diff --git a/static/templates/settings/attachments_settings.hbs b/static/templates/settings/attachments_settings.hbs
index 86d36ceb71..fa9ec12373 100644
--- a/static/templates/settings/attachments_settings.hbs
+++ b/static/templates/settings/attachments_settings.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div id="attachments-settings" class="settings-section" data-name="uploaded-files">
     <div id="attachment-stats-holder"></div>
-    <input id="upload_file_search" class="search" type="text" placeholder="{{t 'Search uploads...' }}" aria-label="{{t 'Search uploads...' }}"/>
+    <input id="upload_file_search" class="search" type="text" placeholder="{{t 'Filter uploads' }}" aria-label="{{t 'Filter uploads' }}"/>
     <div class="clear-float"></div>
     <div class="alert" id="delete-upload-status"></div>
     <div class="progressive-table-wrapper" data-simplebar>
diff --git a/static/templates/settings/muted_topics_settings.hbs b/static/templates/settings/muted_topics_settings.hbs
index 6b9c915c30..9b65c0a0bd 100644
--- a/static/templates/settings/muted_topics_settings.hbs
+++ b/static/templates/settings/muted_topics_settings.hbs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div id="muted-topic-settings" class="settings-section" data-name="muted-topics">
-    <input id="muted_topics_search" class="search" type="text" placeholder="{{t 'Search muted topics...' }}" aria-label="{{t 'Search muted topics...' }}"/>
+    <input id="muted_topics_search" class="search" type="text" placeholder="{{t 'Filter muted topics' }}" aria-label="{{t 'Filter muted topics' }}"/>
     <div class="progressive-table-wrapper" data-simplebar data-list-widget="muted-topics-list">
         <table class="table table-condensed table-striped wrapped-table">
             <thead>