diff --git a/addons/base_vat/base_vat_view.xml b/addons/base_vat/base_vat_view.xml
index 6be9d306546..fe43cc0770a 100644
--- a/addons/base_vat/base_vat_view.xml
+++ b/addons/base_vat/base_vat_view.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <field name="property_account_payable" position="after">
                     <group colspan="2" col="6">
-                        <field name="vat" on_change="vat_change(vat)"/>
+                        <field name="vat" on_change="vat_change(vat)" placeholder="BE0477472702"/>
                         <button colspan="2" name="button_check_vat" string="Check VAT" type="object" icon="gtk-execute"/>
                         <field name="vat_subjected" colspan="1"/>
                     </group>