diff --git a/messages_example.json b/messages_example.json
index 7dc2629..0b85e63 100644
--- a/messages_example.json
+++ b/messages_example.json
@@ -84,5 +84,6 @@
       "description": "Contributions and source code of the AOE Tech Radar are on github:"
     }
   },
-  "legalInformationLink": "https://www.aoe.com/en/imprint.html"
+  "legalInformationLink": "https://www.aoe.com/en/imprint.html",
+  "search": "What are you looking for?"
 }
diff --git a/public/messages.json b/public/messages.json
index 7dc2629..0b85e63 100644
--- a/public/messages.json
+++ b/public/messages.json
@@ -84,5 +84,6 @@
       "description": "Contributions and source code of the AOE Tech Radar are on github:"
     }
   },
-  "legalInformationLink": "https://www.aoe.com/en/imprint.html"
+  "legalInformationLink": "https://www.aoe.com/en/imprint.html",
+  "search": "What are you looking for?"
 }
diff --git a/src/components/Search/Search.tsx b/src/components/Search/Search.tsx
index b2115b9..5865793 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/Search.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/Search.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { FormEvent } from "react";
+import { useMessages } from "../../context/MessagesContext";
 import classNames from "classnames";
 import "./search.scss";
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ function Search(
   { value, onChange, onClose, open = false, onSubmit = () => {} }: SearchProps,
   ref: any
 ) {
+  const { searchPlaceholder } = useMessages();
   const closable = onClose !== undefined;
 
   const handleSubmit = (e: FormEvent) => {
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ function Search(
           onChange(e.target.value);
         }}
         className="search__field"
-        placeholder="What are you looking for?"
+        placeholder={searchPlaceholder}
         ref={ref}
       />
       <span className={classNames("search__button", { "is-open": open })}>
diff --git a/src/context/MessagesContext/index.tsx b/src/context/MessagesContext/index.tsx
index a769afd..a635c1c 100644
--- a/src/context/MessagesContext/index.tsx
+++ b/src/context/MessagesContext/index.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export interface Messages {
   socialLinks?: SocialLink[];
   legalInformationLink?: string;
   pageHelp?: PageHelp;
+  searchPlaceholder?: string;
 }
 
 const MessagesContext = createContext<Messages | undefined>(undefined);