diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_navigation.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_navigation.html.haml
index 2c8d937d..0e908e95 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_navigation.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_navigation.html.haml
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@
             .dropdown-menu{:style => "padding: 17px;"}
               - if CONFIG['authentication']['ichain']['enabled']
                 = form_tag User.ichain_login_url do
-                  = text_field_tag 'username', nil, id: 'user_ichain_email_dd'
-                  = password_field_tag 'password', nil, id: 'user_ichain_password_dd'
+                  = text_field_tag 'username', nil, id: 'user_ichain_email_dd', placeholder: 'Username'
+                  = password_field_tag 'password', nil, id: 'user_ichain_password_dd', placeholder: 'Password'
                   %button.btn.btn-success.btn-block Sign in
               - else
                 = form_tag new_user_session_path do
-                  = text_field_tag 'user[login]', nil, id: 'user_login_dd'
-                  = password_field_tag 'user[password]', nil, id: 'user_password_dd'
+                  = text_field_tag 'user[login]', nil, id: 'user_login_dd', placeholder: 'Username / E-Mail'
+                  = password_field_tag 'user[password]', nil, id: 'user_password_dd', placeholder: 'Password'
                   %p.text-right
                     %small
                       Remember me