diff --git a/textinput/textinput.go b/textinput/textinput.go
index 9c6666e..1b02034 100644
--- a/textinput/textinput.go
+++ b/textinput/textinput.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/runeutil"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi"
 	rw "github.com/mattn/go-runewidth"
 	"github.com/rivo/uniseg"
 )
@@ -703,40 +704,31 @@ func (m Model) placeholderView() string {
 	var (
 		v     string
 		style = m.PlaceholderStyle.Inline(true).Render
+		p     = m.PromptStyle.Render(m.Prompt)
 	)
 
-	p := make([]rune, m.Width+1)
-	copy(p, []rune(m.Placeholder))
-
 	m.Cursor.TextStyle = m.PlaceholderStyle
-	m.Cursor.SetChar(string(p[:1]))
+	first, rest, _, _ := uniseg.FirstGraphemeClusterInString(m.Placeholder, 0)
+	m.Cursor.SetChar(first)
 	v += m.Cursor.View()
 
 	// If the entire placeholder is already set and no padding is needed, finish
-	if m.Width < 1 && len(p) <= 1 {
+	if m.Width < 1 && uniseg.StringWidth(rest) <= 1 {
 		return m.PromptStyle.Render(m.Prompt) + v
 	}
 
 	// If Width is set then size placeholder accordingly
 	if m.Width > 0 {
-		// available width is width - len + cursor offset of 1
-		minWidth := lipgloss.Width(m.Placeholder)
-		availWidth := m.Width - minWidth + 1
-
-		// if width < len, 'subtract'(add) number to len and dont add padding
-		if availWidth < 0 {
-			minWidth += availWidth
-			availWidth = 0
-		}
-		// append placeholder[len] - cursor, append padding
-		v += style(string(p[1:minWidth]))
-		v += style(strings.Repeat(" ", availWidth))
+		width := m.Width - lipgloss.Width(p) - lipgloss.Width(v)
+		placeholderRest := ansi.Truncate(rest, width, "…")
+		availWidth := max(0, width-lipgloss.Width(placeholderRest))
+		v += style(placeholderRest) + strings.Repeat(" ", availWidth)
 	} else {
 		// if there is no width, the placeholder can be any length
-		v += style(string(p[1:]))
+		v += style(rest)
 	}
 
-	return m.PromptStyle.Render(m.Prompt) + v
+	return p + v
 }
 
 // Blink is a command used to initialize cursor blinking.
diff --git a/textinput/textinput_test.go b/textinput/textinput_test.go
index 162167e..a055ab6 100644
--- a/textinput/textinput_test.go
+++ b/textinput/textinput_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 )
 
 func Test_CurrentSuggestion(t *testing.T) {
@@ -46,6 +48,30 @@ func Test_SlicingOutsideCap(t *testing.T) {
 	textinput.View()
 }
 
+func TestChinesePlaceholder(t *testing.T) {
+	textinput := New()
+	textinput.Placeholder = "输入消息..."
+	textinput.Width = 20
+
+	got := textinput.View()
+	expected := "> 输入消息...       "
+	if got != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %q but got %q", expected, got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPlaceholderTruncate(t *testing.T) {
+	textinput := New()
+	textinput.Placeholder = "A very long placeholder, or maybe not so much"
+	textinput.Width = 10
+
+	got := textinput.View()
+	expected := "> A very …"
+	if got != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %q but got %q", expected, got)
+	}
+}
+
 func ExampleValidateFunc() {
 	creditCardNumber := New()
 	creditCardNumber.Placeholder = "4505 **** **** 1234"
@@ -78,3 +104,15 @@ func ExampleValidateFunc() {
 		return err
 	}
 }
+
+func keyPress(key rune) tea.Msg {
+	return tea.KeyMsg{Type: tea.KeyRunes, Runes: []rune{key}, Alt: false}
+}
+
+func sendString(m Model, str string) Model {
+	for _, k := range str {
+		m, _ = m.Update(keyPress(k))
+	}
+
+	return m
+}