diff --git a/files/templates/login.html b/files/templates/login.html
index 13cd45d25c..a2b9582e28 100644
--- a/files/templates/login.html
+++ b/files/templates/login.html
@@ -54,13 +54,12 @@
 
 						<div>
 							<label for="username" class="hidden">Username or Email Address</label>
-							<input class="form-input" id="username" aria-describedby="usernameHelp" type="text" name="username" required>
+							<input class="form-input" id="username" aria-describedby="usernameHelp" type="text" name="username" required placeholder="Username or Email Address">
 						</div>
 
 						<div>
 							<label for="password" class="hidden">Password</label>
-							<input class="form-input" id="password" aria-describedby="passwordHelp"
-							type="password" name="password" required>
+							<input class="form-input" id="password" aria-describedby="passwordHelp" type="password" name="password" required placeholder="Password">
 							<small class="block mt-1 text-gray-400">
 								<a href="/forgot">Forgot password?</a>
 							</small>