diff --git a/src/main/config/component/watermark.xml b/src/main/config/component/watermark.xml
index d9ecaca..e54a7da 100755
--- a/src/main/config/component/watermark.xml
+++ b/src/main/config/component/watermark.xml
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
         <taghandler generate="true">
             <classname>org.richfaces.taglib.WatermarkTagHandler</classname>
             <superclass>com.sun.facelets.tag.jsf.ComponentHandler</superclass>
-        </taghandler> &ui_output_attributes;
+        </taghandler>
+        &ui_output_attributes;
         <property>
-            <name>for</name>
+            <name>styleClass</name>
             <classname>java.lang.String</classname>
-            <description>
-                Id of component that should be focused
+            <description>Assigns one or more CSS class names to the component. Corresponds to the HTML &quot;class&quot;
+                attribute.
             </description>
-            <defaultvalue>""</defaultvalue>
         </property>
     </component>
 </components>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/richfaces/component/UIWatermark.java b/src/main/java/org/richfaces/component/UIWatermark.java
index 0b22c87..566e172 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/richfaces/component/UIWatermark.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/richfaces/component/UIWatermark.java
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ public abstract class UIWatermark extends UIOutput {
     public static final String COMPONENT_TYPE = "org.richfaces.Watermark";
     public static final String COMPONENT_FAMILY = "org.richfaces.Watermark";
 
-    public abstract String getFor();
+    public abstract String getStyleClass();
 
-    public abstract void setFor(String value);
+    public abstract void setStyleClass(String styleClass);
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/org/richfaces/renderkit/html/scripts/richfaces.watermark.js b/src/main/resources/org/richfaces/renderkit/html/scripts/richfaces.watermark.js
index 383a9da..35f2722 100755
--- a/src/main/resources/org/richfaces/renderkit/html/scripts/richfaces.watermark.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/org/richfaces/renderkit/html/scripts/richfaces.watermark.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 if (window.RichFaces == null) {
     window.RichFaces = {};
 }
-RichFaces.Watermark = function(targetId, text) {
+RichFaces.Watermark = function(targetId, text, options) {
     jQuery(function() {
-        jQuery(document.getElementById(targetId)).watermark(text);
+        jQuery(document.getElementById(targetId)).watermark(text, options);
     });
 };
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diff --git a/src/main/templates/htmlWatermark.jspx b/src/main/templates/htmlWatermark.jspx
index 5057422..7b679a7 100755
--- a/src/main/templates/htmlWatermark.jspx
+++ b/src/main/templates/htmlWatermark.jspx
@@ -19,27 +19,12 @@
 
     <jsp:scriptlet>
         <![CDATA[
-        String sid = (String) component.getAttributes().get("for");
-        String target;
-        if (sid != null && ! "".equals(sid)) {
-            try {
-                UIComponent forcomp = getUtils().findComponentFor((UIComponent)component,sid);
-                if (forcomp != null) {
-                        target = forcomp.getClientId(context);
-                } else {
-                    target = sid;
-                }
-             }catch(IllegalArgumentException e) {
-                target = sid;
-             }
-        } else {
-            target = component.getParent().getClientId(context);
-        }
+        String target = getUtils().clientId(context,component.getParent());
         variables.setVariable("for",target);
         ]]>
     </jsp:scriptlet>
 
     <script type="text/javascript" id="#{clientId}">
-        RichFaces.Watermark('#{for}', '#{component.attributes["value"]}');
+        RichFaces.Watermark('#{for}', '#{component.attributes["value"]}', {className:'#{component.attributes["styleClass"]}'});
     </script>
 </f:root>
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