diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextView.m b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextView.m
index cea4f8726..d53125e87 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextView.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextView.m
@@ -273,23 +273,23 @@ static NSAttributedString *removeReactTagFromString(NSAttributedString *string)
 
 - (NSString *)placeholder
 {
-  return _textView.placeholderText;
+  return _textView.placeholder;
 }
 
 - (void)setPlaceholder:(NSString *)placeholder
 {
-  _textView.placeholderText = placeholder;
+  _textView.placeholder = placeholder;
   [self setNeedsLayout];
 }
 
-- (UIColor *)placeholderTextColor
+- (UIColor *)placeholderColor
 {
-  return _textView.placeholderTextColor;
+  return _textView.placeholderColor;
 }
 
-- (void)setPlaceholderTextColor:(UIColor *)placeholderTextColor
+- (void)setPlaceholderColor:(UIColor *)placeholderColor
 {
-  _textView.placeholderTextColor = placeholderTextColor;
+  _textView.placeholderColor = placeholderColor;
 }
 
 - (void)setAutocorrectionType:(UITextAutocorrectionType)autocorrectionType
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextViewManager.m b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextViewManager.m
index 5dcfc1539..0dec7c5a4 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextViewManager.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextViewManager.m
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onSelectionChange, RCTDirectEventBlock)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onScroll, RCTDirectEventBlock)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onTextInput, RCTDirectEventBlock)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(placeholder, NSString)
-RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(placeholderTextColor, UIColor)
+RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(placeholderTextColor, placeholderColor, UIColor)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(returnKeyType, textView.returnKeyType, UIReturnKeyType)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(secureTextEntry, textView.secureTextEntry, BOOL)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(selectionColor, tintColor, UIColor)
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTUITextView.h b/Libraries/Text/RCTUITextView.h
index 762c1c2ad..b8388df26 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTUITextView.h
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTUITextView.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 - (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder NS_UNAVAILABLE;
 
 @property (nonatomic, assign, readonly) BOOL textWasPasted;
-@property (nonatomic, copy, nullable) NSString *placeholderText;
-@property (nonatomic, assign, nullable) UIColor *placeholderTextColor;
+@property (nonatomic, copy, nullable) NSString *placeholder;
+@property (nonatomic, strong, nullable) UIColor *placeholderColor;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTUITextView.m b/Libraries/Text/RCTUITextView.m
index b260a73f8..f82c85e97 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTUITextView.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTUITextView.m
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static UIFont *defaultPlaceholderFont()
   return [UIFont systemFontOfSize:17];
 }
 
-static UIColor *defaultPlaceholderTextColor()
+static UIColor *defaultPlaceholderColor()
 {
   // Default placeholder color from UITextField.
   return [UIColor colorWithRed:0 green:0 blue:0.0980392 alpha:0.22];
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static UIColor *defaultPlaceholderTextColor()
     _placeholderView = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:self.bounds];
     _placeholderView.isAccessibilityElement = NO;
     _placeholderView.numberOfLines = 0;
-    _placeholderView.textColor = defaultPlaceholderTextColor();
+    _placeholderView.textColor = defaultPlaceholderColor();
     [self addSubview:_placeholderView];
   }
 
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ static UIColor *defaultPlaceholderTextColor()
     [accessibilityLabel appendString:superAccessibilityLabel];
   }
   
-  if (self.placeholderText.length > 0 && self.text.length == 0) {
+  if (self.placeholder.length > 0 && self.text.length == 0) {
     if (accessibilityLabel.length > 0) {
       [accessibilityLabel appendString:@" "];
     }
-    [accessibilityLabel appendString:self.placeholderText];
+    [accessibilityLabel appendString:self.placeholder];
   }
   
   return accessibilityLabel;
@@ -73,16 +73,16 @@ static UIColor *defaultPlaceholderTextColor()
 
 #pragma mark - Properties
 
-- (void)setPlaceholderText:(NSString *)placeholderText
+- (void)setPlaceholder:(NSString *)placeholder
 {
-  _placeholderText = placeholderText;
-  _placeholderView.text = _placeholderText;
+  _placeholder = placeholder;
+  _placeholderView.text = _placeholder;
 }
 
-- (void)setPlaceholderTextColor:(UIColor *)placeholderTextColor
+- (void)setPlaceholderColor:(UIColor *)placeholderColor
 {
-  _placeholderTextColor = placeholderTextColor;
-  _placeholderView.textColor = _placeholderTextColor ?: defaultPlaceholderTextColor();
+  _placeholderColor = placeholderColor;
+  _placeholderView.textColor = _placeholderColor ?: defaultPlaceholderColor();
 }
 
 - (void)textDidChange
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ static UIColor *defaultPlaceholderTextColor()
   CGSize textSize = [self fixedSizeThatFits:size];
 
   UIEdgeInsets padddingInsets = self.textContainerInset;
-  NSString *placeholderText = self.placeholderText ?: @"";
-  CGSize placeholderSize = [placeholderText sizeWithAttributes:@{NSFontAttributeName: self.font ?: defaultPlaceholderFont()}];
+  NSString *placeholder = self.placeholder ?: @"";
+  CGSize placeholderSize = [placeholder sizeWithAttributes:@{NSFontAttributeName: self.font ?: defaultPlaceholderFont()}];
   placeholderSize = CGSizeMake(RCTCeilPixelValue(placeholderSize.width), RCTCeilPixelValue(placeholderSize.height));
   placeholderSize.width += padddingInsets.left + padddingInsets.right;
   placeholderSize.height += padddingInsets.top + padddingInsets.bottom;
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static UIColor *defaultPlaceholderTextColor()
 
 - (void)invalidatePlaceholderVisibility
 {
-  BOOL isVisible = _placeholderText.length != 0 && self.text.length == 0;
+  BOOL isVisible = _placeholder.length != 0 && self.text.length == 0;
   _placeholderView.hidden = !isVisible;
 }