diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Commands/MainListPage.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Commands/MainListPage.cs
index 2817ab9824..af2a3d76be 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Commands/MainListPage.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Commands/MainListPage.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public partial class MainListPage : DynamicListPage,
     public MainListPage(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
     {
         Icon = IconHelpers.FromRelativePath("Assets\\StoreLogo.scale-200.png");
+        PlaceholderText = Properties.Resources.builtin_main_list_page_searchbar_placeholder;
         _serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
 
         _tlcManager = _serviceProvider.GetService<TopLevelCommandManager>()!;
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
index 4c1339ae7d..1deb9cdf74 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -321,6 +321,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Properties {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Search for apps, files and commands....
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string builtin_main_list_page_searchbar_placeholder {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("builtin_main_list_page_searchbar_placeholder", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Creates a project for a new Command Palette extension.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Properties/Resources.resx b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Properties/Resources.resx
index ce4061a58a..0d341e3981 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Properties/Resources.resx
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Properties/Resources.resx
@@ -227,4 +227,7 @@
   <data name="builtin_disabled_extension" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Disabled</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="builtin_main_list_page_searchbar_placeholder" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Search for apps, files and commands...</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
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