diff --git a/src/core/login/pages/email-signup/email-signup.html b/src/core/login/pages/email-signup/email-signup.html
index ef1df579e..e90af1066 100644
--- a/src/core/login/pages/email-signup/email-signup.html
+++ b/src/core/login/pages/email-signup/email-signup.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
             <ion-item text-wrap>
                 <ion-label stacked core-mark-required="true">{{ 'core.wheredoyoulive' | translate }}</ion-label>
-                <ion-select name="country" formControlName="country">
+                <ion-select name="country" formControlName="country" [placeholder]="'core.login.selectacountry' | translate">
                     <ion-option value="">{{ 'core.login.selectacountry' | translate }}</ion-option>
                     <ion-option *ngFor="let key of countriesKeys" [value]="key">{{countries[key]}}</ion-option>
                 </ion-select>
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
             </ion-item>
             <ion-item text-wrap>
                 <ion-label stacked id="core-login-signup-country">{{ 'core.user.country' | translate }}</ion-label>
-                <ion-select name="country" formControlName="country" aria-labelledby="core-login-signup-country">
+                <ion-select name="country" formControlName="country" aria-labelledby="core-login-signup-country" [placeholder]="'core.login.selectacountry' | translate">
                     <ion-option value="">{{ 'core.login.selectacountry' | translate }}</ion-option>
                     <ion-option *ngFor="let key of countriesKeys" [value]="key">{{countries[key]}}</ion-option>
                 </ion-select>