diff --git a/webapp/src/components/__snapshots__/propertyValueElement.test.tsx.snap b/webapp/src/components/__snapshots__/propertyValueElement.test.tsx.snap
index ac92b43a0..04f9d487e 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/__snapshots__/propertyValueElement.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/webapp/src/components/__snapshots__/propertyValueElement.test.tsx.snap
@@ -3,16 +3,14 @@
 exports[`components/propertyValueElement should match snapshot, date, array value 1`] = `
 <div>
   <div
-    class="DateRange "
+    class="DateRange empty"
   >
     <button
       class="Button    "
       type="button"
     >
       <span>
-        <span
-          title="Empty"
-        />
+        Empty
       </span>
     </button>
   </div>
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ exports[`components/propertyValueElement should match snapshot, person, array va
 <div>
   <input
     class="Editable octo-propertyvalue"
-    placeholder=""
+    placeholder="Empty"
     spellcheck="true"
     title=""
     value=""
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ exports[`components/propertyValueElement should match snapshot, url, array value
   >
     <input
       class="Editable octo-propertyvalue"
-      placeholder=""
+      placeholder="Empty"
       title="http://localhost"
       value="http://localhost"
     />
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ exports[`components/propertyValueElement should match snapshot, url, array value
   >
     <input
       class="Editable octo-propertyvalue"
-      placeholder=""
+      placeholder="Empty"
       title="http://localhost"
       value="http://localhost"
     />
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/cardDetail/cardDetailProperties.tsx b/webapp/src/components/cardDetail/cardDetailProperties.tsx
index be728bf8b..ebabdd7e2 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/cardDetail/cardDetailProperties.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/cardDetail/cardDetailProperties.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const CardDetailProperties = React.memo((props: Props) => {
                             contents={contents}
                             comments={comments}
                             propertyTemplate={propertyTemplate}
-                            emptyDisplayValue='Empty'
+                            showEmptyPlaceholder={true}
                         />
                     </div>
                 )
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/gallery/galleryCard.tsx b/webapp/src/components/gallery/galleryCard.tsx
index 86d89ea28..238d2e010 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/gallery/galleryCard.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/gallery/galleryCard.tsx
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ const GalleryCard = React.memo((props: Props) => {
                                 readOnly={true}
                                 card={card}
                                 propertyTemplate={template}
-                                emptyDisplayValue=''
+                                showEmptyPlaceholder={false}
                             />
                         </Tooltip>
                     ))}
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/kanban/kanbanCard.tsx b/webapp/src/components/kanban/kanbanCard.tsx
index ea0baaceb..dedf7b478 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/kanban/kanbanCard.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/kanban/kanbanCard.tsx
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ const KanbanCard = React.memo((props: Props) => {
                         contents={contents}
                         comments={comments}
                         propertyTemplate={template}
-                        emptyDisplayValue=''
+                        showEmptyPlaceholder={false}
                     />
                 </Tooltip>
             ))}
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/properties/dateRange/__snapshots__/dateRange.test.tsx.snap b/webapp/src/components/properties/dateRange/__snapshots__/dateRange.test.tsx.snap
index 2a92f7502..16275b6d0 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/properties/dateRange/__snapshots__/dateRange.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/webapp/src/components/properties/dateRange/__snapshots__/dateRange.test.tsx.snap
@@ -37,17 +37,13 @@ exports[`components/properties/dateRange handle clear 1`] = `
 exports[`components/properties/dateRange returns default correctly 1`] = `
 <div>
   <div
-    class="DateRange "
+    class="DateRange empty"
   >
     <button
       class="Button    "
       type="button"
     >
-      <span>
-        <span
-          title="Empty"
-        />
-      </span>
+      <span />
     </button>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/properties/dateRange/dateRange.scss b/webapp/src/components/properties/dateRange/dateRange.scss
index 065f9ee0e..ffc0253f6 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/properties/dateRange/dateRange.scss
+++ b/webapp/src/components/properties/dateRange/dateRange.scss
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 .DateRange {
     width: 100%;
 
-    .octo-propertyvalue {
-        white-space: none;
-    }
-
     .inputContainer {
         display: flex;
 
