diff --git a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
index c16029896..e8b08e341 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
+++ b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
@@ -766,6 +766,7 @@
   "note_icon": {
     "change_note_icon": "Change note icon",
     "search": "Search:",
+    "search_placeholder": "Type to filter icons...",
     "reset-default": "Reset to default icon",
     "filter": "Filter",
     "filter-none": "All icons",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_icon.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_icon.tsx
index ae5867f45..782d95072 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_icon.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_icon.tsx
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ function NoteIconList({ note, dropdownRef }: {
                     inputRef={searchBoxRef}
                     type="text"
                     name="icon-search"
+                    placeholder={t("note_icon.search_placeholder")}
                     currentValue={search} onChange={setSearch}
                     autoFocus
                 />