diff --git a/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j b/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
index cdc4a4af4..69b458a01 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
@@ -1999,7 +1999,7 @@ var kDelegateRespondsTo_textShouldBeginEditing
 
 - (BOOL)shouldDrawInsertionPoint
 {
-    return (_selectionRange.length === 0 && [self _isFocused]);
+    return (_selectionRange.length === 0 && [self _isFocused] && !_placeholderString);
 }
 
 - (void)updateInsertionPointStateAndRestartTimer:(BOOL)flag