diff --git a/api-generator/components/calendar.js b/api-generator/components/calendar.js
index 002269e4f..595067450 100644
--- a/api-generator/components/calendar.js
+++ b/api-generator/components/calendar.js
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ const CalendarProps = [
         default: "body",
         description: 'A valid query selector or an HTMLElement to specify where the overlay gets attached. Special keywords are "body" for document body and "self" for the element itself.'
     },
+    {
+        name: "placeholder",
+        type: "string",
+        default: "null",
+        description: "Placeholder text for the input."
+    },
     {
         name: "id",
         type: "string",
diff --git a/src/components/calendar/Calendar.d.ts b/src/components/calendar/Calendar.d.ts
index c6e97b6ea..33ed32023 100755
--- a/src/components/calendar/Calendar.d.ts
+++ b/src/components/calendar/Calendar.d.ts
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ export interface CalendarProps {
      * When present, it specifies that an input field is read-only.
      */
     readonly?: boolean | undefined;
+    /**
+     * Placeholder text for the input.
+     */
+    placeholder?: string | undefined;
     /**
      * A valid query selector or an HTMLElement to specify where the overlay gets attached. Special keywords are 'body' for document body and 'self' for the element itself.
      * @see CalendarAppendToType
diff --git a/src/components/calendar/Calendar.vue b/src/components/calendar/Calendar.vue
index 058ae2858..d012f8c69 100755
--- a/src/components/calendar/Calendar.vue
+++ b/src/components/calendar/Calendar.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
     <span ref="container" :id="id" :class="containerClass">
-        <input :ref="inputRef" v-if="!inline" type="text" role="combobox" :id="inputId" :class="['p-inputtext p-component', inputClass]" :style="inputStyle"
+        <input :ref="inputRef" v-if="!inline" type="text" role="combobox" :id="inputId" :class="['p-inputtext p-component', inputClass]" :style="inputStyle" :placeholder="placeholder"
             aria-autocomplete="none" aria-haspopup="dialog" :aria-expanded="overlayVisible" :aria-controls="panelId" :aria-labelledby="ariaLabelledby" :aria-label="ariaLabel" inputmode="none" 
             @input="onInput" @focus="onFocus" @blur="onBlur" @keydown="onKeyDown" :readonly="!manualInput" :tabindex="0" v-bind="inputProps">
         <CalendarButton v-if="showIcon" :icon="icon" class="p-datepicker-trigger" :disabled="disabled" @click="onButtonClick" type="button" :aria-label="$primevue.config.locale.chooseDate" aria-haspopup="dialog" :aria-expanded="overlayVisible" :aria-controls="panelId"/>
@@ -317,6 +317,10 @@ export default {
             type: Boolean,
             default: false
         },
+        placeholder: {
+            type: String,
+            default: null
+        },
         id: null,
         inputId: null,
         inputClass: null,
diff --git a/src/views/calendar/CalendarDoc.vue b/src/views/calendar/CalendarDoc.vue
index aad7ca250..399c684be 100755
--- a/src/views/calendar/CalendarDoc.vue
+++ b/src/views/calendar/CalendarDoc.vue
@@ -429,6 +429,12 @@ export default {
                         <td>A valid query selector or an HTMLElement to specify where the overlay gets attached. Special keywords are "body" for document body
                         and "self" for the element itself.</td>
                     </tr>
+                    <tr>
+                        <td>placeholder</td>
+                        <td>string</td>
+                        <td>null</td>
+                        <td>Default text to display when no option is selected.</td>
+                    </tr>
                     <tr>
                         <td>id</td>
                         <td>string</td>