diff --git a/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSelectEventHandler.class.st b/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSelectEventHandler.class.st
index 7d8c1762..8e50e9c2 100644
--- a/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSelectEventHandler.class.st
+++ b/src/Toplo-Widget-Select/ToSelectEventHandler.class.st
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ ToSelectEventHandler >> eventsToHandle [
 { #category : #'element handlers' }
 ToSelectEventHandler >> selectInputTextFieldUpdatedEvent: anEvent [
 
+	anEvent currentTarget showHidePlaceholder.
 	anEvent currentTarget filterStringChanged.
 ]