diff --git a/modules/blocksearch/blocksearch-top.tpl b/modules/blocksearch/blocksearch-top.tpl
index e3f77fdb5..7be4d212b 100644
--- a/modules/blocksearch/blocksearch-top.tpl
+++ b/modules/blocksearch/blocksearch-top.tpl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 		<input type="hidden" name="controller" value="search" />
 		<input type="hidden" name="orderby" value="position" />
 		<input type="hidden" name="orderway" value="desc" />
-		<input class="search_query" type="search" id="search_query_top" name="search_query" value="{if isset($smarty.get.search_query)}{$smarty.get.search_query|htmlentities:$ENT_QUOTES:'utf-8'|stripslashes}{/if}" />
+		<input class="search_query" type="search" id="search_query_top" name="search_query" placeholder="{l s='Search'}" value="{if isset($smarty.get.search_query)}{$smarty.get.search_query|htmlentities:$ENT_QUOTES:'utf-8'|stripslashes}{/if}" />
 	</form>
 </div>
 {else}