diff --git a/core/src/text/paragraph.rs b/core/src/text/paragraph.rs
index 700c2c7595..5cf3a28533 100644
--- a/core/src/text/paragraph.rs
+++ b/core/src/text/paragraph.rs
@@ -139,4 +139,9 @@ impl<P: Paragraph> Plain<P> {
     pub fn raw(&self) -> &P {
         &self.raw
     }
+
+    /// Returns the content of the [`Paragraph`].
+    pub fn content(&self) -> &str {
+        self.content.as_str()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/widget/src/text_input.rs b/widget/src/text_input.rs
index 215ecbd6a3..c5368304f7 100644
--- a/widget/src/text_input.rs
+++ b/widget/src/text_input.rs
@@ -420,7 +420,11 @@ where
             cursor::State::Selection { start, end } => start.min(end),
         };
 
-        let text = state.value.raw();
+        let text = if state.value.content().is_empty() {
+            state.placeholder.raw()
+        } else {
+            state.value.raw()
+        };
         let (cursor_x, scroll_offset) =
             measure_cursor_and_scroll_offset(text, text_bounds, caret_index);