diff --git a/dev/Styles/SquireUI.less b/dev/Styles/SquireUI.less
index ce32cd57c..430c58e25 100644
--- a/dev/Styles/SquireUI.less
+++ b/dev/Styles/SquireUI.less
@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@
 	overflow: auto;
 }
 
+.squire-wysiwyg div:empty,
+.squire-wysiwyg div:-moz-only-whitespace {
+	min-height: 1em;
+}
+.squire-wysiwyg div:empty:before,
+.squire-wysiwyg div:-moz-only-whitespace:before {
+	content: "Start writing here…";
+	opacity: 0.5;
+	position: absolute
+}
+
 .squire-wysiwyg, .squire-plain {
 	min-height: 200px;
 	padding: .5em;
diff --git a/vendors/squire/build/squire-raw.js b/vendors/squire/build/squire-raw.js
index a93f523f2..eed403276 100644
--- a/vendors/squire/build/squire-raw.js
+++ b/vendors/squire/build/squire-raw.js
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ const
 			}
 		} else if ( !node.querySelector( 'BR' ) ) {
 			fixer = createElement( doc, 'BR' );
+//			fixer = doc.createTextNode( ZWS );
+//			fixer = doc.createTextNode( NBSP );
 			while ( ( child = node.lastElementChild ) && !isInline( child ) ) {
 				node = child;
 			}