diff --git a/mail/lang/egw_de.lang b/mail/lang/egw_de.lang
index f8f32519a3..a73b869318 100644
--- a/mail/lang/egw_de.lang
+++ b/mail/lang/egw_de.lang
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ select file to import into folder	mail	de	Wählen Sie ein E-Mail als Datei aus,
 select file(s) from vfs	mail	de	Dateien aus dem EGroupware Dateimanager anhängen.
 select files to upload	mail	de	Dateien anhängen.
 select multiple	mail	de	Mehrfachauswahl
+select or insert email address	mail	de	Wählen oder fügen Sie eine E-Mail-Adresse ein
 selected	mail	de	ausgewählt
 selected date range (with quicksearch)	mail	de	Datumsbereich (mit Schnellsuche)
 send a reject message:	mail	de	Ablehnungs-E-Mail senden:
diff --git a/mail/lang/egw_en.lang b/mail/lang/egw_en.lang
index 6e53a9b34f..cd4a67860f 100644
--- a/mail/lang/egw_en.lang
+++ b/mail/lang/egw_en.lang
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ select file to import into folder	mail	en	Select file to import into Folder
 select file(s) from vfs	mail	en	Select file(s) from VFS
 select files to upload	mail	en	Select files to upload
 select multiple	mail	en	Select multiple
+select or insert email address	mail	en	Select or insert email address
 selected	mail	en	selected
 selected date range (with quicksearch)	mail	en	Selected date range (with quicksearch)
 send a reject message:	mail	en	Send a reject message:
diff --git a/mail/templates/default/compose.xet b/mail/templates/default/compose.xet
index 15f0c3f8c7..970374b1ee 100644
--- a/mail/templates/default/compose.xet
+++ b/mail/templates/default/compose.xet
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 					</row>
 					<row class="mailComposeHeaders" >
 						<description value="To"/>
-						<taglist-email id="to" width="100%" onclick="app.mail.address_click" multiple="true" include_lists="true" onchange="app.mail.recipients_onchange"/>
+						<taglist-email id="to" width="100%" onclick="app.mail.address_click" multiple="true" include_lists="true" onchange="app.mail.recipients_onchange" empty_label="select or insert email address"/>
 						<hbox>
 							<description id="cc_expander" value="Cc" class="et2_button_text" onclick="app.mail.compose_fieldExpander"/>
 							<description id="bcc_expander" value="Bcc" class="et2_button_text" onclick="app.mail.compose_fieldExpander"/>
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@
 					</row>
 					<row class="mailComposeHeaders mailComposeJQueryCc">
 						<description value="Cc"/>
-						<taglist-email id="cc" width="100%" onclick="app.mail.address_click" multiple="true" include_lists="true" onchange="app.mail.recipients_onchange"/>
+						<taglist-email id="cc" width="100%" onclick="app.mail.address_click" multiple="true" include_lists="true" onchange="app.mail.recipients_onchange" empty_label="select or insert email address"/>
 						<description/>
 					</row>
 					<row  class="mailComposeHeaders mailComposeJQueryBcc">
 						<description value="Bcc"/>
-						<taglist-email id="bcc" width="100%" onclick="app.mail.address_click" multiple="true" include_lists="true" onchange="app.mail.recipients_onchange"/>
+						<taglist-email id="bcc" width="100%" onclick="app.mail.address_click" multiple="true" include_lists="true" onchange="app.mail.recipients_onchange" empty_label="select or insert email address"/>
 						<description/>
 					</row>
 					<row class="mailComposeHeaders">