diff --git a/src/interface/desktop/chat.html b/src/interface/desktop/chat.html
index e4126f6c..11ccc466 100644
--- a/src/interface/desktop/chat.html
+++ b/src/interface/desktop/chat.html
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@
                         <path d="M168,56V40a16,16,0,0,0-16-16H104A16,16,0,0,0,88,40V56" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="12"/>
                     </svg>
                 </button>
-                <textarea id="chat-input" class="option" oninput="onChatInput()" onkeydown=incrementalChat(event) autofocus="autofocus" placeholder="Message"></textarea>
+                <textarea id="chat-input" class="option" oninput="onChatInput()" onkeydown=incrementalChat(event) autofocus="autofocus" placeholder="Type / to see a list of commands"></textarea>
                 <button id="speak-button" class="input-row-button"
                         ontouchstart="speechToText(event)" ontouchend="speechToText(event)" ontouchcancel="speechToText(event)" onmousedown="speechToText(event)">
                     <svg id="speak-button-img" class="input-row-button-img" alt="Transcribe" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
diff --git a/src/khoj/interface/web/chat.html b/src/khoj/interface/web/chat.html
index 939508fe..45b16059 100644
--- a/src/khoj/interface/web/chat.html
+++ b/src/khoj/interface/web/chat.html
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ To get started, just start typing below. You can also type / to see a list of co
                         <path d="M168,56V40a16,16,0,0,0-16-16H104A16,16,0,0,0,88,40V56" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="12"/>
                     </svg>
                 </button>
-                <textarea id="chat-input" class="option" oninput="onChatInput()" onkeydown=incrementalChat(event) autofocus="autofocus" placeholder="Message"></textarea>
+                <textarea id="chat-input" class="option" oninput="onChatInput()" onkeydown=incrementalChat(event) autofocus="autofocus" placeholder="Type / to see a list of commands"></textarea>
                 <button id="speak-button" class="input-row-button"
                     ontouchstart="speechToText(event)" ontouchend="speechToText(event)" ontouchcancel="speechToText(event)" onmousedown="speechToText(event)">
                     <svg id="speak-button-img" class="input-row-button-img" alt="Transcribe" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 16 16">