diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
index cc0485062aa..1690bb0312c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ input {
   }
 }
 
+::placeholder {
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
 .input {
   &-prepend,
   &-append {