diff --git a/django/forms/forms.py b/django/forms/forms.py
index 0b4e0e955e..39a95f134f 100644
--- a/django/forms/forms.py
+++ b/django/forms/forms.py
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ class BoundField(object):
             name = self.html_name
         else:
             name = self.html_initial_name
-        return widget.render(name, self.value(), attrs=attrs)
+        return force_text(widget.render(name, self.value(), attrs=attrs))
 
     def as_text(self, attrs=None, **kwargs):
         """
diff --git a/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_forms.py b/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_forms.py
index a2be118e10..b79f53d6cb 100644
--- a/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_forms.py
+++ b/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_forms.py
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ from django.template import Template, Context
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.utils import str_prefix
 from django.utils.datastructures import MultiValueDict, MergeDict
-from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
+from django.utils.encoding import force_text
+from django.utils.html import format_html
+from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe, SafeData
 from django.utils import six
 
 
@@ -1335,6 +1337,21 @@ class FormsTestCase(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(bound['password'].value(), 'foo')
         self.assertEqual(unbound['password'].value(), None)
 
+    def test_boundfield_rendering(self):
+        """
+        Python 2 issue: Test that rendering a BoundField with bytestring content
+        doesn't lose it's safe string status (#22950).
+        """
+        class CustomWidget(TextInput):
+            def render(self, name, value, attrs=None):
+                return format_html(str('<input{0} />'), ' id=custom')
+
+        class SampleForm(Form):
+            name = CharField(widget=CustomWidget)
+
+        f = SampleForm(data={'name': 'bar'})
+        self.assertIsInstance(force_text(f['name']), SafeData)
+
     def test_initial_datetime_values(self):
         now = datetime.datetime.now()
         # Nix microseconds (since they should be ignored). #22502