diff --git a/packages/components/src/placeholder/README.md b/packages/components/src/placeholder/README.md
index bc59b593b463a..f260ab15378f0 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/placeholder/README.md
+++ b/packages/components/src/placeholder/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Changes placeholder children layout from flex-row to flex-column.
 
 Title of the placeholder.
 
--   Required: Yes
+-   Required: No
 
 ### `notices`: `ReactNode`
 
diff --git a/packages/components/src/placeholder/test/index.js b/packages/components/src/placeholder/test/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e2a6090764cb2..0000000000000
--- a/packages/components/src/placeholder/test/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,163 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
-
-/**
- * WordPress dependencies
- */
-import { more } from '@wordpress/icons';
-import { useResizeObserver } from '@wordpress/compose';
-
-/**
- * Internal dependencies
- */
-import Placeholder from '../';
-
-jest.mock( '@wordpress/compose', () => {
-	return {
-		...jest.requireActual( '@wordpress/compose' ),
-		useResizeObserver: jest.fn( () => [] ),
-	};
-} );
-
-describe( 'Placeholder', () => {
-	beforeEach( () => {
-		useResizeObserver.mockReturnValue( [
-			<div key="1" />,
-			{ width: 320 },
-		] );
-	} );
-
-	describe( 'basic rendering', () => {
-		it( 'should by default render label section and fieldset.', () => {
-			const placeholder = shallow( <Placeholder /> );
-			const placeholderLabel = placeholder.find(
-				'.components-placeholder__label'
-			);
-			const placeholderInstructions = placeholder.find(
-				'.components-placeholder__instructions'
-			);
-			const placeholderFieldset = placeholder.find(
-				'.components-placeholder__fieldset'
-			);
-
-			expect( placeholder.hasClass( 'components-placeholder' ) ).toBe(
-				true
-			);
-			// Test for empty label.
-			expect( placeholderLabel.exists() ).toBe( true );
-			expect( placeholderLabel.find( 'Dashicon' ).exists() ).toBe(
-				false
-			);
-			// Test for non existant instructions.
-			expect( placeholderInstructions.exists() ).toBe( false );
-			// Test for empty fieldset.
-			expect( placeholderFieldset.exists() ).toBe( true );
-		} );
-
-		it( 'should render an Icon in the label section', () => {
-			const placeholder = shallow( <Placeholder icon={ more } /> );
-			const placeholderLabel = placeholder.find(
-				'.components-placeholder__label'
-			);
-
-			expect( placeholderLabel.exists() ).toBe( true );
-			expect( placeholderLabel.find( 'Icon' ).exists() ).toBe( true );
-		} );
-
-		it( 'should render a label section', () => {
-			const label = 'WordPress';
-			const placeholder = shallow( <Placeholder label={ label } /> );
-			const placeholderLabel = placeholder.find(
-				'.components-placeholder__label'
-			);
-			const child = placeholderLabel.childAt( 1 );
-
-			expect( child.text() ).toBe( label );
-		} );
-
-		it( 'should display an instructions element', () => {
-			const element = <div>Instructions</div>;
-			const placeholder = shallow(
-				<Placeholder instructions={ element } />
-			);
-			const placeholderInstructions = placeholder.find(
-				'.components-placeholder__instructions'
-			);
-			const child = placeholderInstructions.childAt( 0 );
-
-			expect( placeholderInstructions.exists() ).toBe( true );
-			expect( child.matchesElement( element ) ).toBe( true );
-		} );
-
-		it( 'should display a fieldset from the children property', () => {
-			const element = <div>Fieldset</div>;
-			const placeholder = shallow( <Placeholder children={ element } /> );
-			const placeholderFieldset = placeholder.find(
-				'fieldset.components-placeholder__fieldset'
-			);
-			const child = placeholderFieldset.childAt( 0 );
-
