diff --git a/dist/jquery-editable-select.js b/dist/jquery-editable-select.js
index 5ac024a..55e12eb 100644
--- a/dist/jquery-editable-select.js
+++ b/dist/jquery-editable-select.js
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@
 	EditableSelectUtility.prototype.initialize = function () {
 		var that = this;
 		that.setAttributes(that.es.$input, that.es.$select[0].attributes, that.es.$select.data());
+		var placeholder = that.es.$select.data('placeholder');
+		if (placeholder) that.es.$input.attr('placeholder', placeholder);
 		that.es.$input.addClass('es-input').data('editable-select', that.es);
 		that.es.$select.find('option').each(function (i, option) {
 			var $option = $(option).remove();
diff --git a/dist/jquery-editable-select.min.js b/dist/jquery-editable-select.min.js
index bba09fa..aee4505 100644
--- a/dist/jquery-editable-select.min.js
+++ b/dist/jquery-editable-select.min.js
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 /*! jQuery Editable Select - v2.2.5 - https://github.com/indrimuska/jquery-editable-select - (c) 2016 Indri Muska - MIT */
-+function(a){EditableSelect=function(b,c){this.options=c,this.$select=a(b),this.$input=a('<input type="text" autocomplete="off">'),this.$list=a('<ul class="es-list">'),this.utility=new EditableSelectUtility(this),["focus","manual"].indexOf(this.options.trigger)<0&&(this.options.trigger="focus"),["default","fade","slide"].indexOf(this.options.effects)<0&&(this.options.effects="default"),isNaN(this.options.duration)&&["fast","slow"].indexOf(this.options.duration)<0&&(this.options.duration="fast"),this.$select.replaceWith(this.$input),this.$list.appendTo(this.options.appendTo||this.$input.parent()),this.utility.initialize(),this.utility.initializeList(),this.utility.initializeInput(),this.utility.trigger("created")},EditableSelect.DEFAULTS={filter:!0,effects:"default",duration:"fast",trigger:"focus"},EditableSelect.prototype.filter=function(){var b=0,c=this.$input.val().toLowerCase().trim();this.$list.find("li").addClass("es-visible").show(),this.options.filter&&(b=this.$list.find("li").filter(function(b,d){return a(d).text().toLowerCase().indexOf(c)<0}).hide().removeClass("es-visible").length,this.$list.find("li").length==b&&this.hide())},EditableSelect.prototype.show=function(){if(this.$list.css({top:this.$input.position().top+this.$input.outerHeight()-1,left:this.$input.position().left,width:this.$input.outerWidth()}),!this.$list.is(":visible")&&this.$list.find("li.es-visible").length>0){var b={"default":"show",fade:"fadeIn",slide:"slideDown"},c=b[this.options.effects];this.utility.trigger("show"),this.$input.addClass("open"),this.$list[c](this.options.duration,a.proxy(this.utility.trigger,this.utility,"shown"))}},EditableSelect.prototype.hide=function(){var b={"default":"hide",fade:"fadeOut",slide:"slideUp"},c=b[this.options.effects];this.utility.trigger("hide"),this.$input.removeClass("open"),this.$list[c](this.options.duration,a.proxy(this.utility.trigger,this.utility,"hidden"))},EditableSelect.prototype.select=function(a){this.$list.has(a)&&a.is("li.es-visible:not([disabled])")&&(this.$input.val(a.text()),this.options.filter&&this.hide(),this.filter(),this.utility.trigger("select",a))},EditableSelect.prototype.add=function(b,c,d,e){var f=a("<li>").html(b),g=a("<option>").text(b),h=this.$list.find("li").length;c=isNaN(c)?h:Math.min(Math.max(0,c),h),0==c?(this.$list.prepend(f),this.$select.prepend(g)):(this.