diff --git a/src/todo/todoviewquicksearch.cpp b/src/todo/todoviewquicksearch.cpp
--- a/src/todo/todoviewquicksearch.cpp
+++ b/src/todo/todoviewquicksearch.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     mSearchLine->setWhatsThis(
         i18nc("@info:whatsthis",
               "Enter text here to filter the to-dos that are shown by matching summaries."));
-    mSearchLine->setPlaceholderText(i18nc("@label in QuickSearchLine", "Search Summaries"));
+    mSearchLine->setPlaceholderText(i18nc("@label in QuickSearchLine", "Search Summaries..."));
     mSearchLine->setClearButtonEnabled(true);
     connect(mSearchLine, &QLineEdit::textChanged, this, &TodoViewQuickSearch::searchTextChanged);