diff --git a/libs/web/luasrc/view/cbi/value.htm b/libs/web/luasrc/view/cbi/value.htm
index a7b49de7ff..84daafd465 100644
--- a/libs/web/luasrc/view/cbi/value.htm
+++ b/libs/web/luasrc/view/cbi/value.htm
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ $Id$
 
 -%>
 <%+cbi/valueheader%>
-	<input type="<%=self.password and 'password" class="cbi-input-password' or 'text" class="cbi-input-text' %>" onchange="cbi_d_update(this.id)"<%= attr("name", cbid) .. attr("id", cbid) .. attr("value", self:cfgvalue(section) or self.default) .. ifattr(self.size, "size")%> />
+	<input type="<%=self.password and 'password" class="cbi-input-password' or 'text" class="cbi-input-text' %>" onchange="cbi_d_update(this.id)"<%=
+		attr("name", cbid) .. attr("id", cbid) .. attr("value", self:cfgvalue(section) or self.default) ..
+		ifattr(self.size, "size") .. ifattr(self.placeholder, "placeholder")
+	%> />
 	<% if self.password then %><img src="<%=resource%>/cbi/reload.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" title="<%:Reveal/hide password%>" onclick="var e = document.getElementById('<%=cbid%>'); e.type = (e.type=='password') ? 'text' : 'password';" /><% end %>
 	<% if #self.keylist > 0 or self.datatype then -%>
 	<script type="text/javascript">