diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index aad881376..2dce765ca 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -971,7 +971,6 @@ class App {
 			'$local_user' => local_user(),
 			'$generator' => 'Friendica' . ' ' . FRIENDICA_VERSION,
 			'$delitem' => t('Delete this item?'),
-			'$comment' => t('Comment'),
 			'$showmore' => t('show more'),
 			'$showfewer' => t('show fewer'),
 			'$update_interval' => $interval,
diff --git a/view/templates/comment_item.tpl b/view/templates/comment_item.tpl
index a0fd805bc..63ec5d728 100644
--- a/view/templates/comment_item.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/comment_item.tpl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 					<a class="comment-edit-photo-link" href="{{$mylink}}" title="{{$mytitle}}"><img class="my-comment-photo" src="{{$myphoto}}" alt="{{$mytitle}}" title="{{$mytitle}}" /></a>
 				</div>
 				<div class="comment-edit-photo-end"></div>
-				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});" onBlur="commentClose(this,{{$id}});" >{{$comment}}</textarea>
+				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" placeholder="{{$comment}}" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});" onBlur="commentClose(this,{{$id}});"></textarea>
 				{{if $qcomment}}
 					<select id="qcomment-select-{{$id}}" name="qcomment-{{$id}}" class="qcomment" onchange="qCommentInsert(this,{{$id}});" >
 					<option value=""></option>
diff --git a/view/templates/head.tpl b/view/templates/head.tpl
index 0f2236262..3dd1bc706 100644
--- a/view/templates/head.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/head.tpl
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@
 		return true;
 	}
 	function commentOpen(obj,id) {
-		if(obj.value == '{{$comment}}') {
-			obj.value = '';
+		if (obj.value == "") {
 			$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 			$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 			$("#mod-cmnt-wrap-" + id).show();
@@ -83,8 +82,7 @@
 		return false;
 	}
 	function commentClose(obj,id) {
-		if(obj.value == '') {
-			obj.value = '{{$comment}}';
+		if (obj.value == "") {
 			$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 			$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 			$("#mod-cmnt-wrap-" + id).hide();
@@ -97,8 +95,7 @@
 
 	function commentInsert(obj,id) {
 		var tmpStr = $("#comment-edit-text-" + id).val();
-		if(tmpStr == '{{$comment}}') {
-			tmpStr = '';
+		if (tmpStr == "") {
 			$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 			$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 			openMenu("comment-edit-submit-wrapper-" + id);
@@ -113,8 +110,7 @@
 
 	function qCommentInsert(obj,id) {
 		var tmpStr = $("#comment-edit-text-" + id).val();
-		if(tmpStr == '{{$comment}}') {
-			tmpStr = '';
+		if (tmpStr == "") {
 			$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 			$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 			openMenu("comment-edit-submit-wrapper-" + id);
diff --git a/view/templates/moderated_comment.tpl b/view/templates/moderated_comment.tpl
index a8f1c6b1e..1fc4df37f 100644
--- a/view/templates/moderated_comment.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/moderated_comment.tpl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 					<div id="mod-cmnt-url-lbl-{{$id}}" class="mod-cmnt-url-lbl">{{$lbl_modurl}}</div>
 					<input type="text" id="mod-cmnt-url-{{$id}}" class="mod-cmnt-url" name="mod-cmnt-url" value="{{$modurl|escape:'html'}}" />
 				</div>
-				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});" onBlur="commentClose(this,{{$id}});" >{{$comment}}</textarea>
+				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" placeholder="{{$comment}}" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});" onBlur="commentClose(this,{{$id}});"></textarea>
 
 				<div class="comment-edit-text-end"></div>
 				<div class="comment-edit-submit-wrapper" id="comment-edit-submit-wrapper-{{$id}}" style="display: none;">
diff --git a/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/comment_item.tpl b/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/comment_item.tpl
index 9452c01a7..b7158f4ee 100644
--- a/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/comment_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/comment_item.tpl
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 						data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment="{{$comment}}" data-bbcode="video" data-id="{{$id}}"></a></li>
 				</ul>
 				<div class="comment-edit-bb-end"></div>
-				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});cmtBbOpen(this, {{$id}});" onBlur="commentClose(this,{{$id}});cmtBbClose(this,{{$id}});" >{{$comment}}</textarea>			
+				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" placeholder="{{$comment}}" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});cmtBbOpen(this, {{$id}});" onBlur="commentClose(this,{{$id}});cmtBbClose(this,{{$id}});"></textarea>
 				{{if $qcomment}}
 					<select id="qcomment-select-{{$id}}" name="qcomment-{{$id}}" class="qcomment" onchange="qCommentInsert(this,{{$id}});">
 					<option value=""></option>
diff --git a/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/moderated_comment.tpl b/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/moderated_comment.tpl
index 563abd452..ede08751a 100644
--- a/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/moderated_comment.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/moderated_comment.tpl
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 						onclick="insertFormatting('{{$comment}}','video', {{$id}});"></a></li>
 				</ul>
 				<div class="comment-edit-bb-end"></div>
-				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});cmtBbOpen({{$id}});" onBlur="commentClose(this,{{$id}});" >{{$comment}}</textarea>			
+				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" placeholder="{{$comment}}" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});cmtBbOpen({{$id}});" onBlur="commentClose(this,{{$id}});"></textarea>
 
