diff --git a/addons/survey/models/survey_question.py b/addons/survey/models/survey_question.py
index 8a2f7103bf7..8673ac92904 100644
--- a/addons/survey/models/survey_question.py
+++ b/addons/survey/models/survey_question.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class SurveyQuestion(models.Model):
     time_limit = fields.Integer("Time limit (seconds)")
     # -- comments (simple choice, multiple choice, matrix (without count as an answer))
     comments_allowed = fields.Boolean('Show Comments Field')
-    comments_message = fields.Char('Comment Message', translate=True, default=lambda self: _("If other, please specify:"))
+    comments_message = fields.Char('Comment Message', translate=True)
     comment_count_as_answer = fields.Boolean('Comment Field is an Answer Choice')
     # question validation
     validation_required = fields.Boolean('Validate entry', compute='_compute_validation_required', readonly=False, store=True)
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ class SurveyQuestion(models.Model):
     validation_max_date = fields.Date('Maximum Date')
     validation_min_datetime = fields.Datetime('Minimum Datetime')
     validation_max_datetime = fields.Datetime('Maximum Datetime')
-    validation_error_msg = fields.Char('Validation Error message', translate=True, default=lambda self: _("The answer you entered is not valid."))
+    validation_error_msg = fields.Char('Validation Error message', translate=True)
     constr_mandatory = fields.Boolean('Mandatory Answer')
-    constr_error_msg = fields.Char('Error message', translate=True, default=lambda self: _("This question requires an answer."))
+    constr_error_msg = fields.Char('Error message', translate=True)
     # answers
     user_input_line_ids = fields.One2many(
         'survey.user_input.line', 'question_id', string='Answers',
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class SurveyQuestion(models.Model):
             answer = answer.strip()
         # Empty answer to mandatory question
         if self.constr_mandatory and not answer and self.question_type not in ['simple_choice', 'multiple_choice']:
-            return {self.id: self.constr_error_msg}
+            return {self.id: self.constr_error_msg or _('This question requires an answer.')}
 
         # because in choices question types, comment can count as answer
         if answer or self.question_type in ['simple_choice', 'multiple_choice']:
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ class SurveyQuestion(models.Model):
         # Length of the answer must be in a range
         if self.validation_required:
             if not (self.validation_length_min <= len(answer) <= self.validation_length_max):
-                return {self.id: self.validation_error_msg}
+                return {self.id: self.validation_error_msg or _('The answer you entered is not valid.')}
         return {}
 
     def _validate_numerical_box(self, answer):
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ class SurveyQuestion(models.Model):
             # Answer is not in the right range
             with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
                 if not (self.validation_min_float_value <= floatanswer <= self.validation_max_float_value):
-                    return {self.id: self.validation_error_msg}
+                    return {self.id: self.validation_error_msg  or _('The answer you entered is not valid.')}
         return {}
 
     def _validate_date(self, answer):
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ class SurveyQuestion(models.Model):
             if (min_date and max_date and not (min_date <= dateanswer <= max_date))\
                     or (min_date and not min_date <= dateanswer)\
                     or (max_date and not dateanswer <= max_date):
-                return {self.id: self.validation_error_msg}
+                return {self.id: self.validation_error_msg or _('The answer you entered is not valid.')}
         return {}
 
     def _validate_choice(self, answer, comment):
@@ -404,13 +404,13 @@ class SurveyQuestion(models.Model):
         if self.constr_mandatory \
                 and not answer \
                 and not (self.comments_allowed and self.comment_count_as_answer and comment):
-            return {self.id: self.constr_error_msg}
+            return {self.id: self.constr_error_msg or _('This question requires an answer.')}
         return {}
 
     def _validate_matrix(self, answers):
         # Validate that each line has been answered
         if self.constr_mandatory and len(self.matrix_row_ids) != len(answers):
-            return {self.id: self.constr_error_msg}
+            return {self.id: self.constr_error_msg or _('This question requires an answer.')}
         return {}
 
     def _index(self):
diff --git a/addons/survey/views/survey_question_views.xml b/addons/survey/views/survey_question_views.xml
index 71f9140d0b5..d37f87bc7fc 100644
--- a/addons/survey/views/survey_question_views.xml
+++ b/addons/survey/views/survey_question_views.xml
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@
                                         attrs="{'invisible': ['|', ('question_type', '!=', 'datetime'), ('validation_required', '=', False)]}"/>
 
                                     <field name="validation_error_msg" attrs="{
-                                        'required': [('validation_required', '=', True)],
-                                        'invisible': [('validation_required', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                        'invisible': [('validation_required', '=', False)]}"
+                                        placeholder="The answer you entered is not valid."/>
 
