diff --git a/form.php b/form.php
index 9f8729c..92cd86c 100644
--- a/form.php
+++ b/form.php
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class form
       - [hidden]    : hide the field (add a style='display:hidden' to the field)
       - [rows]      : Number of rows
       - [cols]      : Number of columns
+      - [placeholder] : The text to be displayed in the placeholder
 
       @param array $fields The fields to be displayed
       */
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ class formfield
   /** Return the checkbox defined */
   public function fieldcheckbox ()
   {
-    // No $this->multiple, $this->rows $this->cols
+    // No $this->multiple, $this->rows $this->cols $this->placeholder
     $res = "";
     $res .= "<div class='form-group";
     if (isset ($this->errors))
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ class formfield
   {
     $res = "";
     // No $this->label, $this->multiple, $this->readonly, $this->hidden,
-    // $this->rows $this->cols
+    // $this->rows $this->cols $this->placeholder
     $res .= "<input type='hidden'";
     $res .= " name='$this->formName"."[";
     $res .= htmlspecialchars ($this->name, ENT_QUOTES)."]'";
@@ -448,6 +449,9 @@ class formfield
       $res .= " aria-describedby='".$this->formName."_";
       $res .= htmlspecialchars ($this->name, ENT_QUOTES)."_help'";
     }
+    if (isset ($this->placeholder) && $this->placeholder !== FALSE)
+      $res .= " placeholder='".htmlentities ($this->placeholder, ENT_QUOTES).
+              "'";
     $res .= "/>\n";
     if (isset ($this->errors) || isset ($this->help))
     {
@@ -467,7 +471,7 @@ class formfield
   public function fieldradio ()
   {
     $res = "";
-    // No $this->multiple, $this->rows $this->cols
+    // No $this->multiple, $this->rows $this->cols $this->placeholder
     $res .= "<div class='form-group";
     if (isset ($this->errors))
       $res .= " has-".$this->errors[0];
@@ -540,6 +544,7 @@ class formfield
   /** Return the checkbox defined */
   public function fieldselect ()
   {
+    // No $this->placeholder
     $res = "";
     // $values->$this, $this->cols
     $res .= "<div class='form-group";
@@ -649,7 +654,7 @@ class formfield
   {
     $res = "";
     // No $this->label, $this->multiple, $this->error, $this->rows,
-    // $this->cols
+    // $this->cols $this->placeholder
     $res .= "<div class='form-group'>\n";
     $res .= "    <div class='col-sm-".($this->titlewidth+$this->fieldswidth).
             "'>\n";
@@ -717,6 +722,9 @@ class formfield
       $res .= " aria-describedby='".$this->formName."_";
       $res .= htmlspecialchars ($this->name, ENT_QUOTES)."_help'";
     }
+    if (isset ($this->placeholder) && $this->placeholder !== FALSE)
+      $res .= " placeholder='".htmlentities ($this->placeholder, ENT_QUOTES).
+              "'";
     $res .= ">";
     if (isset ($this->values))
       $res .= htmlspecialchars ($this->values, ENT_QUOTES);
@@ -782,6 +790,9 @@ class formfield
       $res .= " aria-describedby='".$this->formName."_";
       $res .= htmlspecialchars ($this->name, ENT_QUOTES)."_help'";
     }
+    if (isset ($this->placeholder) && $this->placeholder !== FALSE)
+      $res .= " placeholder='".htmlentities ($this->placeholder, ENT_QUOTES).
+              "'";
     $res .= "/>\n";
     if (isset ($this->errors) || isset ($this->help))
     {