diff --git a/resources/qml/Settings/SettingView.qml b/resources/qml/Settings/SettingView.qml
index 485d364b2d..e16c8ef019 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Settings/SettingView.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Settings/SettingView.qml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Item
             style: TextFieldStyle
             {
                 textColor: UM.Theme.getColor("setting_control_text");
+                placeholderTextColor: UM.Theme.getColor("setting_control_text")
                 font: UM.Theme.getFont("default");
                 background: Item {}
             }
diff --git a/resources/themes/cura/styles.qml b/resources/themes/cura/styles.qml
index 86e844f18f..e9e3f8ce75 100755
--- a/resources/themes/cura/styles.qml
+++ b/resources/themes/cura/styles.qml
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ QtObject {
     property Component text_field: Component {
         TextFieldStyle {
             textColor: Theme.getColor("setting_control_text");
+            placeholderTextColor: Theme.getColor("setting_control_text")
             font: Theme.getFont("default");
 
             background: Rectangle