diff --git a/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/qplaintextedit_wrap.cpp b/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/qplaintextedit_wrap.cpp
index c8b7f6af8..93645f6b5 100644
--- a/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/qplaintextedit_wrap.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/qplaintextedit_wrap.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Napi::Object QPlainTextEditWrap::init(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) {
   char CLASSNAME[] = "QPlainTextEdit";
   Napi::Function func = DefineClass(env, CLASSNAME, {
     InstanceMethod("setPlainText",&QPlainTextEditWrap::setPlainText),
+    InstanceMethod("setPlaceholderText",&QPlainTextEditWrap::setPlaceholderText),
     InstanceMethod("toPlainText",&QPlainTextEditWrap::toPlainText),
     InstanceMethod("setReadOnly", &QPlainTextEditWrap::setReadOnly),
     InstanceMethod("clear", &QPlainTextEditWrap::clear),
@@ -60,6 +61,14 @@ Napi::Value QPlainTextEditWrap::setPlainText(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info){
   return env.Null();
 }
 
+Napi::Value QPlainTextEditWrap::setPlaceholderText(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info){
+  Napi::Env env = info.Env();
+  Napi::HandleScope scope(env);
+  Napi::String text = info[0].As<Napi::String>();
+  this->instance->setPlaceholderText(text.Utf8Value().c_str());
+  return env.Null();
+}
+
 Napi::Value QPlainTextEditWrap::setReadOnly(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info)
 {
   Napi::Env env = info.Env();
@@ -110,4 +119,4 @@ Napi::Value QPlainTextEditWrap::lineWrapMode(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info){
   Napi::HandleScope scope(env);
   int value = static_cast<int>(this->instance->lineWrapMode());
   return Napi::Number::From(env, value);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/qplaintextedit_wrap.h b/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/qplaintextedit_wrap.h
index 0081d327f..a451c8318 100644
--- a/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/qplaintextedit_wrap.h
+++ b/src/cpp/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/qplaintextedit_wrap.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class QPlainTextEditWrap : public  Napi::ObjectWrap<QPlainTextEditWrap>{
 
   QABSTRACTSCROLLAREA_WRAPPED_METHODS_DECLARATION
   Napi::Value setPlainText(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info);
+  Napi::Value setPlaceholderText(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info);
   Napi::Value toPlainText(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info);
   Napi::Value setReadOnly(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info);
   Napi::Value clear(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info);
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/index.ts
index a7d8c288c..007cdc515 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/index.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export enum LineWrapMode {
 }
 export class QPlainTextEdit extends QAbstractScrollArea {
   native: NativeElement;
+  placeholderText?: string;
   constructor(parent?: NodeWidget) {
     let native;
     if (parent) {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export class QPlainTextEdit extends QAbstractScrollArea {
     this.parent = parent;
     // bind member functions
     this.setPlainText.bind(this);
+    this.setPlaceholderText.bind(this);
     this.toPlainText.bind(this);
     this.setReadOnly.bind(this);
     this.clear.bind(this);
@@ -47,6 +49,10 @@ export class QPlainTextEdit extends QAbstractScrollArea {
     // react:✓
     this.native.setPlainText(`${text}`);
   }
+  setPlaceholderText(text: string) {
+    this.placeholderText = text;
+    this.native.setPlaceholderText(text);
+  }
   toPlainText(): string {
     // react:✓
     return this.native.toPlainText();