diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_link.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_link.js
index 7d5ccee906..5d66bbbe0e 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_link.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_link.js
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ var et2_link_to = et2_inputWidget.extend(
 			"name": "Placeholder",
 			"type": "string",
 			"default": "",
-			"description": "This text get displayed if an input-field is empty and does not have the input-focus (blur). It can be used to show a default value or a kind of help-text."
+			"description": "This text get displayed if an input-field is empty and does not have the input-focus (blur). It can be used to show a default value or a kind of help-text.",
+			translate:true
 		},
  		"no_files": {
 			"name": "No files",
@@ -506,7 +507,8 @@ var et2_link_entry = et2_inputWidget.extend(
 			"name": "Placeholder",
 			"type": "string",
 			"default": et2_no_init,
-			"description": "This text get displayed if an input-field is empty and does not have the input-focus (blur). It can be used to show a default value or a kind of help-text."
+			"description": "This text get displayed if an input-field is empty and does not have the input-focus (blur). It can be used to show a default value or a kind of help-text.",
+			translate:true
 		},
 		"query": {
 			"name": "Query callback",
diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectAccount.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectAccount.js
index 8d27eee196..5366c28c08 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectAccount.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectAccount.js
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ var et2_selectAccount_ro = et2_link_string.extend([et2_IDetachedDOM],
 			"type": "string",
 			"default": "",
 			"description": "Textual label for first row, eg: 'All' or 'None'.  ID will be ''",
+			translate:true
 		},
 	},
 
diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
index 8853727fbb..5e7eaebc08 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_selectbox.js
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ var et2_selectbox = et2_inputWidget.extend(
 			"name": "Empty label",
 			"type": "string",
 			"default": "",
-			"description": "Textual label for first row, eg: 'All' or 'None'.  ID will be ''"
+			"description": "Textual label for first row, eg: 'All' or 'None'.  ID will be ''",
+			translate:true
 		},
 		"select_options": {
 			"type": "any",
@@ -586,7 +587,7 @@ var et2_selectbox = et2_inputWidget.extend(
 		{
 			if(this.options.empty_label)
 			{
-				this.input.attr("data-placeholder", this.egw().lang(this.options.empty_label));
+				this.input.attr("data-placeholder", this.options.empty_label);
 				// Remove from list of options, if multiple
 				if (this.options.multiple)
 				{
@@ -627,7 +628,7 @@ var et2_selectbox = et2_inputWidget.extend(
 		// Empty label should not be added as an option for chosen, it conflicts
 		if(this.options.empty_label && !(this.options.tags || this.options.search))
 		{
-			this._appendOptionElement('', this.egw().lang(this.options.empty_label));
+			this._appendOptionElement('',this.options.empty_label);
 		}
 
 		// Add the select_options