diff --git a/docs/pipeline-language/statements/assignments.md b/docs/pipeline-language/statements/assignments.md
index ee8acf29d..e4112e395 100644
--- a/docs/pipeline-language/statements/assignments.md
+++ b/docs/pipeline-language/statements/assignments.md
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ This assignment to a placeholder has the following syntactic elements:
 
 ??? info "Name convention"
 
-    Use `#!sds lowerCamelCase` for the name of the placeholder.
+    Use `#!sds lowerCamelCase` for the name of the placeholder. You may prefix the name of an unused placeholder with an
+    underscore (`_`) to indicate that it is intentionally unused, e.g. to
+    [inspect its value](#inspecting-placeholder-values-in-vs-code). This disables the "unused" warning.
 
 ### References to Placeholder
 
diff --git a/packages/safe-ds-lang/src/language/validation/names.ts b/packages/safe-ds-lang/src/language/validation/names.ts
index e8a1005de..d0ed8d55d 100644
--- a/packages/safe-ds-lang/src/language/validation/names.ts
+++ b/packages/safe-ds-lang/src/language/validation/names.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,12 @@ export const nameShouldHaveCorrectCasing = (services: SafeDsServices) => {
             case SdsPipeline:
                 return nameShouldBeLowerCamelCase(node, 'pipelines', accept);
             case SdsPlaceholder:
-                return nameShouldBeLowerCamelCase(node, 'placeholders', accept);
+                const usages = services.helpers.NodeMapper.placeholderToReferences(node as SdsPlaceholder);
+                if (usages.isEmpty()) {
+                    return nameShouldBeLowerCamelCaseWithOptionalLeadingUnderscore(node, 'unused placeholders', accept);
+                } else {
+                    return nameShouldBeLowerCamelCase(node, 'used placeholders', accept);
+                }
             case SdsResult:
                 return nameShouldBeLowerCamelCase(node, 'results', accept);
             case SdsSchema:
@@ -169,6 +174,21 @@ const isLowerCamelCase = (name: string): boolean => {
     return /^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$/gu.test(name);
 };
 
+const nameShouldBeLowerCamelCaseWithOptionalLeadingUnderscore = (
+    node: SdsDeclaration,
+    nodeName: string,
+    accept: ValidationAcceptor,
+): void => {
+    const name = node.name ?? '';
+    if (!isLowerCamelCaseWithOptionalLeadingUnderscore(name)) {
+        acceptCasingWarning(node, nodeName, 'lowerCamelCase with an optional leading underscore', accept);
+    }
+};
+
+const isLowerCamelCaseWithOptionalLeadingUnderscore = (name: string): boolean => {
+    return /^_?[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$/gu.test(name);
+};
+
 const nameShouldBeUpperCamelCase = (node: SdsDeclaration, nodeName: string, accept: ValidationAcceptor): void => {
     const name = node.name ?? '';
     if (!isUpperCamelCase(name)) {
diff --git a/packages/safe-ds-lang/src/language/validation/other/declarations/placeholders.ts b/packages/safe-ds-lang/src/language/validation/other/declarations/placeholders.ts
index 10f16f36f..9479b1b8d 100644
--- a/packages/safe-ds-lang/src/language/validation/other/declarations/placeholders.ts
+++ b/packages/safe-ds-lang/src/language/validation/other/declarations/placeholders.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ export const placeholdersMustNotBeAnAlias = (node: SdsPlaceholder, accept: Valid
 
 export const placeholderShouldBeUsed =
     (services: SafeDsServices) => (node: SdsPlaceholder, accept: ValidationAcceptor) => {
+        // Don't a warning if the placeholder's name starts with an underscore
+        if (node.name.startsWith('_')) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Check if the placeholder is used
         const usages = services.helpers.NodeMapper.placeholderToReferences(node);
         if (!usages.isEmpty()) {
             return;
@@ -52,10 +58,14 @@ export const placeholderShouldBeUsed =
             return;
         }
 
-        accept('warning', 'This placeholder is unused and can be removed.', {
-            node,
-            property: 'name',
-            code: CODE_PLACEHOLDER_UNUSED,
-            tags: [DiagnosticTag.Unnecessary],
-        });
+        accept(
+            'warning',
+            'This placeholder is unused and can be removed. Prefix its name with an underscore to disable this warning.',
+            {
+                node,
+                property: 'name',
+                code: CODE_PLACEHOLDER_UNUSED,
+                tags: [DiagnosticTag.Unnecessary],
+            },
+        );
     };
diff --git a/packages/safe-ds-lang/tests/resources/validation/names/casing/placeholders.sdsdev b/packages/safe-ds-lang/tests/resources/validation/names/casing/placeholders.sdsdev
index 1cb0658b7..b7662a4d2 100644
--- a/packages/safe-ds-lang/tests/resources/validation/names/casing/placeholders.sdsdev
+++ b/packages/safe-ds-lang/tests/resources/validation/names/casing/placeholders.sdsdev
@@ -1,14 +1,25 @@
 package tests.validation.names.casing
 
