diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Dialogs.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Dialogs.java
index 8022e7c68f..321b2c28bf 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Dialogs.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Dialogs.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public void run() {
         final AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
         final EditText input = new EditText(context);
 
-        input.setText(promptInputPlaceholder);
+        input.setHint(promptInputPlaceholder);
 
         builder
             .setMessage(message)
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/Modals.swift b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/Modals.swift
index 5712587354..0840a6d666 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/Modals.swift
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/Modals.swift
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class CAPModalsPlugin : CAPPlugin {
     DispatchQueue.main.async {
       
       alert.addTextField { (textField) in
-        textField.text = inputPlaceholder
+        textField.placeholder = inputPlaceholder
       }
       
       alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: okButtonTitle, style: UIAlertAction.Style.default, handler: { (action) -> Void in