 				<div class="comment-edit-text-end"></div>
 				<div class="comment-edit-submit-wrapper" id="comment-edit-submit-wrapper-{{$id}}" style="display: none;">
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/js/filebrowser.js b/view/theme/frio/js/filebrowser.js
index db5a125a0..6856d12ba 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/js/filebrowser.js
+++ b/view/theme/frio/js/filebrowser.js
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ var FileBrowser = {
 			// work as expected (we need a way to wait until commentOpenUI would be finished).
 			// As for now we insert pieces of this function here
 			if ((commentElm !== null) && (typeof commentElm !== "undefined")) {
-				if (commentElm.value == aStr.comment){
-					commentElm.value = "";
+				if (commentElm.value == "") {
 					$("#comment-edit-text-" + FileBrowser.id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full").removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 					$("#comment-edit-submit-wrapper-" + FileBrowser.id).show();
 					$("#comment-edit-text-" + FileBrowser.id).attr('tabindex','9');
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/js/textedit.js b/view/theme/frio/js/textedit.js
index 73f7c9ec9..ccb05116d 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/js/textedit.js
+++ b/view/theme/frio/js/textedit.js
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ function commentExpand(id) {
 }
 
 function commentClose(obj,id) {
-	if(obj.value == '') {
-		obj.value = aStr.comment;
+	if (obj.value == '') {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		$("#mod-cmnt-wrap-" + id).hide();
@@ -85,8 +84,7 @@ function commentOpenUI(obj, id) {
 	$(document).unbind( "click.commentOpen", handler );
 
 	var handler = function() {
-		if(obj.value == aStr.comment) {
-			obj.value = '';
+		if (obj.value == '') {
 			$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full").removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 			// Choose an arbitrary tab index that's greater than what we're using in jot (3 of them)
 			// The submit button gets tabindex + 1
@@ -105,8 +103,7 @@ function commentCloseUI(obj, id) {
 	$(document).unbind( "click.commentClose", handler );
 
 	var handler = function() {
-		if(obj.value === '') {
-		obj.value = aStr.comment;
+		if (obj.value === '') {
 			$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-full").addClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 			$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeAttr('tabindex');
 			$("#comment-edit-submit-" + id).removeAttr('tabindex');
@@ -136,8 +133,7 @@ function jotTextCloseUI(obj) {
 }
 
 function commentOpen(obj,id) {
-	if(obj.value == aStr.comment) {
-		obj.value = '';
+	if (obj.value == '') {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		$("#mod-cmnt-wrap-" + id).show();
@@ -149,8 +145,7 @@ function commentOpen(obj,id) {
 
 function commentInsert(obj,id) {
 	var tmpStr = $("#comment-edit-text-" + id).val();
-	if(tmpStr == aStr.comment) {
-		tmpStr = '';
+	if (tmpStr == '') {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		openMenu("comment-edit-submit-wrapper-" + id);
@@ -165,8 +160,7 @@ function commentInsert(obj,id) {
 
 function qCommentInsert(obj,id) {
 	var tmpStr = $("#comment-edit-text-" + id).val();
-	if(tmpStr == aStr.comment) {
-		tmpStr = '';
+	if (tmpStr == '') {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		openMenu("comment-edit-submit-wrapper-" + id);
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/comment_item.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/comment_item.tpl
index c7d225e5b..440d5f02c 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/comment_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/comment_item.tpl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		<input type="hidden" name="post_id_random" value="{{$rand_num}}" />
 
 		<div class="bb form-group">
-			<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty form-control text-autosize" name="body" onFocus="commentOpenUI(this,{{$id}});" onBlur="commentCloseUI(this,{{$id}});">{{$comment}}</textarea>
+			<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty form-control text-autosize" name="body" placeholder="{{$comment}}" onFocus="commentOpenUI(this,{{$id}});" onBlur="commentCloseUI(this,{{$id}});"></textarea>
 		</div>
 		{{if $qcomment}}
 			<select id="qcomment-select-{{$id}}" name="qcomment-{{$id}}" class="qcomment" onchange="qCommentInsert(this,{{$id}});">
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/js_strings.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/js_strings.tpl
index 3bec57a9d..2576cede7 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/js_strings.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/js_strings.tpl
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ They are loaded into the html <head> so that js functions can use them *}}
 	var localUser = {{if $local_user}}{{$local_user}}{{else}}false{{/if}};
 	var aStr = {
 		'delitem'     : "{{$delitem}}",
-		'comment'     : "{{$comment}}"
 	};
 
