diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css
index 8bdb4a3d7..012fa8425 100644
--- a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css
@@ -548,7 +548,8 @@ textarea {
   font-family: inherit;
 }
 
-input::placeholder {
+input::placeholder,
+textarea::placeholder {
   color: inherit;
   opacity: .5;
 }
diff --git a/css/preflight.css b/css/preflight.css
index ee20e96c7..1d333f2b9 100644
--- a/css/preflight.css
+++ b/css/preflight.css
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ svg { fill: currentColor; }
 
 button, input, optgroup, select, textarea { font-family: inherit; }
 
-input::placeholder {
+input::placeholder, textarea::placeholder {
     color: inherit;
     opacity: .5;
 }