diff --git a/Packages/ComposeUI/Sources/ComposeUI/Views/MainTextView.swift b/Packages/ComposeUI/Sources/ComposeUI/Views/MainTextView.swift
index df47f4ff..2070e2df 100644
--- a/Packages/ComposeUI/Sources/ComposeUI/Views/MainTextView.swift
+++ b/Packages/ComposeUI/Sources/ComposeUI/Views/MainTextView.swift
@@ -23,19 +23,33 @@ struct MainTextView: View {
         controller.config
     }
     
+    private var placeholderOffset: CGSize {
+        #if os(visionOS)
+        CGSize(width: 8, height: 8)
+        #else
+        CGSize(width: 4, height: 8)
+        #endif
+    }
+    
     var body: some View {
         ZStack(alignment: .topLeading) {
-            colorScheme == .dark ? config.fillColor : Color(uiColor: .secondarySystemBackground)
+            MainWrappedTextViewRepresentable(
+                text: $draft.text,
+                backgroundColor: colorScheme == .dark ? UIColor(config.fillColor) : .secondarySystemBackground,
+                becomeFirstResponder: $controller.mainComposeTextViewBecomeFirstResponder,
+                updateSelection: $updateSelection,
+                textDidChange: textDidChange
+            )
             
             if draft.text.isEmpty {
                 ControllerView(controller: { PlaceholderController() })
                     .font(.system(size: fontSize))
                     .foregroundColor(.secondary)
-                    .offset(x: 4, y: 8)
+                    .offset(placeholderOffset)
                     .accessibilityHidden(true)
+                    .allowsHitTesting(false)
             }
             
-            MainWrappedTextViewRepresentable(text: $draft.text, becomeFirstResponder: $controller.mainComposeTextViewBecomeFirstResponder, updateSelection: $updateSelection, textDidChange: textDidChange)
         }
         .frame(height: effectiveHeight)
         .onAppear(perform: becomeFirstResponderOnFirstAppearance)
@@ -62,6 +76,7 @@ fileprivate struct MainWrappedTextViewRepresentable: UIViewRepresentable {
     typealias UIViewType = UITextView
     
     @Binding var text: String
+    let backgroundColor: UIColor
     @Binding var becomeFirstResponder: Bool
     @Binding var updateSelection: ((UITextView) -> Void)?
     let textDidChange: (UITextView) -> Void
@@ -74,10 +89,16 @@ fileprivate struct MainWrappedTextViewRepresentable: UIViewRepresentable {
         context.coordinator.textView = textView
         textView.delegate = context.coordinator
         textView.isEditable = true
-        textView.backgroundColor = .clear
         textView.font = UIFontMetrics.default.scaledFont(for: .systemFont(ofSize: 20))
         textView.adjustsFontForContentSizeCategory = true
         textView.textContainer.lineBreakMode = .byWordWrapping
+        
+        #if os(visionOS)
+        textView.borderStyle = .roundedRect
+        // yes, the X inset is 4 less than the placeholder offset
+        textView.textContainerInset = UIEdgeInsets(top: 8, left: 4, bottom: 8, right: 4)
+        #endif
+        
         return textView
     }
     
@@ -90,6 +111,8 @@ fileprivate struct MainWrappedTextViewRepresentable: UIViewRepresentable {
         uiView.isEditable = isEnabled
         uiView.keyboardType = controller.config.useTwitterKeyboard ? .twitter : .default
         
+        uiView.backgroundColor = backgroundColor
+        
         context.coordinator.text = $text
         
         if let updateSelection {