diff --git a/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/events/plugins/FormActionEventPlugin.js b/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/events/plugins/FormActionEventPlugin.js
index 496b55e15e79b..420d1d1188209 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/events/plugins/FormActionEventPlugin.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/events/plugins/FormActionEventPlugin.js
@@ -45,30 +45,6 @@ function coerceFormActionProp(
   }
 }
 
-function createFormDataWithSubmitter(
-  form: HTMLFormElement,
-  submitter: HTMLInputElement | HTMLButtonElement,
-) {
-  // The submitter's value should be included in the FormData.
-  // It should be in the document order in the form.
-  // Since the FormData constructor invokes the formdata event it also
-  // needs to be available before that happens so after construction it's too
-  // late. We use a temporary fake node for the duration of this event.
-  // TODO: FormData takes a second argument that it's the submitter but this
-  // is fairly new so not all browsers support it yet. Switch to that technique
-  // when available.
-  const temp = submitter.ownerDocument.createElement('input');
-  temp.name = submitter.name;
-  temp.value = submitter.value;
-  if (form.id) {
-    temp.setAttribute('form', form.id);
-  }
-  (submitter.parentNode: any).insertBefore(temp, submitter);
-  const formData = new FormData(form);
-  (temp.parentNode: any).removeChild(temp);
-  return formData;
-}
-
 /**
  * This plugin invokes action functions on forms, inputs and buttons if
  * the form doesn't prevent default.
@@ -129,9 +105,7 @@ function extractEvents(
       if (didCurrentEventScheduleTransition()) {
         // We're going to set the pending form status, but because the submission
         // was prevented, we should not fire the action function.
-        const formData = submitter
-          ? createFormDataWithSubmitter(form, submitter)
-          : new FormData(form);
+        const formData = new FormData(form, submitter);
         const pendingState: FormStatus = {
           pending: true,
           data: formData,
@@ -160,9 +134,7 @@ function extractEvents(
       event.preventDefault();
 
       // Dispatch the action and set a pending form status.
-      const formData = submitter
-        ? createFormDataWithSubmitter(form, submitter)
-        : new FormData(form);
+      const formData = new FormData(form, submitter);
       const pendingState: FormStatus = {
         pending: true,
         data: formData,
diff --git a/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/server/fizz-instruction-set/ReactDOMFizzInstructionSetInlineCodeStrings.js b/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/server/fizz-instruction-set/ReactDOMFizzInstructionSetInlineCodeStrings.js
index 6e47c3b0658e3..38f43b1f0a0d3 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/server/fizz-instruction-set/ReactDOMFizzInstructionSetInlineCodeStrings.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/server/fizz-instruction-set/ReactDOMFizzInstructionSetInlineCodeStrings.js
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ export const completeBoundaryWithStyles =
 export const completeSegment =
   '$RS=function(a,b){a=document.getElementById(a);b=document.getElementById(b);for(a.parentNode.removeChild(a);a.firstChild;)b.parentNode.insertBefore(a.firstChild,b);b.parentNode.removeChild(b)};';
 export const formReplaying =
-  'addEventListener("submit",function(a){if(!a.defaultPrevented){var c=a.target,d=a.submitter,e=c.action,b=d;if(d){var f=d.getAttribute("formAction");null!=f&&(e=f,b=null)}"javascript:throw new Error(\'React form unexpectedly submitted.\')"===e&&(a.preventDefault(),b?(a=document.createElement("input"),a.name=b.name,a.value=b.value,b.parentNode.insertBefore(a,b),b=new FormData(c),a.parentNode.removeChild(a)):b=new FormData(c),a=c.ownerDocument||c,(a.$$reactFormReplay=a.$$reactFormReplay||[]).push(c,d,b))}});';
+  'addEventListener("submit",function(a){if(!a.defaultPrevented){var b=a.target,d=a.submitter,c=b.action,e=d;if(d){var f=d.getAttribute("formAction");null!=f&&(c=f,e=null)}"javascript:throw new Error(\'React form unexpectedly submitted.\')"===c&&(a.preventDefault(),a=new FormData(b,e),c=b.ownerDocument||b,(c.$$reactFormReplay=c.$$reactFormReplay||[]).push(b,d,a))}});';
diff --git a/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/server/fizz-instruction-set/ReactDOMFizzInstructionSetShared.js b/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/server/fizz-instruction-set/ReactDOMFizzInstructionSetShared.js
index f9139094aa9b5..fcac0c58c9687 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/server/fizz-instruction-set/ReactDOMFizzInstructionSetShared.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/server/fizz-instruction-set/ReactDOMFizzInstructionSetShared.js
@@ -172,25 +172,7 @@ export function listenToFormSubmissionsForReplaying() {
     event.preventDefault();
 
