diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/SendMessageComposer.js b/src/components/views/rooms/SendMessageComposer.js
index 8cc988f6a1..0bdb901dc9 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/SendMessageComposer.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/SendMessageComposer.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export default class SendMessageComposer extends React.Component {
                     ref={this._setEditorRef}
                     model={this.model}
                     room={this.props.room}
-                    label={_t("Send message")}
+                    label={this.props.placeholder}
                     placeholder={this.props.placeholder}
                 />
             </div>