diff --git a/pywb/templates/search.html b/pywb/templates/search.html
index 0f71d33c..af8f1eb5 100644
--- a/pywb/templates/search.html
+++ b/pywb/templates/search.html
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ window.wb_prefix = "{{ wb_prefix }}";
                         <div class="row">
                             <label for="filter-expression" class="col-form-label col-3">{% trans %}Expr:{% endtrans %}</label>
                             <input type="text" id="filter-expression" class="form-control col-7"
-                                   placeholder="Enter an expression to filter by"
+                                   placeholder="{% trans %}Enter an expression to filter by{% endtrans %}"
                             >
                         </div>
                     </div>