diff --git a/dev/jquery.jtable.core.js b/dev/jquery.jtable.core.js
index 94db25c6..105f4198 100644
--- a/dev/jquery.jtable.core.js
+++ b/dev/jquery.jtable.core.js
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@
             if (props.inputClass == undefined) {
                 props.inputClass = '';
             }
+            if (props.placeholder == undefined) {
+                props.placeholder = '';
+            }
 
             //Convert dependsOn to array if it's a comma seperated lists
             if (props.dependsOn && $.type(props.dependsOn) === 'string') {
diff --git a/dev/jquery.jtable.forms.js b/dev/jquery.jtable.forms.js
index b497a7e5..0ef0c964 100644
--- a/dev/jquery.jtable.forms.js
+++ b/dev/jquery.jtable.forms.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
         /* Creates a standart textbox for a field.
         *************************************************************************/
         _createTextInputForField: function (field, fieldName, value) {
-            var $input = $('<input class="' + field.inputClass + '" id="Edit-' + fieldName + '" type="text" name="' + fieldName + '"></input>');
+            var $input = $('<input class="' + field.inputClass + '" placeholder="' + field.placeholder + '" id="Edit-' + fieldName + '" type="text" name="' + fieldName + '"></input>');
             if (value != undefined) {
                 $input.val(value);
             }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
         /* Creates a password input for a field.
         *************************************************************************/
         _createPasswordInputForField: function (field, fieldName, value) {
-            var $input = $('<input class="' + field.inputClass + '" id="Edit-' + fieldName + '" type="password" name="' + fieldName + '"></input>');
+            var $input = $('<input class="' + field.inputClass + '" placeholder="' + field.placeholder + '" id="Edit-' + fieldName + '" type="password" name="' + fieldName + '"></input>');
             if (value != undefined) {
                 $input.val(value);
             }