$list.find("li").eq(c-1).after(f),this.$select.find("option").eq(c-1).after(g)),this.utility.setAttributes(f,d,e),this.utility.setAttributes(g,d,e),this.filter()},EditableSelect.prototype.remove=function(a){var b=this.$list.find("li").length;a=isNaN(a)?b:Math.min(Math.max(0,a),b-1),this.$list.find("li").eq(a).remove(),this.$select.find("option").eq(a).remove(),this.filter()},EditableSelect.prototype.clear=function(){this.$list.find("li").remove(),this.$select.find("option").remove(),this.filter()},EditableSelect.prototype.destroy=function(){this.$list.off("mousemove mousedown mouseup"),this.$input.off("focus blur input keydown"),this.$input.replaceWith(this.$select),this.$list.remove(),this.$select.removeData("editable-select")},EditableSelectUtility=function(a){this.es=a},EditableSelectUtility.prototype.initialize=function(){var b=this;b.setAttributes(b.es.$input,b.es.$select[0].attributes,b.es.$select.data()),b.es.$input.addClass("es-input").data("editable-select",b.es),b.es.$select.find("option").each(function(c,d){var e=a(d).remove();b.es.add(e.text(),c,d.attributes,e.data()),e.attr("selected")&&b.es.$input.val(e.text())}),b.es.filter()},EditableSelectUtility.prototype.initializeList=function(){var b=this;b.es.$list.on("mousemove","li:not([disabled])",function(){b.es.$list.find(".selected").removeClass("selected"),a(this).addClass("selected")}).on("mousedown","li",function(c){a(this).is("[disabled]")?c.preventDefault():b.es.select(a(this))}).on("mouseup",function(){b.es.$list.find("li.selected").removeClass("selected")})},EditableSelectUtility.prototype.initializeInput=function(){var b=this;switch(this.es.options.trigger){default:case"focus":b.es.$input.on("focus",a.proxy(b.es.show,b.es)).on("blur",a.proxy(b.es.hide,b.es));break;case"manual":}b.es.$input.on("input keydown",function(a){switch(a.keyCode){case 38:var c=b.es.$list.find("li.es-visible:not([disabled])"),d=c.index(c.filter("li.selected"));b.highlight(d-1),a.preventDefault();break;case 40:var c=b.es.$list.find("li.es-visible:not([disabled])"),d=c.index(c.filter("li.selected"));b.highlight(d+1),a.preventDefault();break;case 13:b.es.$list.is(":visible")&&(b.es.select(b.es.$list.find("li.selected")),a.preventDefault());break;case 9:case 27:b.es.hide();break;default:b.es.filter(),b.highlight(0)}})},EditableSelectUtility.prototype.highlight=function(a){var b=this;b.es.show(),setTimeout(function(){var c=b.es.$list.find("li.es-visible"),d=b.es.$list.find("li.selected").removeClass("selected"),e=c.index(d);if(c.length>0){var f=(c.length+a)%c.length,g=c.eq(f),h=g.position().top;g.addClass("selected"),f<e&&h<0&&b.es.$list.scrollTop(b.es.$list.scrollTop()+h),f>e&&h+g.outerHeight()>b.es.$list.outerHeight()&&b.es.$list.scrollTop(b.es.$list.scrollTop()+g.outerHeight()+2*(h-b.es.$list.outerHeight()))}})},EditableSelectUtility.prototype.setAttributes=function(b,c,d){a.each(c||{},function(a,c){b.attr(c.name,c.value)}),b.data(d)},EditableSelectUtility.prototype.trigger=function(a){var b=Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,1),c=[a+".editable-select"];c.push(b),this.es.$select.trigger.apply(this.es.$select,c),this.es.$input.trigger.apply(this.es.$input,c)},Plugin=function(b){var c=Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,1);return this.each(function(){var d=a(this),e=d.data("editable-select"),f=a.extend({},EditableSelect.DEFAULTS,d.data(),"object"==typeof b&&b);e||(e=new EditableSelect(this,f)),"string"==typeof b&&e[b].apply(e,c)})},a.fn.editableSelect=Plugin,a.fn.editableSelect.Constructor=EditableSelect}(jQuery);
