diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 9c4e2a18576..13be46806cb 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -965,7 +965,8 @@
 <t t-name="FieldMany2ManyTags">
     <div class="oe_form_field oe_form_field_many2manytags">
         <t t-if="! widget.get('effective_readonly')">
-            <textarea rows="1" style="width: 100%"></textarea>
+            <textarea rows="1" style="width: 100%"
+                t-att-placeholder="widget.node.attrs.placeholder"></textarea>
         </t>
     </div>
 </t>