-			expect( placeholderFieldset.exists() ).toBe( true );
-			expect( child.matchesElement( element ) ).toBe( true );
-		} );
-
-		it( 'should display a legend if instructions are passed', () => {
-			const element = <div>Fieldset</div>;
-			const instructions = 'Choose an option.';
-			const placeholder = shallow(
-				<Placeholder
-					children={ element }
-					instructions={ instructions }
-				/>
-			);
-			const placeholderLegend = placeholder.find(
-				'legend.components-placeholder__instructions'
-			);
-
-			expect( placeholderLegend.exists() ).toBe( true );
-			expect( placeholderLegend.text() ).toEqual( instructions );
-		} );
-
-		it( 'should add an additional className to the top container', () => {
-			const placeholder = shallow(
-				<Placeholder className="wp-placeholder" />
-			);
-			expect( placeholder.hasClass( 'wp-placeholder' ) ).toBe( true );
-		} );
-
-		it( 'should add additional props to the top level container', () => {
-			const placeholder = shallow( <Placeholder test="test" /> );
-			expect( placeholder.prop( 'test' ) ).toBe( 'test' );
-		} );
-	} );
-
-	describe( 'resize aware', () => {
-		it( 'should not assign modifier class in first-pass `null` width from `useResizeObserver`', () => {
-			useResizeObserver.mockReturnValue( [
-				<div key="1" />,
-				{ width: 480 },
-			] );
-
-			const placeholder = shallow( <Placeholder /> );
-
-			expect( placeholder.hasClass( 'is-large' ) ).toBe( true );
-			expect( placeholder.hasClass( 'is-medium' ) ).toBe( false );
-			expect( placeholder.hasClass( 'is-small' ) ).toBe( false );
-		} );
-
-		it( 'should assign modifier class', () => {
-			useResizeObserver.mockReturnValue( [
-				<div key="1" />,
-				{ width: null },
-			] );
-
-			const placeholder = shallow( <Placeholder /> );
-
-			expect( placeholder.hasClass( 'is-large' ) ).toBe( false );
-			expect( placeholder.hasClass( 'is-medium' ) ).toBe( false );
-			expect( placeholder.hasClass( 'is-small' ) ).toBe( false );
-		} );
-	} );
-} );
diff --git a/packages/components/src/placeholder/test/index.tsx b/packages/components/src/placeholder/test/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9e47d4d016a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/components/src/placeholder/test/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+/**
+ * External dependencies
+ */
+import { render, screen, within } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { useResizeObserver } from '@wordpress/compose';
+import { SVG, Path } from '@wordpress/primitives';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import BasePlaceholder from '../';
+import type { WordPressComponentProps } from '../../ui/context';
+import type { PlaceholderProps } from '../types';
+
+jest.mock( '@wordpress/compose', () => {
+	return {
+		...jest.requireActual( '@wordpress/compose' ),
+		useResizeObserver: jest.fn( () => [] ),
+	};
+} );
+
+/**
+ * Test icon that can be queried by `getByTestId`
+ */
+const testIcon = (
+	<SVG data-testid="icon">
+		<Path />
+	</SVG>
+);
+
+const Placeholder = (
+	props: Omit<
+		WordPressComponentProps< PlaceholderProps< unknown >, 'div', false >,
+		'ref'
+	>
+) => <BasePlaceholder data-testid="placeholder" { ...props } />;
+
+const getPlaceholder = () => screen.getByTestId( 'placeholder' );
+
+describe( 'Placeholder', () => {
+	beforeEach( () => {
+		// @ts-ignore
+		useResizeObserver.mockReturnValue( [
+			<div key="1" />,
+			{ width: 320 },
+		] );
+	} );
+
+	describe( 'basic rendering', () => {
+		it( 'should by default render label section and fieldset.', () => {
+			render( <Placeholder /> );
+			const placeholder = getPlaceholder();
+
+			expect( placeholder ).toHaveClass( 'components-placeholder' );
+
+			// Test for empty label. When the label is empty, the only way to
+			// query the div is with `querySelector`.
