diff --git a/src/css/simplemde.css b/src/css/simplemde.css
index cf0ede4..e144f92 100644
--- a/src/css/simplemde.css
+++ b/src/css/simplemde.css
@@ -317,4 +317,8 @@
 
 .CodeMirror .CodeMirror-code .cm-strikethrough {
 	text-decoration: line-through;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+.CodeMirror .CodeMirror-placeholder{
+	opacity: .5;
+}