diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/layout_partials/form_input_tr.volt b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/layout_partials/form_input_tr.volt
index fbc0f9724..5b537a460 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/layout_partials/form_input_tr.volt
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/layout_partials/form_input_tr.volt
@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@
     </td>
     <td>
         {% if type == "text" %}
-            <input type="text" class="form-control {{style|default('')}}" size="{{size|default("50")}}" id="{{ id }}" {{ readonly|default(false) ? 'readonly="readonly"' : '' }} >
+            <input  type="text"
+                    class="form-control {{style|default('')}}"
+                    size="{{size|default("50")}}"
+                    id="{{ id }}"
+                    {{ readonly|default(false) ? 'readonly="readonly"' : '' }}
+                    {% if hint|default(false) %}placeholder="{{hint}}"{% endif %}
+            >
         {% elseif type == "hidden" %}
             <input type="hidden" id="{{ id }}" class="{{style|default('')}}" >
         {% elseif type == "checkbox" %}