diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/page_header.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/page_header.css.scss
index 594594027..4c83dc3f0 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/page_header.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/page_header.css.scss
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ header#top {
       display: inline-block;
 
       input {
-        width: 8em;
+        width: 8.5em;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/views/artists/_quick_search.html.erb b/app/views/artists/_quick_search.html.erb
index 149f8aa86..660645c53 100644
--- a/app/views/artists/_quick_search.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/artists/_quick_search.html.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <%= form_tag(artists_path, :method => :get) do %>
-  <%= text_field "search", "name" %>
+  <%= text_field "search", "name", :placeholder => "Search artists" %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/pools/_quick_search.html.erb b/app/views/pools/_quick_search.html.erb
index 6044cebed..bbf150f44 100644
--- a/app/views/pools/_quick_search.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/pools/_quick_search.html.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <%= form_tag(pools_path, :method => :get) do %>
-  <%= text_field "search", "name_matches" %>
+  <%= text_field "search", "name_matches", :placeholder => "Search pools" %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/tags/_quick_search.html.erb b/app/views/tags/_quick_search.html.erb
index fb5e46c26..26e5f4349 100644
--- a/app/views/tags/_quick_search.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/tags/_quick_search.html.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <%= form_tag(tags_path, :method => :get) do %>
-  <%= text_field "search", "name_matches" %>
+  <%= text_field "search", "name_matches", :placeholder => "Search tags" %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/wiki_pages/_quick_search.html.erb b/app/views/wiki_pages/_quick_search.html.erb
index 4e2762a5b..6dc314ce8 100644
--- a/app/views/wiki_pages/_quick_search.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/wiki_pages/_quick_search.html.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <%= form_tag(wiki_pages_path, :method => :get) do %>
-  <%= text_field "search", "title" %>
+  <%= text_field "search", "title", :placeholder => "Search wiki pages" %>
 <% end %>