--- a/vendor/magento/framework/View/Element/Html/Date.php
+++ b/vendor/magento/framework/View/Element/Html/Date.php
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
     {
         $html = '<input type="text" name="' . $this->getName() . '" id="' . $this->getId() . '" ';
         $html .= 'value="' . $this->escapeHtml($this->getValue()) . '" ';
+        if ($this->getPlaceholder()) {
+            $html .= 'placeholder="' . $this->escapeHtml($this->getPlaceholder()) . '" ';
+        }
         $html .= 'class="' . $this->getClass() . '" ' . $this->getExtraParams() . '/> ';
         $calendarYearsRange = $this->getYearsRange();
         $changeMonth = $this->getChangeMonth();