diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a600b32e..912c852b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+# 1.2.1
+
+Released on Friday, October 23 2026.
+
+- Fixed computed `display` not blockified for floats
+- Fixed computed `display` not blockified for absolutely positioned boxes
+- FIxed computed `display` not blockified for the root element
+- Added support for `::placeholder`
+
 # 1.2.0
 
 Released on Wednesday, October 21 2026.
diff --git a/src/AngleSharp.Css.Docs/package.json b/src/AngleSharp.Css.Docs/package.json
index cbb453cb..05b6fdd6 100644
--- a/src/AngleSharp.Css.Docs/package.json
+++ b/src/AngleSharp.Css.Docs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@anglesharp/css",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.2.1",
   "preview": true,
   "description": "The doclet for the AngleSharp.Css documentation.",
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/src/AngleSharp.Css.Tests/Styling/BlockificationAndPlaceholderTests.cs b/src/AngleSharp.Css.Tests/Styling/BlockificationAndPlaceholderTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..623f2b5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AngleSharp.Css.Tests/Styling/BlockificationAndPlaceholderTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+#nullable disable
+namespace AngleSharp.Css.Tests.Styling
+{
+    using AngleSharp.Css.Dom;
+    using AngleSharp.Css.Parser;
+    using AngleSharp.Css.RenderTree;
+    using AngleSharp.Dom;
+    using NUnit.Framework;
+    using System.Linq;
+    using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The computed `display` of a floated box, an absolutely positioned box and the root element
+    /// is blockified (CSS Display 3 §2.7), and `::placeholder` (CSS Pseudo-Elements 4 §4.3) is
+    /// styled from CSS. Found in a downstream renderer (AngleSharp.Renderer): a floated inline
+    /// computed as `inline` and caused unbounded recursion, and placeholder text could not be
+    /// styled from CSS.
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class BlockificationAndPlaceholderTests
+    {
+        private static async Task<IDocument> LoadAsync(string html)
+        {
+            var context = BrowsingContext.New(Configuration.Default.WithCss());
+            return await context.OpenAsync(req => req.Content(html));
+        }
+
+        [TestCase("float: left", "inline", "block")]
+        [TestCase("float: right", "inline-block", "block")]
+        [TestCase("float: left", "inline-flex", "flex")]
+        [TestCase("float: left", "inline-grid", "grid")]
+        [TestCase("float: left", "inline-table", "table")]
+        [TestCase("float: left", "inline list-item", "list-item")]
+        [TestCase("float: left", "table-cell", "block")]
+        [TestCase("float: left", "ruby", "block ruby")]
+        [TestCase("position: absolute", "inline", "block")]
+        [TestCase("position: fixed", "inline-flex", "flex")]
+        [TestCase("float: left", "none", "none")]
+        [TestCase("float: left", "contents", "contents")]
+        [TestCase("float: left", "flow-root", "flow-root")]
+        [TestCase("float: none", "inline", "inline")]
+        [TestCase("position: relative", "inline", "inline")]
+        public async Task FloatsAndAbsolutelyPositionedBoxesAreBlockified(string declaration, string display, string expected)
+        {
+            var document = await LoadAsync($"<span id=s style='{declaration}; display: {display}'>A</span>");
+            var element = document.GetElementById("s");
+
+            var computed = document.DefaultView.GetComputedStyle(element);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(expected, computed.GetDisplay());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task UnsetDisplayOfAFloatIsBlockified()
+        {
+            var document = await LoadAsync("<span id=s style='float: left'>A</span>");
+
+            var computed = document.DefaultView.GetComputedStyle(document.GetElementById("s"));
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("block", computed.GetDisplay());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task FloatedPseudoElementIsBlockified()
+        {
+            var document = await LoadAsync("<style>#s::before { content: 'x'; float: left }</style><span id=s>A</span>");
+
+            var computed = document.DefaultView.GetComputedStyle(document.GetElementById("s"), "::before");
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("block", computed.GetDisplay());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task RootElementIsBlockified()
+        {
+            var document = await LoadAsync("<style>html { display: inline }</style>");
+
+            var computed = document.DefaultView.GetComputedStyle(document.DocumentElement);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("block", computed.GetDisplay());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task RenderTreeCarriesTheBlockifiedDisplay()
+        {
+            var document = await LoadAsync("<span id=s style='float: left'>A</span>");