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++function(a){EditableSelect=function(b,c){this.options=c,this.$select=a(b),this.$input=a('<input type="text" autocomplete="off">'),this.$list=a('<ul class="es-list">'),this.utility=new EditableSelectUtility(this),["focus","manual"].indexOf(this.options.trigger)<0&&(this.options.trigger="focus"),["default","fade","slide"].indexOf(this.options.effects)<0&&(this.options.effects="default"),isNaN(this.options.duration)&&["fast","slow"].indexOf(this.options.duration)<0&&(this.options.duration="fast"),this.$select.replaceWith(this.$input),this.$list.appendTo(this.options.appendTo||this.$input.parent()),this.utility.initialize(),this.utility.initializeList(),this.utility.initializeInput(),this.utility.trigger("created")},EditableSelect.DEFAULTS={filter:!0,effects:"default",duration:"fast",trigger:"focus"},EditableSelect.prototype.filter=function(){var b=0,c=this.$input.val().toLowerCase().trim();this.$list.find("li").addClass("es-visible").show(),this.options.filter&&(b=this.$list.find("li").filter(function(b,d){return a(d).text().toLowerCase().indexOf(c)<0}).hide().removeClass("es-visible").length,this.$list.find("li").length==b&&this.hide())},EditableSelect.prototype.show=function(){if(this.$list.css({top:this.$input.position().top+this.$input.outerHeight()-1,left:this.$input.position().left,width:this.$input.outerWidth()}),!this.$list.is(":visible")&&this.$list.find("li.es-visible").length>0){var b={default:"show",fade:"fadeIn",slide:"slideDown"},c=b[this.options.effects];this.utility.trigger("show"),this.$input.addClass("open"),this.$list[c](this.options.duration,a.proxy(this.utility.trigger,this.utility,"shown"))}},EditableSelect.prototype.hide=function(){var b={default:"hide",fade:"fadeOut",slide:"slideUp"},c=b[this.options.effects];this.utility.trigger("hide"),this.$input.removeClass("open"),this.$list[c](this.options.duration,a.proxy(this.utility.trigger,this.utility,"hidden"))},EditableSelect.prototype.select=function(a){this.$list.has(a)&&a.is("li.es-visible:not([disabled])")&&(this.$input.val(a.text()),this.options.filter&&this.hide(),this.filter(),this.utility.trigger("select",a))},EditableSelect.prototype.add=function(b,c,d,e){var f=a("<li>").html(b),g=a("<option>").text(b),h=this.$list.find("li").length;c=isNaN(c)?h:Math.min(Math.max(0,c),h),0==c?(this.$list.prepend(f),this.$select.prepend(g)):(this.$list.find("li").eq(c-1).after(f),this.$select.find("option").eq(c-1).after(g)),this.utility.setAttributes(f,d,e),this.utility.setAttributes(g,d,e),this.filter()},EditableSelect.prototype.remove=function(a){var b=this.$list.find("li").length;a=isNaN(a)?b:Math.min(Math.max(0,a),b-1),this.$list.find("li").eq(a).remove(),this.$select.find("option").eq(a).remove(),this.filter()},EditableSelect.prototype.clear=function(){this.$list.find("li").remove(),this.$select.find("option").remove(),this.filter()},EditableSelect.prototype.destroy=function(){this.$list.off("mousemove mousedown mouseup"),this.$input.off("focus blur input keydown"),this.$input.replaceWith(this.$select),this.$list.remove(),this.$select.removeData("editable-select")},EditableSelectUtility=function(a){this.es=a},EditableSelectUtility.prototype.initialize=function(){var b=this;b.setAttributes(b.es.$input,b.es.$select[0].attributes,b.es.$select.data());var c=b.es.