diff --git a/projects/ngx-formentry/src/components/ngx-datetime-picker/ngx-datetime-picker.component.ts b/projects/ngx-formentry/src/components/ngx-datetime-picker/ngx-datetime-picker.component.ts
index 90816a00..aa0ccafb 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-formentry/src/components/ngx-datetime-picker/ngx-datetime-picker.component.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx-formentry/src/components/ngx-datetime-picker/ngx-datetime-picker.component.ts
@@ -53,4 +53,14 @@ export class NgxDatetimeComponent implements ControlValueAccessor {
     const currentDate: string = new Date().toString();
     this.onInput({ value: moment(currentDate).add(numberOfWeeks, 'weeks') });
   }
+
+  getPlaceholderValue(): string {
+    if (this.datePickerFormat === 'both') {
+      return 'dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm';
+    } else if (this.datePickerFormat === 'timer') {
+      return 'hh:mm';
+    } else {
+      return 'dd/mm/yyyy';
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/projects/ngx-formentry/src/components/ngx-datetime-picker/ngx-datetime-picker.html b/projects/ngx-formentry/src/components/ngx-datetime-picker/ngx-datetime-picker.html
index 59f7a595..85096f0e 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-formentry/src/components/ngx-datetime-picker/ngx-datetime-picker.html
+++ b/projects/ngx-formentry/src/components/ngx-datetime-picker/ngx-datetime-picker.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
           [value]="value"
           [owlDateTime]="dt1"
           [ofeOwlDateTimeTrigger]="dt1"
-          placeholder="mm/dd/yyyy"
+          placeholder="{{getPlaceholderValue()}}"
           data-date-picker-input
         />
         <svg