diff --git a/apps/common/main/resources/less/common.less b/apps/common/main/resources/less/common.less
index ab60811d9..f499c45b6 100644
--- a/apps/common/main/resources/less/common.less
+++ b/apps/common/main/resources/less/common.less
@@ -230,12 +230,18 @@ label {
         color: @text-normal;
     }
 }
+input.form-control:-ms-input-placeholder {
+    color: @text-tertiary-ie;
+}
 
 textarea {
     background-color: @background-normal-ie;
     background-color: @background-normal;
     color: @text-normal-ie;
     color: @text-normal;
+    &:-ms-input-placeholder {
+        color: @text-tertiary-ie;
+    }
     .placeholder();
 }