diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/components/emoji_picker_dropdown.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/components/emoji_picker_dropdown.jsx
index 77117b7e442..572a5598230 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/components/emoji_picker_dropdown.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/components/emoji_picker_dropdown.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
-  emoji: { id: 'emoji_button.label', defaultMessage: 'Insert emoji' }
+  emoji: { id: 'emoji_button.label', defaultMessage: 'Insert emoji' },
+  emoji_search: { id: 'emoji_button.search', defaultMessage: 'Search...' }
 });
 
 const settings = {
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ class EmojiPickerDropdown extends React.PureComponent {
         </DropdownTrigger>
 
         <DropdownContent className='dropdown__left light'>
-          <EmojiPicker emojione={settings} onChange={this.handleChange} search={true} />
+          <EmojiPicker emojione={settings} onChange={this.handleChange} searchPlaceholder={intl.formatMessage(messages.emoji_search)} search={true} />
         </DropdownContent>
       </Dropdown>
     );
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/locales/en.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/locales/en.jsx
index 4446bb5f77f..b3e3273bfa7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/locales/en.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/locales/en.jsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const en = {
   "compose_form.spoiler_placeholder": "Content warning",
   "compose_form.spoiler": "Hide text behind warning",
   "emoji_button.label": "Insert emoji",
+  "emoji_button.search": "Search...",
   "empty_column.community": "The local timeline is empty. Write something publicly to get the ball rolling!",
   "empty_column.hashtag": "There is nothing in this hashtag yet.",
   "empty_column.home.public_timeline": "the public timeline",