**Do you want to request a _feature_ or report a _bug_?**
Bug

**What is the current behavior?**
When you create a textarea with value and placeholder set and click into it using IE11 the value is reset to empty string.

**If the current behavior is a bug, please provide the steps to reproduce and if possible a minimal demo of the problem via https://jsfiddle.net or similar.**
https://jsfiddle.net/xu26gt71/2/

**What is the expected behavior?**
The value of the textarea stays the same and the cursor is placed at the clicked position.

**Which versions of React, and which browser / OS are affected by this issue? Did this work in previous versions of React?**
- React 15.0.1
- IE 11
- Windows 8
- It did work in earlier versions

false,
            'Use the `defaultValue` or `value` props instead of setting ' +
            'children on <textarea>.'
          );
        }
        invariant(
          defaultValue == null,
          'If you supply `defaultValue` on a <textarea>, do not pass children.'
        );
        if (Array.isArray(children)) {
          invariant(
            children.length <= 1,
            '<textarea> can only have at most one child.'
          );
          children = children[0];
        }
        defaultValue = '' + children;
      }
      if (defaultValue == null) {
        defaultValue = '';
      }
      initialValue = defaultValue;
    }
    inst._wrapperState = {
      initialValue: '' + initialValue,
      listeners: null,
      onChange: _handleChange.bind(inst),
    };
  },
  updateWrapper: function(inst) {