diff --git a/web/core/components/editor/sticky-editor/color-palette.tsx b/web/core/components/editor/sticky-editor/color-palette.tsx
index f6586121afc..a4fe05b7779 100644
--- a/web/core/components/editor/sticky-editor/color-palette.tsx
+++ b/web/core/components/editor/sticky-editor/color-palette.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const STICKY_COLORS_LIST: {
   {
     key: "gray",
     label: "Gray",
-    backgroundColor: "var(--editor-colors-gray-background)",
+    backgroundColor: "rgba(var(--color-background-90))",
   },
   {
     key: "peach",
diff --git a/web/core/components/editor/sticky-editor/editor.tsx b/web/core/components/editor/sticky-editor/editor.tsx
index 376a317c8c6..d31090b516e 100644
--- a/web/core/components/editor/sticky-editor/editor.tsx
+++ b/web/core/components/editor/sticky-editor/editor.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ export const StickyEditor = React.forwardRef<EditorRefApi, StickyEditorWrapperPr
     showToolbarInitially = true,
     showToolbar = true,
     parentClassName = "",
-    placeholder = "Add comment...",
     uploadFile,
     ...rest
   } = props;
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ export const StickyEditor = React.forwardRef<EditorRefApi, StickyEditorWrapperPr
         mentionHandler={{
           renderComponent: () => <></>,
         }}
-        placeholder={placeholder}
         containerClassName={cn(containerClassName, "relative")}
         {...rest}
       />
diff --git a/web/core/components/stickies/sticky/inputs.tsx b/web/core/components/stickies/sticky/inputs.tsx
index e56f6927e04..b3a81cd6cc2 100644
--- a/web/core/components/stickies/sticky/inputs.tsx
+++ b/web/core/components/stickies/sticky/inputs.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { Controller, useForm } from "react-hook-form";
 import { EditorRefApi } from "@plane/editor";
 // plane types
 import { TSticky } from "@plane/types";
+// plane utils
+import { isCommentEmpty } from "@plane/utils";
 // hooks
 import { useWorkspace } from "@/hooks/store";
 // components
@@ -67,7 +69,11 @@ export const StickyInput = (props: TProps) => {
               onChange(description_html);
               handleSubmit(handleFormSubmit)();
             }}
-            placeholder="Click to type here"
+            placeholder={(_, value) => {
+              const isContentEmpty = isCommentEmpty(value);
+              if (!isContentEmpty) return "";
+              return "Click to type here";
+            }}
             containerClassName="px-0 text-base min-h-[250px] w-full"
             uploadFile={async () => ""}
             showToolbar={showToolbar}