diff --git a/app/helpers/theme_helper.rb b/app/helpers/theme_helper.rb
index 5ccb139a..4e99b6e7 100644
--- a/app/helpers/theme_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/theme_helper.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ module ThemeHelper
     'body_text' => 'body-text',
     'input_color' => 'input-bg',
     'input_text' => 'input-text',
+    'input_placeholder' => 'input-placeholder',
     'muted_text' => 'muted-text'
   }.freeze
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ module ThemeHelper
     theme.attributes.each do |k, v|
       next unless ATTRIBUTE_MAP.key?(k)
 
-      if k.include? 'text'
+      if k.include? 'text' or k.include? 'placeholder'
         hex = get_hex_color_from_theme_value(v)
         body += "\t--#{ATTRIBUTE_MAP[k]}: #{get_decimal_triplet_from_hex(hex)};\n"
       else
diff --git a/app/javascript/retrospring/features/settings/theme.ts b/app/javascript/retrospring/features/settings/theme.ts
index 541e5ea6..d2c4602b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/retrospring/features/settings/theme.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/retrospring/features/settings/theme.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const generateTheme = (payload: Record<string, string>): void => {
     'body_text': 'body-text',
     'input_color': 'input-bg',
     'input_text': 'input-text',
+    'input_placeholder': 'input-placeholder',
     'muted_text': 'muted-text'
   };
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ const generateTheme = (payload: Record<string, string>): void => {
 
   (Object.keys(payload)).forEach((payloadKey) => {
     if (themeAttributeMap[payloadKey]) {
-      if (themeAttributeMap[payloadKey].includes('text')) {
+      if (themeAttributeMap[payloadKey].includes('text') || themeAttributeMap[payloadKey].includes('placeholder')) {
         const hex = getHexColorFromThemeValue(payload[payloadKey]);
         body += `--${themeAttributeMap[payloadKey]}: ${getDecimalTripletsFromHex(hex)};\n`;
       }
@@ -111,4 +112,4 @@ export function themeSubmitHandler(): void {
   Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('#update .color')).forEach((color: HTMLInputElement) => {
     color.value = String(parseInt(color.value.substr(1, 6), 16));
   });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}