diff --git a/Demo/GCPlaceholderTextViewDemo/GCPlaceholderTextViewDemoViewController.m b/Demo/GCPlaceholderTextViewDemo/GCPlaceholderTextViewDemoViewController.m
index 45b551a..3fca953 100644
--- a/Demo/GCPlaceholderTextViewDemo/GCPlaceholderTextViewDemoViewController.m
+++ b/Demo/GCPlaceholderTextViewDemo/GCPlaceholderTextViewDemoViewController.m
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ @implementation GCPlaceholderTextViewDemoViewController
 - (void)viewDidLoad {
     [super viewDidLoad];
     
+    self.textView.placeholderColor = [UIColor redColor];
     self.textView.placeholder = NSLocalizedString(@"This is a placeholder",);
 }
 
diff --git a/GCPlaceholderTextView/GCPlaceholderTextView.h b/GCPlaceholderTextView/GCPlaceholderTextView.h
index b1cf583..8377674 100644
--- a/GCPlaceholderTextView/GCPlaceholderTextView.h
+++ b/GCPlaceholderTextView/GCPlaceholderTextView.h
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 @interface GCPlaceholderTextView : UITextView 
 
 @property(nonatomic, retain) NSString *placeholder;
+@property (nonatomic, retain) UIColor *placeholderColor;
 
 @end
diff --git a/GCPlaceholderTextView/GCPlaceholderTextView.m b/GCPlaceholderTextView/GCPlaceholderTextView.m
index 9a3ea07..dad9812 100644
--- a/GCPlaceholderTextView/GCPlaceholderTextView.m
+++ b/GCPlaceholderTextView/GCPlaceholderTextView.m
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ @implementation GCPlaceholderTextView
 
 @synthesize realTextColor;
 @synthesize placeholder;
+@synthesize placeholderColor;
 
 #pragma mark -
 #pragma mark Initialisation
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ - (void)awakeFromNib {
     [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(endEditing:) name:UITextViewTextDidEndEditingNotification object:self];
     
     self.realTextColor = [UIColor blackColor];
+    self.placeholderColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor];
 }
 
 #pragma mark -
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ - (void) setText:(NSString *)text {
     }
     
     if ([text isEqualToString:self.placeholder]) {
-        self.textColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor];
+        self.textColor = self.placeholderColor;
     }
     else {
         self.textColor = self.realTextColor;
@@ -90,14 +92,17 @@ - (void) beginEditing:(NSNotification*) notification {
 - (void) endEditing:(NSNotification*) notification {
     if ([self.realText isEqualToString:@""] || self.realText == nil) {
         super.text = self.placeholder;
-        self.textColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor];
+        self.textColor = self.placeholderColor;
     }
 }
 
 - (void) setTextColor:(UIColor *)textColor {
     if ([self.realText isEqualToString:self.placeholder]) {
-        if ([textColor isEqual:[UIColor lightGrayColor]]) [super setTextColor:textColor];
-        else self.realTextColor = textColor;
+        if ([textColor isEqual:self.placeholderColor]){
+             [super setTextColor:textColor];
+        } else {
+            self.realTextColor = textColor;
+        }
     }
     else {
         self.realTextColor = textColor;