diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskRichAnno.ui b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskRichAnno.ui
index 003fc92c2f..a16fb15da1 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskRichAnno.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskRichAnno.ui
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@
           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
          </sizepolicy>
         </property>
+        <property name="placeholderText">
+         <string>Input the annotation text directly or start the rich text editor</string>
+        </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="4" column="0">