diff --git a/app/views/comments/edit.html.erb b/app/views/comments/edit.html.erb
index 63c14dcd2..3a8338d13 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/edit.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div class="comment__content flex-inline flex-column full-width border border-radius">
     <%= form_with model: [@bubble.bucket, @bubble, @comment], class: "flex flex-column gap full-width",
           data: { controller: "form paste", action: "keydown.ctrl+enter->form#submit:prevent keydown.meta+enter->form#submit:prevent keydown.esc->form#cancel:stop paste->paste#pasteFiles" } do |form| %>
-      <%= form.markdown_area :body, class: "input comment__input", required: true, autofocus: true %>
+      <%= form.markdown_area :body, class: "input comment__input", required: true, autofocus: true, placeholder: new_comment_placeholder(@bubble) %>
       <div class="flex gap-half justify-start">
         <%= form.button class: "btn btn--reversed txt-small", type: :submit do %>
           <%= image_tag "check.svg", aria: { hidden: true }, size: 16 %>