diff --git a/__tests__/__snapshots__/App.test.tsx.snap b/__tests__/__snapshots__/App.test.tsx.snap
index dfe852d5..94119e68 100644
--- a/__tests__/__snapshots__/App.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/__tests__/__snapshots__/App.test.tsx.snap
@@ -16695,6 +16695,7 @@ exports[`TextInput Example Page 1`] = `
               <TextInput
                 onChangeText={[Function]}
                 placeholder="A simple TextInput..."
+                placeholderTextColor="#505050"
                 style={
                   {
                     "borderColor": "#E6E6E6",
@@ -16937,6 +16938,7 @@ exports[`TextInput Example Page 1`] = `
                 multiline={true}
                 onChangeText={[Function]}
                 placeholder="Enter multiline text input here..."
+                placeholderTextColor="#505050"
                 scrollEnabled={false}
                 style={
                   {
diff --git a/src/examples/TextInputExamplePage.tsx b/src/examples/TextInputExamplePage.tsx
index 560330bf..992b8b15 100644
--- a/src/examples/TextInputExamplePage.tsx
+++ b/src/examples/TextInputExamplePage.tsx
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export const TextInputExamplePage: React.FunctionComponent<{navigation?: any}> =
           }}
           onChangeText={onChangeText1}
           placeholder="A simple TextInput..."
+          placeholderTextColor={colors.text}
         />
       </Example>
       <Example
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ export const TextInputExamplePage: React.FunctionComponent<{navigation?: any}> =
           multiline
           scrollEnabled={false}
           placeholder="Enter multiline text input here..."
+          placeholderTextColor={colors.text}
         />
       </Example>
       <Example