diff --git a/tine20/Addressbook/js/ContactEditDialog.js b/tine20/Addressbook/js/ContactEditDialog.js
index d8931e9c61d..f4b332e3e49 100644
--- a/tine20/Addressbook/js/ContactEditDialog.js
+++ b/tine20/Addressbook/js/ContactEditDialog.js
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ Tine.Addressbook.ContactEditDialog = Ext.extend(Tine.widgets.dialog.EditDialog,
                                 refIdField: 'contact',
                                 searchComboConfig: {
                                     useEditPlugin: false,
+                                    emptyText: this.app.i18n._('Search for sites ... (leave empty for all sites)'),
                                     additionalFilterSpec: {
                                         config: {
                                             name: 'siteFilter',
diff --git a/tine20/Addressbook/translations/de.po b/tine20/Addressbook/translations/de.po
index cccf3986860..e7d5a92790a 100644
--- a/tine20/Addressbook/translations/de.po
+++ b/tine20/Addressbook/translations/de.po
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@ msgstr "Abteilung"
 msgid "Sites"
 msgstr "Standorte"
 
+msgid "Search for sites ... (leave empty for all sites)"
+msgstr "Suche nach Standorten ... (leer lassen für alle Standorte)"
+
 msgid "Color"
 msgstr "Farbe"
 
diff --git a/tine20/Calendar/js/EventEditDialog.js b/tine20/Calendar/js/EventEditDialog.js
index 48eb9f2676e..0b4c3158465 100644
--- a/tine20/Calendar/js/EventEditDialog.js
+++ b/tine20/Calendar/js/EventEditDialog.js
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ Tine.Calendar.EventEditDialog = Ext.extend(Tine.widgets.dialog.EditDialog, {
                                     useAccountRecord: false,
                                     searchComboConfig: {useEditPlugin: false},
                                     requiredGrant: 'editGrant',
-                                    recordEditPluginConfig: {allowCreateNew: false,},
+                                    recordEditPluginConfig: {allowCreateNew: false},
+                                    emptyText: this.app.i18n._('Search for sites ...'),
                                     additionalFilterSpec: {
                                         config: {
                                             name: 'siteFilter',
diff --git a/tine20/Calendar/translations/de.po b/tine20/Calendar/translations/de.po
index 8be459d66c0..2aab8766de0 100644
--- a/tine20/Calendar/translations/de.po
+++ b/tine20/Calendar/translations/de.po
@@ -842,6 +842,9 @@ msgstr[1] "Terminarten"
 msgid "Site"
 msgstr "Standort"
 
+msgid "Search for sites ..."
+msgstr "Suche nach Standorten..."
+
 msgid "View"
 msgstr "Ansicht"