transform: none;
-	max-width: 100%;
 }
 
 .values .value {