@@ -43,6 +39,11 @@
         margin-bottom: 100px;
     }
 
+    &.empty .Button {
+        color: rgba(var(--center-channel-color-rgb), 0.4);
+        padding: 0 3px;
+    }
+
     .Button {
         width: 100%;
         height: 100%;
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/properties/dateRange/dateRange.test.tsx b/webapp/src/components/properties/dateRange/dateRange.test.tsx
index d70a45468..87986518b 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/properties/dateRange/dateRange.test.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/properties/dateRange/dateRange.test.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ describe('components/properties/dateRange', () => {
             <DateRange
                 className='octo-propertyvalue'
                 value={''}
+                showEmptyPlaceholder={true}
                 onChange={callback}
             />,
         )
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ describe('components/properties/dateRange', () => {
         const fifteenth = Date.UTC(date.getFullYear(), date.getMonth(), 15, 12)
 
         const {getByText, getByTitle} = render(component)
-        const dayDisplay = getByTitle('Empty')
+        const dayDisplay = getByText('Empty')
         userEvent.click(dayDisplay)
 
         const day = getByText('15')
@@ -86,13 +87,14 @@ describe('components/properties/dateRange', () => {
             <DateRange
                 className='octo-propertyvalue'
                 value={''}
+                showEmptyPlaceholder={true}
                 onChange={callback}
             />,
         )
 
         // open modal
         const {getByText, getByTitle} = render(component)
-        const dayDisplay = getByTitle('Empty')
+        const dayDisplay = getByText('Empty')
         userEvent.click(dayDisplay)
 
         // select start date
@@ -249,6 +251,7 @@ describe('components/properties/dateRange', () => {
             <DateRange
                 className='octo-propertyvalue'
                 value={''}
+                showEmptyPlaceholder={true}
                 onChange={callback}
             />,
         )
@@ -261,7 +264,7 @@ describe('components/properties/dateRange', () => {
         const today = Date.UTC(date.getFullYear(), date.getMonth(), date.getDate())
 
         const {getByText, getByTitle} = render(component)
-        const dayDisplay = getByTitle('Empty')
+        const dayDisplay = getByText('Empty')
         userEvent.click(dayDisplay)
 
         const day = getByText('Today')
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/properties/dateRange/dateRange.tsx b/webapp/src/components/properties/dateRange/dateRange.tsx
index 900e9ce62..3fe0fb60e 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/properties/dateRange/dateRange.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/properties/dateRange/dateRange.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {Utils} from '../../../utils'
 type Props = {
     className: string
     value: string
+    showEmptyPlaceholder?: boolean
     onChange: (value: string) => void
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ type DateProperty = {
 const loadedLocales: Record<string, any> = {}
 
 function DateRange(props: Props): JSX.Element {
-    const {className, value, onChange} = props
+    const {className, value, showEmptyPlaceholder, onChange} = props
     const intl = useIntl()
     const timeZoneOffset = new Date().getTimezoneOffset() * 60 * 1000
 
@@ -151,12 +152,17 @@ function DateRange(props: Props): JSX.Element {
         setShowDialog(false)
     }
 
+    let buttonText = displayValue
+    if (!buttonText && showEmptyPlaceholder) {
+        buttonText = intl.formatMessage({id: 'DateRange.empty', defaultMessage: 'Empty'})
+    }
+
     return (
-        <div className={'DateRange '}>
+        <div className={`DateRange ${displayValue ? '' : 'empty'}`}>
             <Button
                 onClick={() => setShowDialog(true)}
             >
-                {displayValue || <span title={intl.formatMessage({id: 'DateRange.empty', defaultMessage: 'Empty'})}/>}
+                {buttonText}
             </Button>
 
