diff --git a/src/sass/components/_placeholder.scss b/src/sass/components/_placeholder.scss
index 3e1c26737..1e1bea9d3 100644
--- a/src/sass/components/_placeholder.scss
+++ b/src/sass/components/_placeholder.scss
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         white-space: pre;
         padding: inherit;
         margin: inherit;
+        cursor: text;
     }
 }
 
@@ -23,5 +24,6 @@
         white-space: pre;
         padding: inherit;
         margin: inherit;
+        cursor: text;
     }
 }