diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SearchScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SearchScreen.kt
index 16b2e2d92a..e1d780e310 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SearchScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SearchScreen.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.TextField
 import androidx.compose.material3.TextFieldColors
 import androidx.compose.material3.TextFieldDefaults
 import androidx.compose.material3.TopAppBar
-import androidx.compose.material3.TopAppBarDefaults
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.CompositionLocalProvider
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
@@ -44,11 +43,14 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.rotate
 import androidx.compose.ui.focus.FocusRequester
 import androidx.compose.ui.focus.focusRequester
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalConfiguration
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.ImeAction
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.TextFieldValue
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.intl.LocaleList
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import helium314.keyboard.compat.locale
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.R
 import helium314.keyboard.settings.preferences.PreferenceCategory
 
@@ -244,7 +246,8 @@ fun ExpandableSearchField(
             singleLine = true,
             colors = colors,
             textStyle = contentTextDirectionStyle,
-            keyboardOptions = KeyboardOptions(imeAction = ImeAction.Search)
+            keyboardOptions = KeyboardOptions(imeAction = ImeAction.Search,
+                hintLocales = LocaleList(LocalConfiguration.current.locale().toLanguageTag()))
         )
     }
 }