diff --git a/layouts/_default/search.html b/layouts/_default/search.html
index e916da12..4c6ab05f 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/search.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/search.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 </header>
 
 <div id="searchbox">
-    <input id="searchInput" autofocus placeholder="{{ .Title }} ↵" aria-label="search" type="search">
+    <input id="searchInput" autofocus placeholder="{{ .Params.placeholder | default (printf "%s ↵" .Title) }}" aria-label="search" type="search">
     <ul id="searchResults" aria-label="search results"></ul>
 </div>