diff --git a/.changeset/smart-rockets-divide.md b/.changeset/smart-rockets-divide.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4bea0af2c0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smart-rockets-divide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@tiptap/core": patch
+"@tiptap/extension-placeholder": patch
+---
+
+This addresses an issue with `isNodeEmpty` function where it was also comparing node attributes and finding mismatches on actually empty nodes. This helps placeholders find empty content correctly
diff --git a/packages/core/src/Editor.ts b/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
index 8b621e7f2f9..cd04cafc224 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import { isFunction } from './utilities/isFunction.js'
 
 export * as extensions from './extensions/index.js'
 
+// @ts-ignore
 export interface TiptapEditorHTMLElement extends HTMLElement {
   editor?: Editor
 }
@@ -340,6 +341,7 @@ export class Editor extends EventEmitter<EditorEvents> {
 
     // Let’s store the editor instance in the DOM element.
     // So we’ll have access to it for tests.
+    // @ts-ignore
     const dom = this.view.dom as TiptapEditorHTMLElement
 
     dom.editor = this
diff --git a/packages/core/src/helpers/isNodeEmpty.ts b/packages/core/src/helpers/isNodeEmpty.ts
index a12511add0a..5d7a777d4e6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/helpers/isNodeEmpty.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/helpers/isNodeEmpty.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,41 @@
 import { Node as ProseMirrorNode } from '@tiptap/pm/model'
 
-export function isNodeEmpty(node: ProseMirrorNode): boolean {
-  const defaultContent = node.type.createAndFill(node.attrs)
+/**
+ * Returns true if the given node is empty.
+ * When `checkChildren` is true (default), it will also check if all children are empty.
+ */
+export function isNodeEmpty(
+  node: ProseMirrorNode,
+  { checkChildren }: { checkChildren: boolean } = { checkChildren: true },
+): boolean {
+  if (node.isText) {
+    return !node.text
+  }
+
+  if (node.content.childCount === 0) {
+    return true
+  }
 
-  if (!defaultContent) {
+  if (node.isLeaf) {
     return false
   }
 
-  return node.eq(defaultContent)
+  if (checkChildren) {
+    let hasSameContent = true
+
+    node.content.forEach(childNode => {
+      if (hasSameContent === false) {
+        // Exit early for perf
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (!isNodeEmpty(childNode)) {
+        hasSameContent = false
+      }
+    })
+
+    return hasSameContent
+  }
+
+  return false
 }
diff --git a/tests/cypress/integration/core/isNodeEmpty.spec.ts b/tests/cypress/integration/core/isNodeEmpty.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7db88996d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cypress/integration/core/isNodeEmpty.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+/// <reference types="cypress" />
+
+import { getSchema, isNodeEmpty } from '@tiptap/core'
+import Document from '@tiptap/extension-document'
+import Image from '@tiptap/extension-image'
+import StarterKit from '@tiptap/starter-kit'
+
+const schema = getSchema([StarterKit])
+const modifiedSchema = getSchema([StarterKit.configure({ document: false }), Document.extend({ content: 'heading block*' })])
+const imageSchema = getSchema([StarterKit.configure({ document: false }), Document.extend({ content: 'image block*' }), Image])
+
+describe('isNodeEmpty', () => {
+  describe('with default schema', () => {
+    it('should return false when text has content', () => {
+      const node = schema.nodeFromJSON({ type: 'text', text: 'Hello world!' })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node)).to.eq(false)
+    })
+
+    it('should return false when a paragraph has text', () => {
+      const node = schema.nodeFromJSON({
+        type: 'paragraph',
+        content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'Hello world!' }],
+      })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node)).to.eq(false)
+    })
+
+    it('should return true when a paragraph has no content', () => {
+      const node = schema.nodeFromJSON({
+        type: 'paragraph',
+        content: [],
+      })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node)).to.eq(true)
+    })
+
+    it('should return true when a paragraph has additional attrs & no content', () => {
+      const node = schema.nodeFromJSON({
+        type: 'paragraph',
+        content: [],
+        attrs: {
+          id: 'test',
+        },
+      })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node)).to.eq(true)
+    })
+
+    it('should return true when a paragraph has additional marks & no content', () => {
+      const node = schema.nodeFromJSON({
+        type: 'paragraph',
+        content: [],
+        attrs: {
+          id: 'test',
+        },
+        marks: [{ type: 'bold' }],
+      })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node)).to.eq(true)
+    })
+
+    it('should return false when a document has text', () => {
+      const node = schema.nodeFromJSON({
+        type: 'doc',
+        content: [
+          {
+            type: 'paragraph',
+            content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'Hello world!' }],
+          },
+        ],
+      })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node)).to.eq(false)
+    })
+    it('should return true when a document has an empty paragraph', () => {
+      const node = schema.nodeFromJSON({
+        type: 'doc',
+        content: [
+          {
+            type: 'paragraph',
+            content: [],
+          },
+        ],
+      })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node)).to.eq(true)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('with modified schema', () => {
+    it('should return false when a document has a filled heading', () => {
+      const node = modifiedSchema.nodeFromJSON({
+        type: 'doc',
+        content: [
+          {
+            type: 'heading',
+            content: [
+              { type: 'text', text: 'Hello world!' },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node)).to.eq(false)
+    })
+
+    it('should return false when a document has a filled paragraph', () => {
+      const node = modifiedSchema.nodeFromJSON({
+        type: 'doc',
+        content: [
+          { type: 'heading' },
+          {
+            type: 'paragraph',
+            content: [
+              { type: 'text', text: 'Hello world!' },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node)).to.eq(false)
+    })
+
+    it('should return true when a document has an empty heading', () => {
+      const node = modifiedSchema.nodeFromJSON({
+        type: 'doc',
+        content: [
+          { type: 'heading', content: [] },
+          { type: 'paragraph', content: [] },
+        ],
+      })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node)).to.eq(true)
+    })
+
+    it('should return true when a document has an empty heading with attrs', () => {
+      const node = modifiedSchema.nodeFromJSON({
+        type: 'doc',
+        content: [
+          { type: 'heading', content: [], attrs: { level: 2 } },
+        ],
+      })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node)).to.eq(true)
+    })
+
+    it('should return true when a document has an empty heading & paragraph', () => {
+      const node = modifiedSchema.nodeFromJSON({
+        type: 'doc',
+        content: [
+          { type: 'heading', content: [] },
+          { type: 'paragraph', content: [] },
+        ],
+      })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node)).to.eq(true)
+    })
+    it('should return true when a document has an empty heading & paragraph with attributes', () => {
+      const node = modifiedSchema.nodeFromJSON({
+        type: 'doc',
+        content: [
+          { type: 'heading', content: [], attrs: { id: 'test' } },
+          { type: 'paragraph', content: [], attrs: { id: 'test' } },
+        ],
+      })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node)).to.eq(true)
+    })
+
+    it('can handle an image node', () => {
+      const node = imageSchema.nodeFromJSON({
+        type: 'doc',
+        content: [
+          { type: 'image', attrs: { src: 'https://examples.com' } },
+          { type: 'heading', content: [] },
+        ],
+      })
+
+      expect(isNodeEmpty(node)).to.eq(true)
+    })
+  })
+})