 	{{* Create an object with the data which is needed for infinite scroll.
diff --git a/view/theme/frost-mobile/js/theme.js b/view/theme/frost-mobile/js/theme.js
index fc42d9208..dfc272eb6 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost-mobile/js/theme.js
+++ b/view/theme/frost-mobile/js/theme.js
@@ -376,8 +376,7 @@ function itemFiler(id) {
  * Comments
  */
 function commentOpen(obj,id) {
-	if(obj.value == window.commentEmptyText) {
-		obj.value = "";
+	if (obj.value == "") {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		$("#mod-cmnt-wrap-" + id).show();
@@ -385,8 +384,7 @@ function commentOpen(obj,id) {
 	}
 }
 function commentClose(obj,id) {
-	if(obj.value == "") {
-		obj.value = window.commentEmptyText;
+	if (obj.value == "") {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		$("#mod-cmnt-wrap-" + id).hide();
@@ -397,8 +395,7 @@ function commentClose(obj,id) {
 
 function commentInsert(obj,id) {
 	var tmpStr = $("#comment-edit-text-" + id).val();
-	if(tmpStr == window.commentEmptyText) {
-		tmpStr = "";
+	if (tmpStr == "") {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		openMenu("comment-edit-submit-wrapper-" + id);
@@ -413,8 +410,7 @@ function commentInsert(obj,id) {
 
 function qCommentInsert(obj,id) {
 	var tmpStr = $("#comment-edit-text-" + id).val();
-	if(tmpStr == window.commentEmptyText) {
-		tmpStr = "";
+	if (tmpStr == "") {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		openMenu("comment-edit-submit-wrapper-" + id);
diff --git a/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/comment_item.tpl b/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/comment_item.tpl
index 439ea9db1..13fcfebde 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/comment_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/comment_item.tpl
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 					<li><a class="editicon codebb shadow"
 						style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edcode}}"
 						data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment="{{$comment}}" data-bbcode="code" data-id="{{$id}}"></a></li>
-				</ul>	
-				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});cmtBbOpen({{$id}});" >{{$comment}}</textarea>
+				</ul>
+				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" placeholder="{{$comment}}" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});cmtBbOpen({{$id}});"></textarea>
 				{{if $qcomment}}
 					<select id="qcomment-select-{{$id}}" name="qcomment-{{$id}}" class="qcomment" onchange="qCommentInsert(this,{{$id}});">
 					<option value=""></option>
diff --git a/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/head.tpl b/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/head.tpl
index 759efb216..b60a2a478 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/head.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/head.tpl
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 <script>
 	window.delItem = "{{$delitem}}";
-	window.commentEmptyText = "{{$comment}}";
 	window.showMore = "{{$showmore}}";
 	window.showFewer = "{{$showfewer}}";
 	var updateInterval = {{$update_interval}};
diff --git a/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/moderated_comment.tpl b/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/moderated_comment.tpl
index 563abd452..ede08751a 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/moderated_comment.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/moderated_comment.tpl
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 						onclick="insertFormatting('{{$comment}}','video', {{$id}});"></a></li>
 				</ul>
 				<div class="comment-edit-bb-end"></div>
-				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});cmtBbOpen({{$id}});" onBlur="commentClose(this,{{$id}});" >{{$comment}}</textarea>			
+				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" placeholder="{{$comment}}" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});cmtBbOpen({{$id}});" onBlur="commentClose(this,{{$id}});"></textarea>
 
 				<div class="comment-edit-text-end"></div>
 				<div class="comment-edit-submit-wrapper" id="comment-edit-submit-wrapper-{{$id}}" style="display: none;">
diff --git a/view/theme/frost/js/theme.js b/view/theme/frost/js/theme.js
index ca0d143c2..5597247e1 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost/js/theme.js
+++ b/view/theme/frost/js/theme.js
@@ -835,8 +835,7 @@ function cmtBbClose(id) {
 }
 
 function commentOpen(obj,id) {
-	if(obj.value == window.commentEmptyText) {
-		obj.value = "";
+	if (obj.value == "") {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		$("#mod-cmnt-wrap-" + id).show();
@@ -844,8 +843,7 @@ function commentOpen(obj,id) {
 	}
 }
 function commentClose(obj,id) {
-	if(obj.value == "") {
-		obj.value = window.commentEmptyText;
+	if (obj.value == "") {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		$("#mod-cmnt-wrap-" + id).hide();
@@ -856,8 +854,7 @@ function commentClose(obj,id) {
 
