diff --git a/apps/common/main/resources/less/common.less b/apps/common/main/resources/less/common.less
index cbb386fd0..ab60811d9 100644
--- a/apps/common/main/resources/less/common.less
+++ b/apps/common/main/resources/less/common.less
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ textarea {
     background-color: @background-normal;
     color: @text-normal-ie;
     color: @text-normal;
+    .placeholder();
 }
 
 .btn-edit-table,
diff --git a/apps/common/main/resources/less/variables.less b/apps/common/main/resources/less/variables.less
index 5ebe3b98a..0660a8c87 100644
--- a/apps/common/main/resources/less/variables.less
+++ b/apps/common/main/resources/less/variables.less
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 //** Small `.form-control` border radius
 @input-border-radius-small:      @border-radius-small;
 
-@input-color-placeholder:        #cfcfcf; // @gray;
+@input-color-placeholder:        @text-tertiary; //#cfcfcf; // @gray;
 
 @input-height-base:              (floor(@font-size-base * @line-height-base) + (@padding-base-vertical * 2) + 5);
 @input-height-large:             (ceil(@font-size-large * @line-height-large) + (@padding-large-vertical * 2) + 2);