diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5fa886a2d13..31601ff04c6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ## [`master`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/master)
+  
+**Bug fixes**
 
-No public interface changes since `27.3.0`.
+- Fixed bug in all input fields placeholders in Safari that weren't vertically centered ([#3809](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/3809))
 
 ## [`27.3.0`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/v27.3.0)
 
diff --git a/src/global_styling/mixins/_form.scss b/src/global_styling/mixins/_form.scss
index d730f9a4f65..4a9cc4cf0d3 100644
--- a/src/global_styling/mixins/_form.scss
+++ b/src/global_styling/mixins/_form.scss
@@ -68,9 +68,12 @@
 @mixin euiFormControlText {
   @include euiFont;
   font-size: $euiFontSizeS;
-  line-height: 1em; // fixes text alignment in IE
   color: $euiTextColor;
 
+  @include internetExplorerOnly {
+    line-height: 1em; // fixes text alignment in IE
+  }
+
   // sass-lint:disable-block mixins-before-declarations
   @include euiPlaceholderPerBrowser {
     color: $euiColorDarkShade;