+
+            var tree = document.DefaultView.Render();
+            var node = Find(tree, document.GetElementById("s"));
+
+            Assert.IsNotNull(node);
+            Assert.AreEqual("block", node.ComputedStyle.GetDisplay());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task PlaceholderPseudoElementTakesAuthorRules()
+        {
+            var document = await LoadAsync("<style>#b::placeholder { color: rgb(1, 2, 3) }</style><input id=b placeholder=x>");
+
+            var computed = document.DefaultView.GetComputedStyle(document.GetElementById("b"), "::placeholder");
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("rgba(1, 2, 3, 1)", computed.GetColor());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task PlaceholderPseudoElementInheritsFromItsElement()
+        {
+            var document = await LoadAsync("<style>#b { font-size: 30px }</style><input id=b placeholder=x>");
+
+            var computed = document.DefaultView.GetComputedStyle(document.GetElementById("b"), "::placeholder");
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("30px", computed.GetFontSize());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task PlaceholderPseudoElementHasADefaultLook()
+        {
+            var document = await LoadAsync("<input id=b placeholder=x>");
+
+            var placeholder = document.DefaultView.GetComputedStyle(document.GetElementById("b"), "::placeholder");
+            var element = document.DefaultView.GetComputedStyle(document.GetElementById("b"));
+
+            Assert.AreNotEqual(element.GetColor(), placeholder.GetColor());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task PlaceholderPseudoElementOfATextareaTakesAuthorRules()
+        {
+            var document = await LoadAsync("<style>textarea::placeholder { color: rgb(1, 2, 3) }</style><textarea id=b placeholder=x></textarea>");
+
+            var computed = document.DefaultView.GetComputedStyle(document.GetElementById("b"), "::placeholder");
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("rgba(1, 2, 3, 1)", computed.GetColor());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task PlaceholderRulesDoNotApplyToTheElementItself()
+        {
+            var document = await LoadAsync("<style>#b::placeholder { color: rgb(1, 2, 3) }</style><input id=b placeholder=x>");
+
+            var computed = document.DefaultView.GetComputedStyle(document.GetElementById("b"));
+
+            Assert.AreNotEqual("rgba(1, 2, 3, 1)", computed.GetColor());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task PlaceholderPseudoElementDoesNotExistWithoutAPlaceholder()
+        {
+            var document = await LoadAsync("<input id=b><div id=d placeholder=x></div>");
+
+            Assert.IsNull(document.GetElementById("b").Pseudo("placeholder"));
+            Assert.IsNull(document.GetElementById("d").Pseudo("placeholder"));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void PlaceholderSelectorParses()
+        {
+            var parser = new CssParser();
+
+            var sheet = parser.ParseStyleSheet("input::placeholder { color: red }");
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, sheet.Rules.Length);
+            Assert.AreEqual("input::placeholder", ((ICssStyleRule)sheet.Rules[0]).SelectorText);
+        }
+
+        private static ElementRenderNode Find(IRenderNode node, INode target)
+        {
+            if (node.Ref == target)
+            {
+                return node as ElementRenderNode;
+            }
+
+            return node.Children.Select(child => Find(child, target)).FirstOrDefault(found => found is not null);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/AngleSharp.Css.Tests/Styling/Configuration.cs b/src/AngleSharp.Css.Tests/Styling/Configuration.cs
index 949238cb..75d297d2 100644
--- a/src/AngleSharp.Css.Tests/Styling/Configuration.cs
+++ b/src/AngleSharp.Css.Tests/Styling/Configuration.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public void ObtainDefaultSheet()
             // and the block margins / list padding.
             // 72, not 70: the UA stylesheet now also generates quotes for `q::before` and
             // `q::after`.
-            Assert.AreEqual(72, sheet.Rules.Length);
+            // 73, not 72: the UA stylesheet now also gives `::placeholder` its default look.
+            Assert.AreEqual(73, sheet.Rules.Length);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/AngleSharp.Css/CssConfigurationExtensions.cs b/src/AngleSharp.Css/CssConfigurationExtensions.cs
index da30661d..d6001743 100644
--- a/src/AngleSharp.Css/CssConfigurationExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/AngleSharp.Css/CssConfigurationExtensions.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ public static IConfiguration WithCss(this IConfiguration configuration, CssParse
                 configuration = configuration.WithOnly<IPseudoClassSelectorFactory>(new ForcingPseudoClassSelectorFactory(pseudoClassFactory));
             }
 