$select.data("placeholder");c&&b.es.$input.attr("placeholder",c),b.es.$input.addClass("es-input").data("editable-select",b.es),b.es.$select.find("option").each(function(c,d){var e=a(d).remove();b.es.add(e.text(),c,d.attributes,e.data()),e.attr("selected")&&b.es.$input.val(e.text())}),b.es.filter()},EditableSelectUtility.prototype.initializeList=function(){var b=this;b.es.$list.on("mousemove","li:not([disabled])",function(){b.es.$list.find(".selected").removeClass("selected"),a(this).addClass("selected")}).on("mousedown","li",function(c){a(this).is("[disabled]")?c.preventDefault():b.es.select(a(this))}).on("mouseup",function(){b.es.$list.find("li.selected").removeClass("selected")})},EditableSelectUtility.prototype.initializeInput=function(){var b=this;switch(this.es.options.trigger){default:case"focus":b.es.$input.on("focus",a.proxy(b.es.show,b.es)).on("blur",a.proxy(b.es.hide,b.es));break;case"manual":}b.es.$input.on("input keydown",function(a){switch(a.keyCode){case 38:var c=b.es.$list.find("li.es-visible:not([disabled])"),d=c.index(c.filter("li.selected"));b.highlight(d-1),a.preventDefault();break;case 40:var c=b.es.$list.find("li.es-visible:not([disabled])"),d=c.index(c.filter("li.selected"));b.highlight(d+1),a.preventDefault();break;case 13:b.es.$list.is(":visible")&&(b.es.select(b.es.$list.find("li.selected")),a.preventDefault());break;case 9:case 27:b.es.hide();break;default:b.es.filter(),b.highlight(0)}})},EditableSelectUtility.prototype.highlight=function(a){var b=this;b.es.show(),setTimeout(function(){var c=b.es.$list.find("li.es-visible"),d=b.es.$list.find("li.selected").removeClass("selected"),e=c.index(d);if(c.length>0){var f=(c.length+a)%c.length,g=c.eq(f),h=g.position().top;g.addClass("selected"),f<e&&h<0&&b.es.$list.scrollTop(b.es.$list.scrollTop()+h),f>e&&h+g.outerHeight()>b.es.$list.outerHeight()&&b.es.$list.scrollTop(b.es.$list.scrollTop()+g.outerHeight()+2*(h-b.es.$list.outerHeight()))}})},EditableSelectUtility.prototype.setAttributes=function(b,c,d){a.each(c||{},function(a,c){b.attr(c.name,c.value)}),b.data(d)},EditableSelectUtility.prototype.trigger=function(a){var b=Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,1),c=[a+".editable-select"];c.push(b),this.es.$select.trigger.apply(this.es.$select,c),this.es.$input.trigger.apply(this.es.$input,c)},Plugin=function(b){var c=Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,1);return this.each(function(){var d=a(this),e=d.data("editable-select"),f=a.extend({},EditableSelect.DEFAULTS,d.data(),"object"==typeof b&&b);e||(e=new EditableSelect(this,f)),"string"==typeof b&&e[b].apply(e,c)})},a.fn.editableSelect=Plugin,a.fn.editableSelect.Constructor=EditableSelect}(jQuery);
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diff --git a/src/jquery-editable-select.js b/src/jquery-editable-select.js
index 5ac024a..55e12eb 100644
--- a/src/jquery-editable-select.js
+++ b/src/jquery-editable-select.js
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@
 	EditableSelectUtility.prototype.initialize = function () {
 		var that = this;
 		that.setAttributes(that.es.$input, that.es.$select[0].attributes, that.es.$select.data());
+		var placeholder = that.es.$select.data('placeholder');
+		if (placeholder) that.es.$input.attr('placeholder', placeholder);
 		that.es.$input.addClass('es-input').data('editable-select', that.es);
 		that.es.$select.find('option').each(function (i, option) {
 			var $option = $(option).remove();