diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 1b753164..653d5159 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "pimcore/ecommerce-framework-bundle": "*",
     "pimcore/web-to-print-bundle": "*",
     "pimcore/newsletter-bundle": "*",
+    "rybakit/twig-deferred-extension": "^3.0",
     "symfony/runtime": "^6.2",
     "symfony/intl": "^6.2",
     "symfony/dotenv": "^6.2",
diff --git a/config/services.yaml b/config/services.yaml
index 09794e3d..3ab58bf9 100644
--- a/config/services.yaml
+++ b/config/services.yaml
@@ -222,4 +222,9 @@ services:
         lazy: true
         arguments:
             - !service { class: PDO, factory: [ '@database_connection', 'getNativeConnection' ] }
-            - { lock_mode: 0 }
\ No newline at end of file
+            - { lock_mode: 0 }
+
+    # the deferred extension is needed for placeholder helpers to work
+    # as otherwise the placeholder block would be rendered before any
+    # content was added (e.g. headTitle)
+    Twig\DeferredExtension\DeferredExtension: ~