+            // Wraps whatever pseudo-element selector factory is registered so that pseudo-elements
+            // only supported with CSS (e.g. ::placeholder) are recognized as well.
+            var pseudoElementFactory = configuration.Services.OfType<IPseudoElementSelectorFactory>().FirstOrDefault();
+
+            if (pseudoElementFactory is not null && pseudoElementFactory is not CssPseudoElementSelectorFactory)
+            {
+                configuration = configuration.WithOnly<IPseudoElementSelectorFactory>(new CssPseudoElementSelectorFactory(pseudoElementFactory));
+            }
+
             return configuration
                 .WithOnly(Factory.Observer)
                 .WithOnly<IStylingService>(service);
diff --git a/src/AngleSharp.Css/CssDefaultStyleSheetProvider.cs b/src/AngleSharp.Css/CssDefaultStyleSheetProvider.cs
index 21609244..e45c0cd1 100644
--- a/src/AngleSharp.Css/CssDefaultStyleSheetProvider.cs
+++ b/src/AngleSharp.Css/CssDefaultStyleSheetProvider.cs
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ private static ICssStyleSheet Parse(String source)
 input[type=range] { border: none; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent }
 input[type=hidden] { display: none }
 textarea        { white-space: pre-wrap }
+::placeholder   { color: darkgray }
 big             { font-size: 1.17em }
 small, sub, sup { font-size: .83em }
 sub             { vertical-align: sub }
diff --git a/src/AngleSharp.Css/Dom/Internal/CssPseudoElementSelector.cs b/src/AngleSharp.Css/Dom/Internal/CssPseudoElementSelector.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..061af48c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AngleSharp.Css/Dom/Internal/CssPseudoElementSelector.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#nullable enable
+namespace AngleSharp.Css.Dom
+{
+    using AngleSharp.Dom;
+    using System;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Matches the pseudo-element with the given name, e.g. `::placeholder`.
+    /// </summary>
+    sealed class CssPseudoElementSelector : ISelector
+    {
+        private readonly String _name;
+
+        public CssPseudoElementSelector(String name)
+        {
+            _name = name;
+        }
+
+        public Priority Specificity => Priority.OneTag;
+
+        public String Text => PseudoElementNames.Separator + CssUtilities.Escape(_name);
+
+        public void Accept(ISelectorVisitor visitor) => visitor.PseudoElement(_name);
+
+        public Boolean Match(IElement element, IElement? scope) => element.IsPseudo(_name);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/AngleSharp.Css/Extensions/CssOmExtensions.cs b/src/AngleSharp.Css/Extensions/CssOmExtensions.cs
index 3ccbc7a1..13815279 100644
--- a/src/AngleSharp.Css/Extensions/CssOmExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/AngleSharp.Css/Extensions/CssOmExtensions.cs
@@ -162,5 +162,95 @@ internal static CssStyleDeclaration PrepareComputedDeclarations(this ICssStyleDe
             declarations.UpdateDeclarations(parent);
             return declarations;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Blockifies the computed display of a floated box, an absolutely positioned box
+        /// and the root element, see CSS Display 3 §2.7 and CSS 2.1 §9.7.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="style">The computed style of the element.</param>
+        /// <param name="element">The element the style was computed for.</param>
+        /// <returns>The computed style, adjusted if needed.</returns>
+        internal static ICssStyleDeclaration Blockify(this ICssStyleDeclaration style, IElement element)
+        {
+            if (style is CssStyleDeclaration declarations && IsBlockified(declarations, element))
+            {
+                var current = declarations.GetProperty(PropertyNames.Display);
+                var value = Blockify(current?.RawValue);
+
