diff --git a/ionic/components/form/test/placeholder-text-input/main.html b/ionic/components/form/test/placeholder-text-input/main.html
index d801700e66..ec99eab2b9 100644
--- a/ionic/components/form/test/placeholder-text-input/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/form/test/placeholder-text-input/main.html
@@ -11,7 +11,17 @@
     </ion-input>
 
     <ion-input>
-      <input placeholder="Text Input Placeholder" value="Text input value" type="text">
+      <input placeholder="Text Input Placeholder" value="Text Input Value" type="text">
+    </ion-input>
+
+    <ion-input>
+      <icon name="ion-ios-telephone"></icon>
+      <input placeholder="Text Input Placeholder" type="text">
+    </ion-input>
+
+    <ion-input>
+    <icon name="ion-android-call"></icon>
+      <input placeholder="Text Input Placeholder" value="Text Input Value" type="text">
     </ion-input>
 
     <ion-input>
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/extensions/ios.scss b/ionic/components/item/extensions/ios.scss
index 4b6cb3a367..f915500513 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/extensions/ios.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/extensions/ios.scss
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ $item-ios-note-color:             #999 !default;
     }
   }
 
-  .text-input,
   .input-label,
   .item-content,
   .item-note {
@@ -54,6 +53,11 @@ $item-ios-note-color:             #999 !default;
     margin: $item-ios-padding-media-top $item-ios-padding-right $item-ios-padding-media-bottom $item-ios-padding-left;
   }
 
+  .text-input {
+    margin: $item-ios-padding-top $item-ios-padding-right $item-ios-padding-bottom $item-ios-padding-left;
+    padding: 0;
+  }
+
   .item-note {
     color: $item-ios-note-color;
   }
@@ -90,13 +94,6 @@ $item-ios-note-color:             #999 !default;
     max-height: $item-ios-thumbnail-size;
   }
 
-  .item-input {
-    &:before,
-    &:after {
-      left: 0;
-    }
-  }
-
 }
 
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item.scss b/ionic/components/item/item.scss
index 8b9e0bfa8e..a95e5cb77b 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/item.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item.scss
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ button.item.item {
   .item-content + icon,
   .item-media + .item-content,
   .item-content + .item-media,
-  .item-content + .item-content {
+  .item-content + .item-content,
+  icon + .input {
     margin-left: 0;
   }
 
diff --git a/ionic/util/mixins.scss b/ionic/util/mixins.scss
index d7268ed620..3fafad8f80 100644
--- a/ionic/util/mixins.scss
+++ b/ionic/util/mixins.scss
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 // Input Placeholder
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
-@mixin placeholder($color: #aaaaaa, $text-indent: 0) {
+@mixin placeholder($color: #999, $text-indent: 0) {
   &::-moz-placeholder { // Firefox 19+
     color: $color;
   }