             {showDialog &&
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/properties/link/__snapshots__/link.test.tsx.snap b/webapp/src/components/properties/link/__snapshots__/link.test.tsx.snap
index 00dddfb53..cdc7abf9d 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/properties/link/__snapshots__/link.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/webapp/src/components/properties/link/__snapshots__/link.test.tsx.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ exports[`components/properties/link returns link properties correctly 1`] = `
   >
     <input
       class="Editable octo-propertyvalue"
-      placeholder=""
       title="https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard"
       value="https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard"
     />
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/properties/link/link.tsx b/webapp/src/components/properties/link/link.tsx
index ac3a01477..f1e24b983 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/properties/link/link.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/properties/link/link.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import LinkIcon from '../../../widgets/icons/Link'
 type Props = {
     value: string
     readonly?: boolean
+    placeholder?: string
     onChange: (value: string) => void
     onSave: () => void
     onCancel: () => void
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ const URLProperty = (props: Props): JSX.Element => {
         <div className='URLProperty property-link url'>
             <Editable
                 className='octo-propertyvalue'
-                placeholderText=''
+                placeholderText={props.placeholder}
                 value={props.value}
                 readonly={props.readonly}
                 onChange={props.onChange}
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/properties/multiSelect/multiSelect.tsx b/webapp/src/components/properties/multiSelect/multiSelect.tsx
index a31b41b1f..644b1b21e 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/properties/multiSelect/multiSelect.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/properties/multiSelect/multiSelect.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const MultiSelectProperty = (props: Props): JSX.Element => {
                 {values.length === 0 && (
                     <Label
                         color='empty'
-                    >{''}</Label>
+                    >{emptyValue}</Label>
                 )}
             </div>
         )
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/properties/user/__snapshots__/user.test.tsx.snap b/webapp/src/components/properties/user/__snapshots__/user.test.tsx.snap
index aea9d2135..2fe4e6f72 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/properties/user/__snapshots__/user.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/webapp/src/components/properties/user/__snapshots__/user.test.tsx.snap
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ exports[`components/properties/user not readonly not existing user 1`] = `
         class=" css-kpfmlq-ValueContainer"
       >
         <div
-          class=" css-1wa3eu0-placeholder"
+          class=" css-1oswhd8-placeholder"
         >
-          Select...
+          Empty
         </div>
         <div
           class="css-1shkodo-Input"
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/properties/user/user.tsx b/webapp/src/components/properties/user/user.tsx
index 99b87857a..b44654537 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/properties/user/user.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/properties/user/user.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import React from 'react'
 import Select from 'react-select'
+import {CSSObject} from '@emotion/serialize'
 
 import {IUser} from '../../../user'
 import {getWorkspaceUsersList, getWorkspaceUsers} from '../../../store/users'
@@ -17,6 +18,14 @@ type Props = {
     onChange: (value: string) => void,
 }
 
+const selectStyles = {
+    ...getSelectBaseStyle(),
+    placeholder: (provided: CSSObject): CSSObject => ({
+        ...provided,
+        color: 'rgba(var(--center-channel-color-rgb), 0.4)',
+    }),
+}
+
 const UserProperty = (props: Props): JSX.Element => {
     const workspaceUsers = useAppSelector<IUser[]>(getWorkspaceUsersList)
     const workspaceUsersById = useAppSelector<{[key:string]: IUser}>(getWorkspaceUsers)
@@ -32,7 +41,8 @@ const UserProperty = (props: Props): JSX.Element => {
             isClearable={true}
             backspaceRemovesValue={true}
             className={'UserProperty'}
-            styles={getSelectBaseStyle()}
+            styles={selectStyles}
+            placeholder={'Empty'}
             getOptionLabel={(o: IUser) => o.username}
             getOptionValue={(a: IUser) => a.id}
             value={workspaceUsersById[props.value] || null}
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/propertyValueElement.test.tsx b/webapp/src/components/propertyValueElement.test.tsx
index 7ed877c2a..0e71e69e4 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/propertyValueElement.test.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/propertyValueElement.test.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe('components/propertyValueElement', () => {
                 contents={[]}
                 comments={[comments]}
                 propertyTemplate={propertyTemplate || board.fields.cardProperties[0]}
-                emptyDisplayValue={'empty'}
+                showEmptyPlaceholder={true}
             />,
         )
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('components/propertyValueElement', () => {
                 contents={[]}
                 comments={[comments]}
                 propertyTemplate={propertyTemplate || board.fields.cardProperties[0]}
-                emptyDisplayValue={'empty'}
+                showEmptyPlaceholder={true}
             />,
         )
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe('components/propertyValueElement', () => {
                 contents={[]}
                 comments={[comments]}
                 propertyTemplate={propertyTemplate}
-                emptyDisplayValue={'empty'}
+                showEmptyPlaceholder={true}
             />,
         )
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe('components/propertyValueElement', () => {
                 contents={[]}
                 comments={[comments]}
                 propertyTemplate={propertyTemplate}
-                emptyDisplayValue={'empty'}
+                showEmptyPlaceholder={true}
             />,
         )
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ describe('components/propertyValueElement', () => {
                 contents={[]}
                 comments={[comments]}
                 propertyTemplate={propertyTemplate}
-                emptyDisplayValue={'empty'}
+                showEmptyPlaceholder={true}
             />,
         )
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ describe('components/propertyValueElement', () => {
                 contents={[]}
                 comments={[comments]}
                 propertyTemplate={propertyTemplate}
-                emptyDisplayValue={'empty'}
+                showEmptyPlaceholder={true}
             />,
         )
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ describe('components/propertyValueElement', () => {
                 contents={[]}
                 comments={[comments]}
                 propertyTemplate={propertyTemplate}
-                emptyDisplayValue={'empty'}
+                showEmptyPlaceholder={true}
             />,
         )
         const {container} = render(component)
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/propertyValueElement.tsx b/webapp/src/components/propertyValueElement.tsx
index 356048522..de2fc11f6 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/propertyValueElement.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/propertyValueElement.tsx
@@ -31,17 +31,18 @@ type Props = {
     contents: Array<ContentBlock|ContentBlock[]>
     comments: CommentBlock[]
     propertyTemplate: IPropertyTemplate
-    emptyDisplayValue: string
+    showEmptyPlaceholder: boolean
 }
 