     // Take a snapshot of the FormData at the time of the event.
-    let formData;
-    if (formDataSubmitter) {
-      // The submitter's value should be included in the FormData.
-      // It should be in the document order in the form.
-      // Since the FormData constructor invokes the formdata event it also
-      // needs to be available before that happens so after construction it's too
-      // late. We use a temporary fake node for the duration of this event.
-      // TODO: FormData takes a second argument that it's the submitter but this
-      // is fairly new so not all browsers support it yet. Switch to that technique
-      // when available.
-      const temp = document.createElement('input');
-      temp.name = formDataSubmitter.name;
-      temp.value = formDataSubmitter.value;
-      formDataSubmitter.parentNode.insertBefore(temp, formDataSubmitter);
-      formData = new FormData(form);
-      temp.parentNode.removeChild(temp);
-    } else {
-      formData = new FormData(form);
-    }
+    const formData = new FormData(form, formDataSubmitter);
 
     // Queue for replaying later. This field could potentially be shared with multiple
     // Reacts on the same page since each one will preventDefault for the next one.
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMForm-test.js b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMForm-test.js
index 168d44722d473..6290ad7ce78c0 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMForm-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMForm-test.js
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ global.IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
 // Our current version of JSDOM doesn't implement the event dispatching
 // so we polyfill it.
 const NativeFormData = global.FormData;
-const FormDataPolyfill = function FormData(form) {
-  const formData = new NativeFormData(form);
+const FormDataPolyfill = function FormData(form, submitter) {
+  const formData = new NativeFormData(form, submitter);
   const formDataEvent = new Event('formdata', {
     bubbles: true,
     cancelable: false,
@@ -491,11 +491,16 @@ describe('ReactDOMForm', () => {
     const inputRef = React.createRef();
     const buttonRef = React.createRef();
     const outsideButtonRef = React.createRef();
+    const imageButtonRef = React.createRef();
     let button;
+    let buttonX;
+    let buttonY;
     let title;
 
     function action(formData) {
       button = formData.get('button');
+      buttonX = formData.get('button.x');
+      buttonY = formData.get('button.y');
       title = formData.get('title');
     }
 
@@ -510,6 +515,12 @@ describe('ReactDOMForm', () => {
             <button name="button" value="edit" ref={buttonRef}>
               Edit
             </button>
+            <input
+              type="image"
+              name="button"
+              href="/some/image.png"
+              ref={imageButtonRef}
+            />
           </form>
           <form id="form" action={action}>
             <input type="text" name="title" defaultValue="hello" />
@@ -548,9 +559,12 @@ describe('ReactDOMForm', () => {
     expect(button).toBe('outside');
     expect(title).toBe('hello');
 
-    // Ensure that the type field got correctly restored
-    expect(inputRef.current.getAttribute('type')).toBe('submit');
-    expect(buttonRef.current.getAttribute('type')).toBe(null);
+    await submit(imageButtonRef.current);
+
+    expect(button).toBe(null);
+    expect(buttonX).toBe('0');
+    expect(buttonY).toBe('0');
+    expect(title).toBe('hello');
   });
 
   it('excludes the submitter name when the submitter is a function action', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/__tests__/ReactFlightDOMForm-test.js b/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/__tests__/ReactFlightDOMForm-test.js
index b33e2a38ed305..4d11a94a9bf9d 100644
--- a/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/__tests__/ReactFlightDOMForm-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/__tests__/ReactFlightDOMForm-test.js
@@ -118,17 +118,7 @@ describe('ReactFlightDOMForm', () => {
       const method = (submitter && submitter.formMethod) || form.method;
       const encType = (submitter && submitter.formEnctype) || form.enctype;
       if (method === 'post' && encType === 'multipart/form-data') {
-        let formData;
-        if (submitter) {
-          const temp = document.createElement('input');
-          temp.name = submitter.name;
-          temp.value = submitter.value;
-          submitter.parentNode.insertBefore(temp, submitter);
-          formData = new FormData(form);
-          temp.parentNode.removeChild(temp);
-        } else {
-          formData = new FormData(form);
-        }
+        const formData = new FormData(form, submitter);
         return POST(formData);
       }
       throw new Error('Navigate to: ' + action);