diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js
index ed53270b679f7a..732b8dbf2c089c 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ export function RichTextWrapper(
 		selectionStart,
 		selectionEnd,
 		onSelectionChange,
-		placeholder: placeholder || bindingsPlaceholder,
+		placeholder: bindingsPlaceholder || placeholder,
 		__unstableIsSelected: isSelected,
 		__unstableDisableFormats: disableFormats,
 		preserveWhiteSpace,
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ export function RichTextWrapper(
 				aria-readonly={ shouldDisableEditing }
 				{ ...props }
 				aria-label={
-					props[ 'aria-label' ] || placeholder || bindingsPlaceholder
+					bindingsPlaceholder || props[ 'aria-label' ] || placeholder
 				}
 				{ ...autocompleteProps }
 				ref={ useMergeRefs( [
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/bindings/post-meta.js b/packages/editor/src/bindings/post-meta.js
index 3cd8879de13f0f..6dc0af8631e02b 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/bindings/post-meta.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/bindings/post-meta.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export default {
 		for ( const [ attributeName, source ] of Object.entries( bindings ) ) {
 			// Use the key if the value is not set.
 			newValues[ attributeName ] =
-				metaFields?.[ source.args.key ] || source.args.key;
+				metaFields?.[ source.args.key ] ?? source.args.key;
 		}
 		return newValues;
 	},