diff --git a/frontend/messages/de.json b/frontend/messages/de.json
index dcd08246..d386ac19 100644
--- a/frontend/messages/de.json
+++ b/frontend/messages/de.json
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@
 	"person_mention_load_error": "Person konnte nicht geladen werden.",
 	"person_mention_loading": "Lade Person…",
 	"person_mention_popup_empty": "Keine Personen gefunden",
+	"person_mention_search_prompt": "Namen eingeben…",
 	"person_mention_btn_label": "Person verlinken",
 	"person_mention_create_new": "Neue Person anlegen",
 	"transcription_editor_aria_label": "Transkriptionstext",
diff --git a/frontend/messages/en.json b/frontend/messages/en.json
index f915633e..d7053747 100644
--- a/frontend/messages/en.json
+++ b/frontend/messages/en.json
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@
 	"person_mention_load_error": "Could not load person.",
 	"person_mention_loading": "Loading person…",
 	"person_mention_popup_empty": "No persons found",
+	"person_mention_search_prompt": "Enter a name…",
 	"person_mention_btn_label": "Link person",
 	"person_mention_create_new": "Create new person",
 	"transcription_editor_aria_label": "Transcription text",
diff --git a/frontend/messages/es.json b/frontend/messages/es.json
index 1f1dec02..43f71c36 100644
--- a/frontend/messages/es.json
+++ b/frontend/messages/es.json
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@
 	"person_mention_load_error": "No se pudo cargar la persona.",
 	"person_mention_loading": "Cargando persona…",
 	"person_mention_popup_empty": "No se encontraron personas",
+	"person_mention_search_prompt": "Escribe un nombre…",
 	"person_mention_btn_label": "Vincular persona",
 	"person_mention_create_new": "Crear nueva persona",
 	"transcription_editor_aria_label": "Texto de transcripción",