diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UserSettings/UserName.vue b/frontend/src/components/UserSettings/UserName.vue
index 1066c6161..9729be953 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UserSettings/UserName.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UserSettings/UserName.vue
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@
               </div>
             </b-col>
             <b-col v-else class="col-12">
-              <input-username v-model="username" />
+              <input-username
+                v-model="username"
+                :name="$t('form.username')"
+                :placeholder="$t('form.username-placeholder')"
+              />
             </b-col>
           </b-row>
           <b-row class="text-right" v-if="!showUserData">
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/de.json b/frontend/src/locales/de.json
index c3082d9ee..c79357b4f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/locales/de.json
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/de.json
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
     "to": "bis",
     "to1": "an",
     "username": "Nutzername",
+    "username-placeholder": "Gebe einen eindeutigen Nutzernamen ein",
     "validation": {
       "gddCreationTime": "Das Feld {_field_} muss eine Zahl zwischen {min} und {max} mit höchstens einer Nachkommastelle sein",
       "gddSendAmount": "Das Feld {_field_} muss eine Zahl zwischen {min} und {max} mit höchstens zwei Nachkommastellen sein",
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/en.json b/frontend/src/locales/en.json
index c9918d12e..170057b52 100644
--- a/frontend/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/en.json
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
     "to": "to",
     "to1": "to",
     "username": "Username",
+    "username-placeholder": "Enter a unique username",
     "validation": {
       "gddCreationTime": "The field {_field_} must be a number between {min} and {max} with at most one decimal place.",
       "gddSendAmount": "The {_field_} field must be a number between {min} and {max} with at most two digits after the decimal point",