diff --git a/bots/migrations/0113_botintegration_input_placeholder.py b/bots/migrations/0113_botintegration_input_placeholder.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec6e52e68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bots/migrations/0113_botintegration_input_placeholder.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.3 on 2025-11-13 11:01
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("bots", "0112_alter_botintegration_slack_read_receipt_msg"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="botintegration",
+            name="input_placeholder",
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True, default=""),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bots/models/bot_integration.py b/bots/models/bot_integration.py
index ae4807e0f..9b2e8e438 100644
--- a/bots/models/bot_integration.py
+++ b/bots/models/bot_integration.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ class BotIntegration(models.Model):
     )
 
     by_line = models.TextField(blank=True, default="")
+    input_placeholder = models.TextField(blank=True, default="")
     descripton = models.TextField(blank=True, default="")
     conversation_starters = models.JSONField(default=list, blank=True)
     photo_url = CustomURLField(default="", blank=True)
@@ -599,6 +600,7 @@ def get_web_widget_branding(self) -> dict:
             conversationStarters=self.conversation_starters,
             photoUrl=self.photo_url,
             websiteUrl=self.website_url,
+            inputPlaceholderText=self.input_placeholder,
         )
 
     def translate(self, text: str) -> str:
diff --git a/daras_ai_v2/bot_integration_widgets.py b/daras_ai_v2/bot_integration_widgets.py
index 776eff93a..6bff37f29 100644
--- a/daras_ai_v2/bot_integration_widgets.py
+++ b/daras_ai_v2/bot_integration_widgets.py
@@ -428,6 +428,11 @@ def web_widget_config(bi: BotIntegration, user: AppUser | None, hostname: str |
                 key=f"_bi_website_url_{bi.id}",
                 value=bi.website_url,
             )
+        bi.input_placeholder = gui.text_input(
+            "###### Message box placeholder",
+            key=f"_bi_input_placeholder_{bi.id}",
+            value=bi.input_placeholder,
+        )
 
         gui.write("###### Conversation Starters")
         bi.conversation_starters = list(