diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/touch_placeholder_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/touch_placeholder_controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1798873e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/touch_placeholder_controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { Controller } from "@hotwired/stimulus"
+import { isTouchDevice } from "helpers/platform_helpers"
+
+export default class extends Controller {
+  static get shouldLoad() {
+    return isTouchDevice()
+  }
+
+  static values = { placeholder: String }
+
+  connect() {
+    if (this.hasPlaceholderValue) {
+      this.element.placeholder = this.placeholderValue
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/views/filters/settings/_terms.html.erb b/app/views/filters/settings/_terms.html.erb
index 237eea809..c7133e11a 100644
--- a/app/views/filters/settings/_terms.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/filters/settings/_terms.html.erb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <%= form.search_field "terms[]", placeholder: "Filter these cards… [F]", class: "filter__terms input txt-x-small",
       autofocus: false, autocomplete: :off, autocorrect: "off", data: {
             "1p-ignore": "true",
-            controller: "hotkey",
+            controller: "hotkey touch-placeholder",
             filter_settings_target: "field",
+            touch_placeholder_placeholder_value: "Filter these cards…",
             action: "keydown.f@document->hotkey#focus input->filter-settings#resetIfNoFiltering input->form#debouncedSubmit keydown.enter->form#submitToTopTarget blur->form#submitToTopTarget" } %>
 
 <% if filter.terms.present? %>