     @type String
   ###
   placeholder: Ember.computed ->
-    if get(@, 'parentView.content.length') then '' else get(@, 'parentView.placeholder')
+    if get(@, 'disabled') or get(@, 'parentView.content.length') then '' else get(@, 'parentView.placeholder')
   .property 'parentView.placeholder', 'parentView.content.length'
 
   ###

  @uses Emberella.FocusableMixin
  @uses Emberella.KeyboardControlMixin
###
Emberella.TagItemInput = Emberella.FlexibleTextField.extend Emberella.FocusableMixin, Emberella.KeyboardControlMixin,
  isTagItemInput: true

  ###

    @default ['emberella-tags-input']
  ###
  classNames: ['emberella-tags-input']
  classNameBindings: ['disabled']

  ###
    Binds the width and height styles to the properties of the same name.
