diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/compose/editor/index.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/compose/editor/index.tsx
index 8600f9c485..079089d4dd 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/compose/editor/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/compose/editor/index.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { $createRemarkExport, $createRemarkImport } from '@mkljczk/lexical-remar
 import clsx from 'clsx';
 import { $createParagraphNode, $createTextNode, $getRoot, type EditorState, type LexicalEditor } from 'lexical';
 import React, { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
-import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 
 import { useAppDispatch, useCompose } from 'pl-fe/hooks';
 
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ const LINK_MATCHERS = [
   ),
 ];
 
+const messages = defineMessages({
+  placeholder: { id: 'compose_form.placeholder', defaultMessage: 'What\'s on your mind?' },
+  eventPlaceholder: { id: 'compose_form.event_placeholder', defaultMessage: 'Post to this event' },
+  pollPlaceholder: { id: 'compose_form.poll_placeholder', defaultMessage: 'Add a poll topic…' },
+});
+
 interface IComposeEditor {
   className?: string;
   editableClassName?: string;
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ interface IComposeEditor {
   onPaste?(files: FileList): void;
   onChange?(text: string): void;
   onFocus?: React.FocusEventHandler<HTMLDivElement>;
-  placeholder?: JSX.Element | string;
+  placeholder?: string;
 }
 
 const theme: InitialConfigType['theme'] = {
@@ -95,6 +101,7 @@ const ComposeEditor = React.forwardRef<LexicalEditor, IComposeEditor>(({
   const { content_type: contentType } = useCompose(composeId);
   const isWysiwyg = contentType === 'wysiwyg';
   const nodes = useNodes(isWysiwyg);
+  const intl = useIntl();
 
   const [suggestionsHidden, setSuggestionsHidden] = useState(true);
 
@@ -122,6 +129,19 @@ const ComposeEditor = React.forwardRef<LexicalEditor, IComposeEditor>(({
           ? compose.text
           : compose.textMap.get(compose.modified_language, '');
 
+        if (!text && navigator.userAgent.includes('Ladybird/')) {
+          const paragraph = $createParagraphNode();
+          const textNode = $createTextNode(placeholder || intl.formatMessage(messages.placeholder));
+
+          paragraph.append(textNode);
+
+          $getRoot()
+            .clear()
+            .append(paragraph);
+
+          return;
+        }
+
         if (isWysiwyg) {
           $createRemarkImport({
             handlers: {
@@ -169,12 +189,12 @@ const ComposeEditor = React.forwardRef<LexicalEditor, IComposeEditor>(({
     }
   };
 
-  let textareaPlaceholder = placeholder || <FormattedMessage id='compose_form.placeholder' defaultMessage="What's on your mind?" />;
+  let textareaPlaceholder = placeholder || intl.formatMessage(messages.placeholder);
 
   if (eventDiscussion) {
-    textareaPlaceholder = <FormattedMessage id='compose_form.event_placeholder' defaultMessage='Post to this event' />;
+    textareaPlaceholder = intl.formatMessage(messages.eventPlaceholder);
   } else if (hasPoll) {
-    textareaPlaceholder = <FormattedMessage id='compose_form.poll_placeholder' defaultMessage='Add a poll topic…' />;
+    textareaPlaceholder = intl.formatMessage(messages.pollPlaceholder);
   }
 
   return (