diff --git a/src/css/editor-css.js b/src/css/editor-css.js
index 04245a30131..3e77cd9768a 100644
--- a/src/css/editor-css.js
+++ b/src/css/editor-css.js
@@ -645,12 +645,14 @@ module.exports = `
 }
 
 .ace_placeholder {
+    position: relative;
     font-family: arial;
     transform: scale(0.9);
     transform-origin: left;
     white-space: pre;
     opacity: 0.7;
     margin: 0 10px;
+    z-index: 1;
 }
 
 .ace_ghost_text {