diff --git a/tryton/common/placeholder_entry.py b/tryton/common/placeholder_entry.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bea4faec89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tryton/common/placeholder_entry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#This file is part of Tryton.  The COPYRIGHT file at the top level of
+#this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms.
+import gtk
+
+
+class PlaceholderEntry(gtk.Entry):
+
+    _placeholder = ''
+    _default = True
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(PlaceholderEntry, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        style = self.get_style()
+        self._text_color_normal = style.text[gtk.STATE_NORMAL]
+        self._text_color_placeholder = style.text[gtk.STATE_INSENSITIVE]
+        self.connect('focus-in-event', PlaceholderEntry._focus_in)
+        self.connect('focus-out-event', PlaceholderEntry._focus_out)
+
+    def _focus_in(self, event):
+        if self._default:
+            super(PlaceholderEntry, self).set_text('')
+            self.modify_text(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, self._text_color_normal)
+        self._default = False
+
+    def _focus_out(self, event=None):
+        if super(PlaceholderEntry, self).get_text() == '':
+            super(PlaceholderEntry, self).set_text(self._placeholder)
+            self.modify_text(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, self._text_color_placeholder)
+            self._default = True
+        else:
+            self.modify_text(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, self._text_color_normal)
+            self._default = False
+
+    def set_placeholder_text(self, text):
+        self._placeholder = text
+        if not self.has_focus():
+            self._focus_out()
+
+    def get_text(self):
+        if self._default:
+            return ''
+        return super(PlaceholderEntry, self).get_text()
+
+    def set_text(self, text):
+        super(PlaceholderEntry, self).set_text(text)
+        if not self.has_focus():
+            self._focus_out()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    win = gtk.Window()
+    win.set_title('PlaceholderEntry')
+
+    def cb(window, event):
+        gtk.main_quit()
+    win.connect('delete-event', cb)
+    vbox = gtk.VBox()
+    win.add(vbox)
+
+    entry = gtk.Entry()
+    vbox.pack_start(entry)
+
+    placeholder_entry = PlaceholderEntry()
+    placeholder_entry.set_placeholder_text('Placeholder')
+    vbox.pack_start(placeholder_entry)
+
+    win.show_all()
+    gtk.main()
diff --git a/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/form_gtk/many2many.py b/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/form_gtk/many2many.py
index ff23133111..89c6eac132 100644
--- a/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/form_gtk/many2many.py
+++ b/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/form_gtk/many2many.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from tryton.config import CONFIG
 import tryton.common as common
 import gettext
 from tryton.common import RPCExecute, RPCException
+from tryton.common.placeholder_entry import PlaceholderEntry
 
 _ = gettext.gettext
 
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ class Many2Many(WidgetInterface):
 
         tooltips = common.Tooltips()
 
-        self.wid_text = gtk.Entry()
+        self.wid_text = PlaceholderEntry()
+        self.wid_text.set_placeholder_text(_('Search'))
         self.wid_text.set_property('width_chars', 13)
         self.wid_text.connect('activate', self._sig_activate)
         self.wid_text.connect('focus-out-event', self._focus_out)
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ class Many2Many(WidgetInterface):
         hbox.pack_start(self.wid_text, expand=True, fill=True)
 
         self.but_add = gtk.Button()
-        tooltips.set_tip(self.but_add, _('Add'))
+        tooltips.set_tip(self.but_add, _('Add existing record'))
         self.but_add.connect('clicked', self._sig_add)
         self.but_add.connect('enter-notify-event', self.enter)
         img_add = gtk.Image()
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ class Many2Many(WidgetInterface):
         hbox.pack_start(self.but_add, expand=False, fill=False)
 
         self.but_remove = gtk.Button()
-        tooltips.set_tip(self.but_remove, _('Remove <Del>'))
+        tooltips.set_tip(self.but_remove, _('Remove selected record <Del>'))
         self.but_remove.connect('clicked', self._sig_remove)
         self.but_remove.connect('enter-notify-event', self.enter)
         img_remove = gtk.Image()
diff --git a/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/form_gtk/one2many.py b/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/form_gtk/one2many.py
index afd845ec28..22d78e210a 100644
--- a/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/form_gtk/one2many.py
+++ b/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/form_gtk/one2many.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from tryton.gui.window.win_form import WinForm
 from tryton.config import CONFIG
 import tryton.common as common
 from tryton.common import RPCExecute, RPCException
+from tryton.common.placeholder_entry import PlaceholderEntry
 
 _ = gettext.gettext
 
@@ -37,14 +38,15 @@ class One2Many(WidgetInterface):
         self.focus_out = True
         if attrs.get('add_remove'):
 
-            self.wid_text = gtk.Entry()
+            self.wid_text = PlaceholderEntry()
+            self.wid_text.set_placeholder_text(_('Search'))
             self.wid_text.set_property('width_chars', 13)
             self.wid_text.connect('activate', self._sig_activate)
             self.wid_text.connect('focus-out-event', self._focus_out)
             hbox.pack_start(self.wid_text, expand=True, fill=True)
 
             self.but_add = gtk.Button()
-            tooltips.set_tip(self.but_add, _('Add'))
+            tooltips.set_tip(self.but_add, _('Add existing record'))
             self.but_add.connect('clicked', self._sig_add)
             self.but_add.connect('enter-notify-event', self.enter)
             img_add = gtk.Image()
@@ -56,7 +58,8 @@ class One2Many(WidgetInterface):
             hbox.pack_start(self.but_add, expand=False, fill=False)
 
             self.but_remove = gtk.Button()
-            tooltips.set_tip(self.but_remove, _('Remove <Del>'))
+            tooltips.set_tip(self.but_remove,
+                _('Remove selected record'))
             self.but_remove.connect('clicked', self._sig_remove, True)
             self.but_remove.connect('enter-notify-event', self.enter)
             img_remove = gtk.Image()
diff --git a/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/screen_container.py b/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/screen_container.py
index be36034e68..ebdeab002a 100644
--- a/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/screen_container.py
+++ b/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/screen_container.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import collections
 
 import tryton.common as common
 from tryton.common.domain_parser import quote
+from tryton.common.placeholder_entry import PlaceholderEntry
 from tryton.translate import date_format
 from tryton.config import TRYTON_ICON
 from tryton.pyson import PYSONDecoder
@@ -105,7 +106,8 @@ class ScreenContainer(object):
         self.filter_button.connect('toggled', self.search_box)
         hbox.pack_start(self.filter_button, expand=False, fill=False)
 
-        self.search_entry = gtk.Entry()
+        self.search_entry = PlaceholderEntry()
+        self.search_entry.set_placeholder_text(_('Search'))
         self.search_entry.set_alignment(0.0)
         self.completion = gtk.EntryCompletion()
         self.completion.set_model(gtk.ListStore(str))