diff --git a/.changeset/wet-terms-fetch.md b/.changeset/wet-terms-fetch.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..899f3200f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wet-terms-fetch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@tiptap/extension-placeholder": patch
+---
+
+add back `considerAsAny` type but mark it deprecated
diff --git a/packages/extension-placeholder/src/placeholder.ts b/packages/extension-placeholder/src/placeholder.ts
index ad0fb8638..08427a257 100644
--- a/packages/extension-placeholder/src/placeholder.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-placeholder/src/placeholder.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ export interface PlaceholderOptions {
       }) => string)
     | string
 
+  /**
+   * See https://github.com/ueberdosis/tiptap/pull/5278 for more information.
+   * @deprecated This option is no longer respected and this type will be removed in the next major version.
+   */
+  considerAnyAsEmpty?: boolean
+
   /**
    * **Checks if the placeholder should be only shown when the editor is editable.**
    *