+			const label = placeholder.querySelector(
+				'.components-placeholder__label'
+			);
+			expect( label ).toBeInTheDocument();
+			expect( label ).toBeEmptyDOMElement();
+
+			// Test for non existent instructions. When the instructions is
+			// empty, the only way to query the div is with `querySelector`.
+			const placeholderInstructions = placeholder.querySelector(
+				'.components-placeholder__instructions'
+			);
+			expect( placeholderInstructions ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+			// Test for empty fieldset.
+			const placeholderFieldset =
+				within( placeholder ).getByRole( 'group' );
+			expect( placeholderFieldset ).toBeInTheDocument();
+			expect( placeholderFieldset ).toBeEmptyDOMElement();
+		} );
+
+		it( 'should render an Icon in the label section', () => {
+			render( <Placeholder icon={ testIcon } /> );
+
+			const placeholder = getPlaceholder();
+			const icon = within( placeholder ).getByTestId( 'icon' );
+			expect( icon.parentNode ).toHaveClass(
+				'components-placeholder__label'
+			);
+			expect( icon ).toBeInTheDocument();
+		} );
+
+		it( 'should render a label section', () => {
+			const label = 'WordPress';
+			render( <Placeholder label={ label } /> );
+			const placeholderLabel = screen.getByText( label );
+
+			expect( placeholderLabel ).toHaveClass(
+				'components-placeholder__label'
+			);
+			expect( placeholderLabel ).toBeInTheDocument();
+		} );
+
+		it( 'should display a fieldset from the children property', () => {
+			const content = 'Fieldset';
+			render( <Placeholder>{ content }</Placeholder> );
+			const placeholderFieldset = screen.getByRole( 'group' );
+
+			expect( placeholderFieldset ).toBeInTheDocument();
+			expect( placeholderFieldset ).toHaveTextContent( content );
+		} );
+
+		it( 'should display a legend if instructions are passed', () => {
+			const instructions = 'Choose an option.';
+			render(
+				<Placeholder instructions={ instructions }>
+					<div>Fieldset</div>
+				</Placeholder>
+			);
+			const captionedFieldset = screen.getByRole( 'group', {
+				name: instructions,
+			} );
+
+			expect( captionedFieldset ).toBeInTheDocument();
+		} );
+
+		it( 'should add an additional className to the top container', () => {
+			render( <Placeholder className="wp-placeholder" /> );
+			const placeholder = getPlaceholder();
+
+			expect( placeholder ).toHaveClass( 'components-placeholder' );
+			expect( placeholder ).toHaveClass( 'wp-placeholder' );
+		} );
+
+		it( 'should add additional props to the top level container', () => {
+			render( <Placeholder data-test="test" /> );
+			const placeholder = getPlaceholder();
+
+			expect( placeholder ).toHaveAttribute( 'data-test', 'test' );
+		} );
+	} );
+
+	describe( 'resize aware', () => {
+		it( 'should not assign modifier class in first-pass `null` width from `useResizeObserver`', () => {
+			// @ts-ignore
+			useResizeObserver.mockReturnValue( [
+				<div key="1" />,
+				{ width: 480 },
+			] );
+
+			render( <Placeholder /> );
+			const placeholder = getPlaceholder();
+
+			expect( placeholder ).toHaveClass( 'is-large' );
+			expect( placeholder ).not.toHaveClass( 'is-medium' );
+			expect( placeholder ).not.toHaveClass( 'is-small' );
+		} );
+
+		it( 'should assign modifier class', () => {
+			// @ts-ignore
+			useResizeObserver.mockReturnValue( [
+				<div key="1" />,
+				{ width: null },
+			] );
+
+			render( <Placeholder /> );
+			const placeholder = getPlaceholder();
+
+			expect( placeholder ).not.toHaveClass( 'is-large' );
+			expect( placeholder ).not.toHaveClass( 'is-medium' );
+			expect( placeholder ).not.toHaveClass( 'is-small' );
+		} );
+	} );
+} );