diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repos.html b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repos.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repos.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repos.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="breadcrumbs_links()">
-    <input class="q_filter_box" id="q_filter" size="15" type="text" name="filter" value="${_('quick filter...')}"/> ${h.link_to(_('Admin'),h.url('admin_home'))} &raquo; <span id="repo_count">0</span> ${_('repositories')}
+    <input class="q_filter_box" id="q_filter" size="15" type="text" name="filter" placeholder="${_('quick filter...')}" value=""/> ${h.link_to(_('Admin'),h.url('admin_home'))} &raquo; <span id="repo_count">0</span> ${_('repositories')}
 </%def>
 <%def name="page_nav()">
     ${self.menu('admin')}
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@
   };
   YUE.on('q_filter','click',function(){
       if(!YUD.hasClass('q_filter', 'loaded')){
-          YUD.get('q_filter').value = '';
           //TODO: load here full list later to do search within groups
           YUD.addClass('q_filter', 'loaded');
       }