diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 1a7e30b5a84..d73441c938f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -34,7 +34,15 @@
   background: white;
   /* http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/inputfile.html
    * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2855589/replace-input-type-file-by-an-image
-   */ */
+   */
+}
+.openerp :-moz-placeholder {
+  color: #afafaf !important;
+  font-style: italic !important;
+}
+.openerp ::-webkit-input-placeholder {
+  color: #afafaf !important;
+  font-style: italic !important;
 }
 .openerp a {
   text-decoration: none;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 559125aa3c3..1d0507d12fd 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ $sheet-max-width: 860px
     font-size: 13px
     background: white
     // }}}
+    //Placeholder style{{{
+    \:-moz-placeholder
+        color: #AFAFAF !important
+        font-style: italic !important
+    \::-webkit-input-placeholder
+        color: #AFAFAF !important
+        font-style: italic !important
+    //}}}
     // Tag reset {{{
     a
         text-decoration: none