 const PropertyValueElement = (props:Props): JSX.Element => {
     const [value, setValue] = useState(props.card.fields.properties[props.propertyTemplate.id] || '')
     const [serverValue, setServerValue] = useState(props.card.fields.properties[props.propertyTemplate.id] || '')
 
-    const {card, propertyTemplate, readOnly, emptyDisplayValue, board, contents, comments} = props
+    const {card, propertyTemplate, readOnly, showEmptyPlaceholder, board, contents, comments} = props
     const intl = useIntl()
     const propertyValue = card.fields.properties[propertyTemplate.id]
     const displayValue = OctoUtils.propertyDisplayValue(card, propertyValue, propertyTemplate, intl)
+    const emptyDisplayValue = showEmptyPlaceholder ? intl.formatMessage({id: 'PropertyValueElement.empty', defaultMessage: 'Empty'}) : ''
     const finalDisplayValue = displayValue || emptyDisplayValue
 
     const editableFields: Array<PropertyType> = ['text', 'number', 'email', 'url', 'phone']
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ const PropertyValueElement = (props:Props): JSX.Element => {
             <DateRange
                 className='octo-propertyvalue'
                 value={value.toString()}
+                showEmptyPlaceholder={showEmptyPlaceholder}
                 onChange={(newValue) => mutator.changePropertyValue(card, propertyTemplate.id, newValue)}
             />
         )
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ const PropertyValueElement = (props:Props): JSX.Element => {
             <URLProperty
                 value={value.toString()}
                 readonly={readOnly}
+                placeholder={emptyDisplayValue}
                 onChange={setValue}
                 onSave={saveTextProperty}
                 onCancel={() => setValue(propertyValue)}
@@ -228,7 +231,7 @@ const PropertyValueElement = (props:Props): JSX.Element => {
             return (
                 <Editable
                     className='octo-propertyvalue'
-                    placeholderText=''
+                    placeholderText={emptyDisplayValue}
                     value={value.toString()}
                     onChange={setValue}
                     onSave={saveTextProperty}
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/table/tableRow.tsx b/webapp/src/components/table/tableRow.tsx
index 249c57225..f09a7db3a 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/table/tableRow.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/table/tableRow.tsx
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ const TableRow = React.memo((props: Props) => {
                             contents={contents}
                             comments={comments}
                             propertyTemplate={template}
-                            emptyDisplayValue=''
+                            showEmptyPlaceholder={false}
                         />
                     </div>)
             })}
diff --git a/webapp/src/widgets/label.scss b/webapp/src/widgets/label.scss
index fd97de044..363af5f16 100644
--- a/webapp/src/widgets/label.scss
+++ b/webapp/src/widgets/label.scss
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
     font-weight: 600;
     font-size: 13px;
 
+    &.empty {
+        color: rgba(var(--center-channel-color-rgb), 0.4);
+        padding: 3px;
+        text-transform: none;
+        font-weight: normal;
+    }
+
     input {
         line-height: 20px;
         color: rgba(var(--center-channel-color-rgb), 0.8);
diff --git a/webapp/src/widgets/valueSelector.tsx b/webapp/src/widgets/valueSelector.tsx
index b5549ec6e..c73d23c89 100644
--- a/webapp/src/widgets/valueSelector.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/widgets/valueSelector.tsx
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ const valueSelectorStyle = {
         top: 'unset',
         transform: 'unset',
     }),
+    placeholder: (provided: CSSObject): CSSObject => ({
+        ...provided,
+        color: 'rgba(var(--center-channel-color-rgb), 0.4)',
+    }),
     multiValue: (provided: CSSObject): CSSObject => ({
         ...provided,
         margin: 0,