diff --git a/Sources/UITextView+Placeholder.m b/Sources/UITextView+Placeholder.m
index ba0d97e..ea98b62 100644
--- a/Sources/UITextView+Placeholder.m
+++ b/Sources/UITextView+Placeholder.m
@@ -184,8 +184,10 @@ - (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath
 - (void)updatePlaceholderTextView {
     if (self.text.length) {
         [self.placeholderTextView removeFromSuperview];
+        self.accessibilityValue = self.text;
     } else {
         [self insertSubview:self.placeholderTextView atIndex:0];
+        self.accessibilityValue = self.placeholder;
     }
 
     if (self.needsUpdateFont) {