diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/journal/journal.html b/rhodecode/templates/journal/journal.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/journal/journal.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/journal/journal.html
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
 
         <div class="title">
             <h5>
-            <input class="q_filter_box" id="q_filter" size="15" type="text" name="filter" value="${_('quick filter...')}" style="display: none"/>
-            <input class="q_filter_box" id="q_filter_watched" size="15" type="text" name="filter" value="${_('quick filter...')}" style="display: none"/>
+            <input class="q_filter_box" id="q_filter" size="15" type="text" name="filter" placeholder="${_('quick filter...')}" value="" style="display: none"/>
+            <input class="q_filter_box" id="q_filter_watched" size="15" type="text" name="filter" placeholder="${_('quick filter...')}" value="" style="display: none"/>
             </h5>
              <ul class="links" style="color:#DADADA">
                <li>
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@
         };
         YUE.on('q_filter_watched','click',function(){
             if(!YUD.hasClass('q_filter_watched', 'loaded')){
-                YUD.get('q_filter_watched').value = '';
                 //TODO: load here full list later to do search within groups
                 YUD.addClass('q_filter_watched', 'loaded');
             }
@@ -351,7 +350,6 @@
         };
         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');
             }