diff --git a/pype/tools/settings/settings/README.md b/pype/tools/settings/settings/README.md
index db444eb3bd..da8868199a 100644
--- a/pype/tools/settings/settings/README.md
+++ b/pype/tools/settings/settings/README.md
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
 ### text
 - simple text input
     - key `"multiline"` allows to enter multiple lines of text (Default: `False`)
+    - key `"placeholder"` allows to show text inside input when is empty (Default: `None`)
 
 ```
 {
diff --git a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/item_types.py b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/item_types.py
index 68cebf6642..fea78b713b 100644
--- a/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/item_types.py
+++ b/pype/tools/settings/settings/widgets/item_types.py
@@ -906,6 +906,7 @@ class TextWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget, InputObject):
         self.initial_attributes(input_data, parent, as_widget)
 
         self.multiline = input_data.get("multiline", False)
+        placeholder = input_data.get("placeholder")
 
         layout = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout(self)
         layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
@@ -916,6 +917,9 @@ class TextWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget, InputObject):
         else:
             self.text_input = QtWidgets.QLineEdit(self)
 
+        if placeholder:
+            self.text_input.setPlaceholderText(placeholder)
+
         self.setFocusProxy(self.text_input)
 
         layout_kwargs = {}