 function commentInsert(obj,id) {
 	var tmpStr = $("#comment-edit-text-" + id).val();
-	if(tmpStr == window.commentEmptyText) {
-		tmpStr = "";
+	if (tmpStr == "") {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		openMenu("comment-edit-submit-wrapper-" + id);
@@ -872,8 +869,7 @@ function commentInsert(obj,id) {
 
 function qCommentInsert(obj,id) {
 	var tmpStr = $("#comment-edit-text-" + id).val();
-	if(tmpStr == window.commentEmptyText) {
-		tmpStr = "";
+	if (tmpStr == "") {
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).addClass("comment-edit-text-full");
 		$("#comment-edit-text-" + id).removeClass("comment-edit-text-empty");
 		openMenu("comment-edit-submit-wrapper-" + id);
diff --git a/view/theme/frost/templates/comment_item.tpl b/view/theme/frost/templates/comment_item.tpl
index 995bd9db9..a30b7ba47 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost/templates/comment_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost/templates/comment_item.tpl
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 					<li><a class="editicon videobb shadow"
 						style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edvideo}}"
 						data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment="{{$comment}}" data-bbcode="video" data-id="{{$id}}"></a></li>
-				</ul>	
-				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});cmtBbOpen({{$id}});" >{{$comment}}</textarea>
+				</ul>
+				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" placeholder="{{$comment}}" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});cmtBbOpen({{$id}});"></textarea>
 				{{if $qcomment}}
 					<select id="qcomment-select-{{$id}}" name="qcomment-{{$id}}" class="qcomment" onchange="qCommentInsert(this,{{$id}});">
 					<option value=""></option>
diff --git a/view/theme/frost/templates/head.tpl b/view/theme/frost/templates/head.tpl
index 496aba866..21144eb0c 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost/templates/head.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost/templates/head.tpl
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 <script>
 	window.delItem = "{{$delitem}}";
-	window.commentEmptyText = "{{$comment}}";
 	window.showMore = "{{$showmore}}";
 	window.showFewer = "{{$showfewer}}";
 	var updateInterval = {{$update_interval}};
diff --git a/view/theme/frost/templates/moderated_comment.tpl b/view/theme/frost/templates/moderated_comment.tpl
index 563abd452..ede08751a 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost/templates/moderated_comment.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost/templates/moderated_comment.tpl
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 						onclick="insertFormatting('{{$comment}}','video', {{$id}});"></a></li>
 				</ul>
 				<div class="comment-edit-bb-end"></div>
-				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});cmtBbOpen({{$id}});" onBlur="commentClose(this,{{$id}});" >{{$comment}}</textarea>			
+				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" placeholder="{{$comment}}" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});cmtBbOpen({{$id}});" onBlur="commentClose(this,{{$id}});"></textarea>
 
 				<div class="comment-edit-text-end"></div>
 				<div class="comment-edit-submit-wrapper" id="comment-edit-submit-wrapper-{{$id}}" style="display: none;">
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/templates/comment_item.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/templates/comment_item.tpl
index c7eef70a8..18b1a5155 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/templates/comment_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/templates/comment_item.tpl
@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@
 					<li><a class="editicon videobb shadow"
 						style="cursor: pointer;" title="{{$edvideo}}"
 						data-role="insert-formatting" data-comment="{{$comment}}" data-bbcode="video" data-id="{{$id}}"></a></li>
-				</ul>	
-				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" 
-					class="comment-edit-text-empty" 
-					name="body" 
-					onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}}) && cmtBbOpen({{$id}});" >{{$comment}}</textarea>
+				</ul>
+				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}"
+					class="comment-edit-text-empty"
+					name="body"
+					placeholder="{{$comment}}"
+					onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}}) && cmtBbOpen({{$id}});"></textarea>
 				{{if $qcomment}}
 					<select id="qcomment-select-{{$id}}" name="qcomment-{{$id}}" class="qcomment" onchange="qCommentInsert(this,{{$id}});">
 					<option value=""></option>
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/templates/comment_item.tpl b/view/theme/vier/templates/comment_item.tpl
index 8515001e5..2621b039b 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/templates/comment_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/vier/templates/comment_item.tpl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 					<a class="comment-edit-photo-link" href="{{$mylink}}" title="{{$mytitle}}"><img class="my-comment-photo" src="{{$myphoto}}" alt="{{$mytitle}}" title="{{$mytitle}}" /></a>
 				</div>
 				<div class="comment-edit-photo-end"></div>
-				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});">{{$comment}}</textarea>
+				<textarea id="comment-edit-text-{{$id}}" class="comment-edit-text-empty" name="body" placeholder="{{$comment}}" onFocus="commentOpen(this,{{$id}});"></textarea>
 				{{if $qcomment}}
 					<select id="qcomment-select-{{$id}}" name="qcomment-{{$id}}" class="qcomment" onchange="qCommentInsert(this,{{$id}});">
 					<option value=""></option>