+                if (value is not null)
+                {
+                    var info = element.Owner.Context.GetDeclarationInfo(PropertyNames.Display);
+
+                    if (current is not null)
+                    {
+                        declarations.RemoveProperty(current);
+                    }
+
+                    declarations.AddProperty(new CssProperty(PropertyNames.Display, info.Converter, info.Flags, value, current?.IsImportant ?? false));
+                }
+            }
+
+            return style;
+        }
+
+        private static Boolean IsBlockified(CssStyleDeclaration style, IElement element)
+        {
+            if (element is not IPseudoElement && element.Owner?.DocumentElement == element)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            var floating = style.GetPropertyValue(PropertyNames.Float);
+            var position = style.GetPropertyValue(PropertyNames.Position);
+            return (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(floating) && !floating.Isi(CssKeywords.None)) ||
+                position.Isi(CssKeywords.Absolute) || position.Isi(CssKeywords.Fixed);
+        }
+
+        private static ICssValue Blockify(ICssValue display)
+        {
+            // A missing display property computes to its initial value, i.e., inline.
+            if (display is null)
+            {
+                return CreateDisplay(CssKeywords.Block, DisplayMode.Block);
+            }
+            else if (display is CssConstantValue<DisplayMode> mode)
+            {
+                return Blockify(mode);
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        private static ICssValue Blockify(CssConstantValue<DisplayMode> mode)
+        {
+            switch (mode.Value)
+            {
+                case DisplayMode.Inline:
+                case DisplayMode.InlineBlock:
+                case DisplayMode.TableCaption:
+                case DisplayMode.TableCell:
+                case DisplayMode.TableColumn:
+                case DisplayMode.TableColumnGroup:
+                case DisplayMode.TableFooterGroup:
+                case DisplayMode.TableHeaderGroup:
+                case DisplayMode.TableRow:
+                case DisplayMode.TableRowGroup:
+                    return CreateDisplay(CssKeywords.Block, DisplayMode.Block);
+                case DisplayMode.InlineTable:
+                    return CreateDisplay(CssKeywords.Table, DisplayMode.Table);
+                case DisplayMode.InlineFlex:
+                    return CreateDisplay(CssKeywords.Flex, DisplayMode.Flex);
+                case DisplayMode.InlineGrid:
+                    return CreateDisplay(CssKeywords.Grid, DisplayMode.Grid);
+                case DisplayMode.ListItem when mode.CssText.StartsWith(CssKeywords.Inline + " ", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase):
+                    return CreateDisplay(mode.CssText.Substring(CssKeywords.Inline.Length + 1), DisplayMode.ListItem);
+                case DisplayMode.Ruby when mode.CssText.Isi(CssKeywords.Ruby):
+                    return CreateDisplay(String.Concat(CssKeywords.Block, " ", CssKeywords.Ruby), DisplayMode.Ruby);
+                default:
+                    return null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static ICssValue CreateDisplay(String keyword, DisplayMode mode) => new CssConstantValue<DisplayMode>(keyword, mode);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/AngleSharp.Css/Extensions/StyleCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/AngleSharp.Css/Extensions/StyleCollectionExtensions.cs
index 2660be07..90b4c4d7 100644
--- a/src/AngleSharp.Css/Extensions/StyleCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/AngleSharp.Css/Extensions/StyleCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -99,9 +99,10 @@ private static ICssStyleDeclaration GetComputedDeclarations(IStyleCollection sty
 
