diff --git a/ui/js/src/main/scala/works/iterative/ui/components/laminar/forms/FieldBuilder.scala b/ui/js/src/main/scala/works/iterative/ui/components/laminar/forms/FieldBuilder.scala
index 8082556..f7723e7 100644
--- a/ui/js/src/main/scala/works/iterative/ui/components/laminar/forms/FieldBuilder.scala
+++ b/ui/js/src/main/scala/works/iterative/ui/components/laminar/forms/FieldBuilder.scala
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
     Seq(
       div(
         fctx.formUIFactory
-          .fileInput(desc.label)()(
+          .fileInput(desc.placeholder.getOrElse(desc.label))()(
             inContext(thisNode =>
               onInput.mapTo(thisNode.ref.files) --> observer
             )

diff --git a/ui/js/src/main/scala/works/iterative/ui/components/laminar/forms/FieldBuilder.scala b/ui/js/src/main/scala/works/iterative/ui/components/laminar/forms/FieldBuilder.scala
index 8082556..f7723e7 100644
--- a/ui/js/src/main/scala/works/iterative/ui/components/laminar/forms/FieldBuilder.scala
+++ b/ui/js/src/main/scala/works/iterative/ui/components/laminar/forms/FieldBuilder.scala
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
     Seq(
       div(
         fctx.formUIFactory
-          .fileInput(desc.label)()(
+          .fileInput(desc.placeholder.getOrElse(desc.label))()(
             inContext(thisNode =>
               onInput.mapTo(thisNode.ref.files) --> observer
             )
diff --git a/ui/js/src/main/scala/works/iterative/ui/components/laminar/forms/FieldDescriptor.scala b/ui/js/src/main/scala/works/iterative/ui/components/laminar/forms/FieldDescriptor.scala
index 28ef399..787ff7b 100644
--- a/ui/js/src/main/scala/works/iterative/ui/components/laminar/forms/FieldDescriptor.scala
+++ b/ui/js/src/main/scala/works/iterative/ui/components/laminar/forms/FieldDescriptor.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   def name: String
   def label: String
   def help: Option[PlainMultiLine]
-  def placeholder: Option[PlainMultiLine]
+  def placeholder: Option[String]
 
 object FieldDescriptor:
   def apply(fieldId: FieldId)(using ctx: ComponentContext[_]): FieldDescriptor =
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
       override def label: String = ctx.messages(fieldId)
       override def help: Option[PlainMultiLine] =
         ctx.messages.get(fieldId + ".help")
-      override def placeholder: Option[PlainMultiLine] =
+      override def placeholder: Option[String] =
         ctx.messages.get(fieldId + ".placeholder")