                                     <field name="matrix_subtype" attrs="{'invisible':[('question_type','not in',['matrix'])],'required':[('question_type','=','matrix')]}"/>
                                     <field name="question_placeholder"
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@
                                         placeholder="Help Participants know what to write"/>
                                     <field name='comments_allowed' attrs="{'invisible':[('question_type','not in',['simple_choice','multiple_choice', 'matrix'])]}"/>
                                     <field name='comments_message'
-                                        attrs="{'invisible': ['|', ('question_type', 'not in', ['simple_choice','multiple_choice', 'matrix']), ('comments_allowed', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                        attrs="{'invisible': ['|', ('question_type', 'not in', ['simple_choice','multiple_choice', 'matrix']), ('comments_allowed', '=', False)]}"
+                                        placeholder="If other, please specify:"/>
                                 </group>
                                 <group string="Layout">
                                     <field name="is_conditional" attrs="{'invisible': [('questions_selection', '=', 'random')]}"/>
@@ -212,7 +213,9 @@
                             <group>
                                 <group string="Constraints">
                                     <field name="constr_mandatory" string="Mandatory Answer"/>
-                                    <field name="constr_error_msg" attrs="{'invisible': [('constr_mandatory', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                    <field name="constr_error_msg"
+                                        attrs="{'invisible': [('constr_mandatory', '=', False)]}"
+                                        placeholder="This question requires an answer."/>
                                 </group>
                                 <group string="Live Sessions">
                                     <label for="is_time_limited" string="Question Time Limit"/>
diff --git a/addons/survey/views/survey_templates.xml b/addons/survey/views/survey_templates.xml
index 2d8e9f6a49d..8580056eea7 100644
--- a/addons/survey/views/survey_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/survey/views/survey_templates.xml
@@ -320,10 +320,13 @@
         <t t-set="useKeySelection" t-value="len(question.suggested_answer_ids) &lt; len(letters) and survey.questions_layout == 'page_per_question'"/>
         <!-- Extra 'right' margin is added on layouts that are not "page_per_question" to align with choices questions, since all choices have a me-2 class (pixel perfect yay...) -->
         <t t-set="extra_right_margin" t-value="survey.questions_layout != 'page_per_question' and question.question_type not in ['simple_choice', 'multiple_choice']"/>
+        <t t-set="default_constr_error_msg">This question requires an answer.</t>
+        <t t-set="default_validation_error_msg">The answer you entered is not valid.</t>
+        <t t-set="default_comments_message">If other, please specify:</t>
         <div t-att-class="'js_question-wrapper pb-4 %s %s' % ('d-none' if not display_question else '', 'me-2' if extra_right_margin else '')"
              t-att-id="question.id" t-att-data-required="question.constr_mandatory"
-             t-att-data-constr-error-msg="question.constr_error_msg"
-             t-att-data-validation-error-msg="question.validation_error_msg">
+             t-att-data-constr-error-msg="question.constr_error_msg or default_constr_error_msg"
+             t-att-data-validation-error-msg="question.validation_error_msg or default_validation_error_msg">
             <div class="mb-4">
                 <h3 t-if="not hide_question_title">
                     <span t-field='question.title' />
@@ -465,7 +468,7 @@
                                t-att-name='question.id'
                                t-att-checked="comment_line and 'checked' or None"
                                t-att-data-selection-key="letters[item_idx] if useKeySelection else ''"/>
-                        <span class="ms-2" t-field="question.comments_message" />
+                        <span class="ms-2" t-out="question.comments_message or default_comments_message" />
                         <i class="fa fa-check-circle float-end mt-1 position-relative"></i>
                         <i class="fa fa-circle-thin float-end mt-1 position-relative"></i>
                     </label>
@@ -477,7 +480,7 @@
             </div>
             <div t-if='question.comments_allowed and not question.comment_count_as_answer' class="col-lg-12 o_survey_comment_container mx-1 mt-3 ps-3 pe-4">
                 <textarea type="text" class="form-control o_survey_comment o_survey_question_text_box bg-transparent text-dark rounded-0 p-0"
-                          t-att-placeholder="question.comments_message if not survey_form_readonly else ''"><t t-esc="comment_line.value_char_box if comment_line else ''"/></textarea>
+                          t-att-placeholder="question.comments_message or default_comments_message if not survey_form_readonly else ''"><t t-esc="comment_line.value_char_box if comment_line else ''"/></textarea>
             </div>
         </div>
     </template>
@@ -534,7 +537,7 @@
                                t-att-name="question.id"
                                t-att-checked="comment_line and 'checked' or None"
                                t-att-data-selection-key="letters[item_idx] if useKeySelection else ''"/>
-                        <span class="ms-2" t-field="question.comments_message" />
+                        <span class="ms-2" t-out="question.comments_message or default_comments_message" />
                         <i class="fa fa-check-circle float-end mt-1 position-relative"></i>
                         <i class="fa fa-circle-thin float-end mt-1 position-relative"></i>
                     </label>
@@ -546,7 +549,7 @@
             </div>
             <div t-if='question.comments_allowed and not question.comment_count_as_answer' class="col-lg-12 o_survey_comment_container mx-1 mt-3 py-0 ps-3 pe-4">
                 <textarea type="text" class="form-control o_survey_comment o_survey_question_text_box bg-transparent text-dark rounded-0 p-0"
-                          t-att-placeholder="question.comments_message if not survey_form_readonly else ''"><t t-esc="comment_line.value_char_box if comment_line else ''"/></textarea>
+                          t-att-placeholder="question.comments_message or default_comments_message if not survey_form_readonly else ''"><t t-esc="comment_line.value_char_box if comment_line else ''"/></textarea>
             </div>
         </div>
     </template>
@@ -595,7 +598,7 @@
         </table>
         <div t-if='question.comments_allowed'>
             <textarea type="text" class="form-control o_survey_question_text_box o_survey_comment bg-transparent text-dark rounded-0 p-0 mt-3"
-                      t-att-placeholder="question.comments_message if not survey_form_readonly else ''"
+                      t-att-placeholder="question.comments_message or default_comments_message if not survey_form_readonly else ''"
                       t-att-name="'%s_%s' % (question.id, 'comment')"><t t-esc="comment_line.value_char_box if comment_line else ''"/></textarea>
         </div>
     </template>