diff --git a/client/src/app/pages/controls/tags/components/tag-category-form.tsx b/client/src/app/pages/controls/tags/components/tag-category-form.tsx
index 89f11ffb0..057586b31 100644
--- a/client/src/app/pages/controls/tags/components/tag-category-form.tsx
+++ b/client/src/app/pages/controls/tags/components/tag-category-form.tsx
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ export const TagCategoryForm: React.FC<TagCategoryFormProps> = ({
           <SimpleSelect
             variant="single"
             maxHeight={DEFAULT_SELECT_MAX_HEIGHT}
+            placeholderText={t("composed.selectOne", {
+              what: t("terms.color").toLowerCase(),
+            })}
             id="type-select"
             toggleId="type-select-toggle"
             toggleAriaLabel="Type select dropdown toggle"
diff --git a/client/src/app/pages/controls/tags/components/tag-form.tsx b/client/src/app/pages/controls/tags/components/tag-form.tsx
index 8e796543c..82d5c7b69 100644
--- a/client/src/app/pages/controls/tags/components/tag-form.tsx
+++ b/client/src/app/pages/controls/tags/components/tag-form.tsx
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ export const TagForm: React.FC<TagFormProps> = ({ tag, onClose }) => {
           <SimpleSelect
             variant="single"
             maxHeight={DEFAULT_SELECT_MAX_HEIGHT}
+            placeholderText={t("composed.selectOne", {
+              what: t("terms.tagCategory").toLowerCase(),
+            })}
             id="tag-type-select"
             toggleId="tag-type-select-toggle"
             toggleAriaLabel="Tag Type select dropdown toggle"