 pipeline myPipeline2 {
-    // $TEST$ warning "Names of placeholders should be lowerCamelCase."
-    val »PlaceholderUppercase« = 1;
-    // $TEST$ no warning "Names of placeholders should be lowerCamelCase."
-    val »placeholderLowercase1« = 1;
-    // $TEST$ no warning "Names of placeholders should be lowerCamelCase."
-    val »`placeholderLowercase2`« = 1;
-    // $TEST$ warning "Names of placeholders should be lowerCamelCase."
-    val »_placeholderUnderscore« = 1;
-    // $TEST$ warning "Names of placeholders should be lowerCamelCase."
-    val »placeholder_snake_case« = 1;
+    // $TEST$ warning "Names of used placeholders should be lowerCamelCase."
+    val »UsedPlaceholderUppercase« = 1;
+    // $TEST$ no warning "Names of used placeholders should be lowerCamelCase.""
+    val »usedPlaceholderLowercase1« = 1;
+    // $TEST$ no warning "Names of used placeholders should be lowerCamelCase.""
+    val »`usedPlaceholderLowercase2`« = 1;
+    // $TEST$ warning "Names of used placeholders should be lowerCamelCase."
+    val »_usedPlaceholderUnderscore« = 1;
+    // $TEST$ warning "Names of used placeholders should be lowerCamelCase."
+    val »used_placeholder_snake_case« = 1;
+
+    // $TEST$ warning "Names of unused placeholders should be lowerCamelCase with an optional leading underscore."
+    val »UnusedPlaceholderUppercase« = UsedPlaceholderUppercase + 1;
+    // $TEST$ no warning "Names of unused placeholders should be lowerCamelCase. with an optional leading underscore."
+    val »unusedPlaceholderLowercase1« = usedPlaceholderLowercase1 + 1;
+    // $TEST$ no warning "Names of unused placeholders should be lowerCamelCase. with an optional leading underscore."
+    val »`unusedPlaceholderLowercase2`« = usedPlaceholderLowercase2 + 1;
+    // $TEST$ no warning "Names of unused placeholders should be lowerCamelCase with an optional leading underscore."
+    val »_unusedPlaceholderUnderscore« = _usedPlaceholderUnderscore + 1;
+    // $TEST$ warning "Names of unused placeholders should be lowerCamelCase with an optional leading underscore."
+    val »unused_placeholder_snake_case« = used_placeholder_snake_case + 1;
 }
diff --git a/packages/safe-ds-lang/tests/resources/validation/other/declarations/placeholders/unused/main.sdsdev b/packages/safe-ds-lang/tests/resources/validation/other/declarations/placeholders/unused/main.sdsdev
index 1527cb7ac..0feaec622 100644
--- a/packages/safe-ds-lang/tests/resources/validation/other/declarations/placeholders/unused/main.sdsdev
+++ b/packages/safe-ds-lang/tests/resources/validation/other/declarations/placeholders/unused/main.sdsdev
@@ -3,42 +3,51 @@ package tests.validation.other.declarations.placeholders.unused
 fun f() -> (r1: Int, r2: Int)
 
 segment mySegment() {
-    // $TEST$ warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed."
+    // $TEST$ warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed. Prefix its name with an underscore to disable this warning."
     val »unused« = 1;
 
-    // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed."
+    // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed. Prefix its name with an underscore to disable this warning."
+    val »_unused« = 1;
+
+    // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed. Prefix its name with an underscore to disable this warning."
     val »used« = 1;
     used;
 
-    // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed."
-    // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed."
+    // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed. Prefix its name with an underscore to disable this warning."
+    // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed. Prefix its name with an underscore to disable this warning."
     val »last1«, val »last2« = f();
 }
 
 pipeline myPipeline1 {
-    // $TEST$ warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed."
+    // $TEST$ warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed. Prefix its name with an underscore to disable this warning."
     val »unused« = 1;
 
-    // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed."
+    // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed. Prefix its name with an underscore to disable this warning."
+    val »_unused« = 1;
+
+    // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed. Prefix its name with an underscore to disable this warning."
     val »used« = 1;
     used;
 
-    // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed."
-    // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed."
+    // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed. Prefix its name with an underscore to disable this warning."
+    // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed. Prefix its name with an underscore to disable this warning."
     val »last1«, val »last2« = f();
 }
 
 pipeline myPipeline2 {
     () {
-        // $TEST$ warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed."
+        // $TEST$ warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed. Prefix its name with an underscore to disable this warning."
         val »unused« = 1;
 
-        // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed."
+        // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed. Prefix its name with an underscore to disable this warning."
+        val »_unused« = 1;
+
+        // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed. Prefix its name with an underscore to disable this warning."
         val »used« = 1;
         used;
 
-        // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed."
-        // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed."
+        // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed. Prefix its name with an underscore to disable this warning."
+        // $TEST$ no warning "This placeholder is unused and can be removed. Prefix its name with an underscore to disable this warning."
         val »last1«, val »last2« = f();
     };
 }