             while (nodes.Count > 0)
             {
-                var explicitStyle = styles.ComputeExplicitStyle(nodes.Pop());
+                var node = nodes.Pop();
+                var explicitStyle = styles.ComputeExplicitStyle(node);
                 var context = new CssComputeContext(styles.Device, ctx, explicitStyle, parent);
-                parent = explicitStyle.PrepareComputedDeclarations(parent!, context).Compute(context);
+                parent = explicitStyle.PrepareComputedDeclarations(parent!, context).Compute(context).Blockify(node);
             }
 
             return parent!;
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ internal static ICssStyleDeclaration ComputeDeclarationsWithParent(this IStyleCo
             var ctx = element.Owner?.Context;
             var explicitStyle = styles.ComputeExplicitStyle(element);
             var context = new CssComputeContext(styles.Device, ctx, explicitStyle, parentComputedStyle);
-            return explicitStyle.PrepareComputedDeclarations(parentComputedStyle, context).Compute(context);
+            return explicitStyle.PrepareComputedDeclarations(parentComputedStyle, context).Compute(context).Blockify(element);
         }
 
         #endregion
diff --git a/src/AngleSharp.Css/Factories/CssPseudoElementSelectorFactory.cs b/src/AngleSharp.Css/Factories/CssPseudoElementSelectorFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b96e990a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AngleSharp.Css/Factories/CssPseudoElementSelectorFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#nullable disable
+namespace AngleSharp.Css
+{
+    using AngleSharp.Css.Dom;
+    using System;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Decorates another pseudo-element selector factory with the pseudo-elements
+    /// that are supported by AngleSharp.Css, but not recognized by the decorated one.
+    /// </summary>
+    sealed class CssPseudoElementSelectorFactory : IPseudoElementSelectorFactory
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The name of the `::placeholder` pseudo-element (CSS Pseudo-Elements 4 §4.3).
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly String Placeholder = "placeholder";
+
+        private static readonly ISelector PlaceholderSelector = new CssPseudoElementSelector(Placeholder);
+
+        private readonly IPseudoElementSelectorFactory _inner;
+
+        public CssPseudoElementSelectorFactory(IPseudoElementSelectorFactory inner)
+        {
+            _inner = inner;
+        }
+
+        public ISelector Create(String name)
+        {
+            var selector = _inner.Create(name);
+
+            if (selector is null && name.Equals(Placeholder, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return PlaceholderSelector;
+            }
+
+            return selector;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/AngleSharp.Css/Factories/DefaultPseudoElementFactory.cs b/src/AngleSharp.Css/Factories/DefaultPseudoElementFactory.cs
index 54a760b0..93d63253 100644
--- a/src/AngleSharp.Css/Factories/DefaultPseudoElementFactory.cs
+++ b/src/AngleSharp.Css/Factories/DefaultPseudoElementFactory.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ namespace AngleSharp.Css
 {
     using AngleSharp.Css.Dom;
     using AngleSharp.Dom;
+    using AngleSharp.Html.Dom;
     using System;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
 
@@ -23,8 +24,20 @@ public class DefaultPseudoElementFactory : IPseudoElementFactory
             { PseudoElementNames.Before, element => new PseudoElement(element, PseudoElementNames.Before) },
             { PseudoElementNames.After, element => new PseudoElement(element, PseudoElementNames.After) },
             { PseudoElementNames.Slotted, element => new PseudoElement(element, PseudoElementNames.Slotted) },
+            { CssPseudoElementSelectorFactory.Placeholder, CreatePlaceholder },
         };
 
+        private static IPseudoElement CreatePlaceholder(IElement host)
+        {
+            // Only an input or a textarea with placeholder text has a placeholder.
+            if ((host is IHtmlInputElement || host is IHtmlTextAreaElement) && host.HasAttribute(AttributeNames.Placeholder))
+            {
+                return new PseudoElement(host, CssPseudoElementSelectorFactory.Placeholder);
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Registers a new creator for the specified pseudo type.
         /// Throws an exception if another creator for the given
diff --git a/src/AngleSharp.Css/RenderTree/RenderTreeBuilder.cs b/src/AngleSharp.Css/RenderTree/RenderTreeBuilder.cs
index f42f1540..3dc307ff 100644
--- a/src/AngleSharp.Css/RenderTree/RenderTreeBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/AngleSharp.Css/RenderTree/RenderTreeBuilder.cs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ private ElementRenderNode RenderElement(
             }
 
             var computeContext = new CssComputeContext(collection.Device, _context, explicitStyle, parentComputedStyle);
-            var computedStyle = explicitStyle.PrepareComputedDeclarations(parentComputedStyle!, computeContext).Compute(computeContext);
+            var computedStyle = explicitStyle.PrepareComputedDeclarations(parentComputedStyle!, computeContext).Compute(computeContext).Blockify(element);
             var children = new List<IRenderNode>();
             var node = new ElementRenderNode(element, parent, children, specifiedStyle, computedStyle);
 
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 627d54f6..c4e1a6fd 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>Extends the CSSOM from the core AngleSharp library.</Description>
     <Product>AngleSharp.Css</Product>
-    <Version>1.2.0</Version>
+    <Version>1.2.1</Version>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>