diff --git a/view/templates/follow.tpl b/view/templates/follow.tpl
index 7ea961780f..7cd7c5c537 100644
--- a/view/templates/follow.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/follow.tpl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<h3>{{$connect}}</h3>
 	<div id="connect-desc">{{$desc}}</div>
 	<form action="follow" method="post" >
-		<input id="side-follow-url" type="text" name="url" size="24" title="{{$hint}}" /><input id="side-follow-submit" type="submit" name="submit" value="{{$follow}}" />
+		<input id="side-follow-url" type="text" name="url" size="24" placeholder="{{$hint}}" title="{{$hint}}" /><input id="side-follow-submit" type="submit" name="submit" value="{{$follow}}" />
 	</form>
 </div>