diff --git a/addons/web/__openerp__.py b/addons/web/__openerp__.py
index 678eacd7f3e..269aa13d58e 100644
--- a/addons/web/__openerp__.py
+++ b/addons/web/__openerp__.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ This module provides the core of the OpenERP Web Client.
         "static/lib/spinjs/spin.js",
         "static/lib/jquery.autosize/jquery.autosize.js",
         "static/lib/jquery.blockUI/jquery.blockUI.js",
+        "static/lib/jquery.placeholder/jquery.placeholder.js",
         "static/lib/jquery.ui/js/jquery-ui-1.9.1.custom.js",
         "static/lib/jquery.ui.timepicker/js/jquery-ui-timepicker-addon.js",
         "static/lib/jquery.ui.notify/js/jquery.notify.js",
diff --git a/addons/web/static/lib/jquery.placeholder/jquery.placeholder.js b/addons/web/static/lib/jquery.placeholder/jquery.placeholder.js
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..d8051fa269d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/web/static/lib/jquery.placeholder/jquery.placeholder.js
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/*! http://mths.be/placeholder v2.0.7 by @mathias */
+;(function(window, document, $) {
+
+    var isInputSupported = 'placeholder' in document.createElement('input'),
+        isTextareaSupported = 'placeholder' in document.createElement('textarea'),
+        prototype = $.fn,
+        valHooks = $.valHooks,
+        hooks,
+        placeholder;
+
+    if (isInputSupported && isTextareaSupported) {
+
+        placeholder = prototype.placeholder = function() {
+            return this;
+        };
+
+        placeholder.input = placeholder.textarea = true;
+
+    } else {
+
+        placeholder = prototype.placeholder = function() {
+            var $this = this;
+            $this
+                .filter((isInputSupported ? 'textarea' : ':input') + '[placeholder]')
+                .not('.placeholder')
+                .bind({
+                    'focus.placeholder': clearPlaceholder,
+                    'blur.placeholder': setPlaceholder
+                })
+                .data('placeholder-enabled', true)
+                .trigger('blur.placeholder');
+            return $this;
+        };
+
+        placeholder.input = isInputSupported;
+        placeholder.textarea = isTextareaSupported;
+
+        hooks = {
+            'get': function(element) {
+                var $element = $(element);
+                return $element.data('placeholder-enabled') && $element.hasClass('placeholder') ? '' : element.value;
+            },
+            'set': function(element, value) {
+                var $element = $(element);
+                if (!$element.data('placeholder-enabled')) {
+                    return element.value = value;
+                }
+                if (value == '') {
+                    element.value = value;
+                    // Issue #56: Setting the placeholder causes problems if the element continues to have focus.
+                    if (element != document.activeElement) {
+                        // We can't use `triggerHandler` here because of dummy text/password inputs :(
+                        setPlaceholder.call(element);
+                    }
+                } else if ($element.hasClass('placeholder')) {
+                    clearPlaceholder.call(element, true, value) || (element.value = value);
+                } else {
+                    element.value = value;
+                }
+                // `set` can not return `undefined`; see http://jsapi.info/jquery/1.7.1/val#L2363
+                return $element;
+            }
+        };
+
+        isInputSupported || (valHooks.input = hooks);
+        isTextareaSupported || (valHooks.textarea = hooks);
+
+        $(function() {
+            // Look for forms
+            $(document).delegate('form', 'submit.placeholder', function() {
+                // Clear the placeholder values so they don't get submitted
+                var $inputs = $('.placeholder', this).each(clearPlaceholder);
+                setTimeout(function() {
+                    $inputs.each(setPlaceholder);
+                }, 10);
+            });
+        });
+
+        // Clear placeholder values upon page reload
+        $(window).bind('beforeunload.placeholder', function() {
+            $('.placeholder').each(function() {
+                this.value = '';
+            });
+        });
+
+    }
+
+    function args(elem) {
+        // Return an object of element attributes
+        var newAttrs = {},
+            rinlinejQuery = /^jQuery\d+$/;
+        $.each(elem.attributes, function(i, attr) {
+            if (attr.specified && !rinlinejQuery.test(attr.name)) {
+                newAttrs[attr.name] = attr.value;
+            }
+        });
+        return newAttrs;
+    }
+
+    function clearPlaceholder(event, value) {
+        var input = this,
+            $input = $(input);
+        if (input.value == $input.attr('placeholder') && $input.hasClass('placeholder')) {
+            if ($input.data('placeholder-password')) {
+                $input = $input.hide().next().show().attr('id', $input.removeAttr('id').data('placeholder-id'));
+                // If `clearPlaceholder` was called from `$.valHooks.input.set`
+                if (event === true) {
+                    return $input[0].value = value;
+                }
+                $input.focus();
+            } else {
+                input.value = '';
+                $input.removeClass('placeholder');
+                input == document.activeElement && input.select();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    function setPlaceholder() {
+        var $replacement,
+            input = this,
+            $input = $(input),
+            $origInput = $input,
+            id = this.id;
+        if (input.value == '') {
+            if (input.type == 'password') {
+                if (!$input.data('placeholder-textinput')) {
+                    try {
+                        $replacement = $input.clone().attr({ 'type': 'text' });
+                    } catch(e) {
+                        $replacement = $('<input>').attr($.extend(args(this), { 'type': 'text' }));
+                    }
+                    $replacement
+                        .removeAttr('name')
+                        .data({
+                            'placeholder-password': true,
+                            'placeholder-id': id
+                        })
+                        .bind('focus.placeholder', clearPlaceholder);
+                    $input
+                        .data({
+                            'placeholder-textinput': $replacement,
+                            'placeholder-id': id
+                        })
+                        .before($replacement);
+                }
+                $input = $input.removeAttr('id').hide().prev().attr('id', id).show();
+                // Note: `$input[0] != input` now!
+            }
+            $input.addClass('placeholder');
+            $input[0].value = $input.attr('placeholder');
+        } else {
+            $input.removeClass('placeholder');
+        }
+    }
+
+}(this, document, jQuery));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 25c682facd6..789205a5121 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@charset "utf-8";
+@charset "UTF-8";
 @font-face {
   font-family: "mnmliconsRegular";
   src: url("/web/static/src/font/mnmliconsv21-webfont.eot") format("eot");
@@ -3147,6 +3147,10 @@ div.ui-widget-overlay {
   border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
+.openerp_ie .placeholder {
+  color: #afafb6 !important;
+  font-style: italic !important;
+}
 .openerp_ie .oe_form_field_boolean input {
   background: white;
 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index cb385f9a8da..48b1c0efa35 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -2483,6 +2483,9 @@ div.ui-widget-overlay
 
 // Internet Explorer 9+ specifics {{{
 .openerp_ie
+    .placeholder
+        color: $tag-border !important
+        font-style: italic !important
     .oe_form_field_boolean input
         background: #fff
     .db_option_table .oe_form_field_selection
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 479d091d4db..2465b234c52 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -2220,6 +2220,18 @@ instance.web.form.ReinitializeFieldMixin =  _.extend({}, instance.web.form.Reini
     },
 });
 
+/**
+    Some hack to make placeholders work in ie9.
+*/
+if ($.browser.msie && $.browser.version === "9.0") {
+    document.addEventListener("DOMNodeInserted",function(event){
+        var nodename =  event.target.nodeName.toLowerCase();
+        if ( nodename === "input" || nodename == "textarea" ) {
+            $(event.target).placeholder();
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 instance.web.form.FieldChar = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instance.web.form.ReinitializeFieldMixin, {
     template: 'FieldChar',
     widget_class: 'oe_form_field_char',