diff --git a/addons/product/product_view.xml b/addons/product/product_view.xml
index e182cb01bed..b60011304c4 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_view.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
                                 <group>
                                     <group>
                                         <field name="default_code"/>
-                                        <field name="ean13" placeholder="5901234123457"/>
+                                        <field name="ean13" placeholder="e.g. 5901234123457"/>
                                         <field groups="product.group_product_variant" name="variants"/>
                                     </group>
                                     <group groups="base.group_user">
diff --git a/addons/purchase_requisition/purchase_requisition_view.xml b/addons/purchase_requisition/purchase_requisition_view.xml
index e0b8db4862f..289d96d1f90 100644
--- a/addons/purchase_requisition/purchase_requisition_view.xml
+++ b/addons/purchase_requisition/purchase_requisition_view.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                 <h1>
                     <field name="name" class="oe_inline"/>
                     <label string="," attrs="{'invisible':[('origin','=',False)]}"/>
-                    <field name="origin" class="oe_inline" placeholder="PO0025"/>
+                    <field name="origin" class="oe_inline" placeholder="e.g. PO0025"/>
                 </h1>
                 <group>
                     <group>