diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_demo.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_demo.xml
index fb89fc98185..4c9d18683c7 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_demo.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     <record model="hr.holidays" id="hr_holidays_employee1_cl">
       <field name="name">Trip with Family</field>
-      <field name="holiday_status_id" ref="holiday_status_sl"/>
+      <field name="holiday_status_id" ref="holiday_status_comp"/>
       <field eval="time.strftime('%Y-%m-01')" name="date_from"/>
       <field eval="time.strftime('%Y-%m-03')" name="date_to"/>
       <field name="type">remove</field>
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
index 01500d2fb63..9a6784bc8bc 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
                                 </group>
                             </group>
                             <newline/>
-                            <field name="name" nolabel="1" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft'),('state','!=','confirm')]}"/>
+                            <field name="name" nolabel="1" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft'),('state','!=','confirm')]}" placeholder="Add a reason..."/>
                     </group>
                 </sheet>
                 <footer>
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
                         <field name="double_validation" invisible="1"/>
                         <field name="manager_id2" attrs="{'invisible':[('double_validation', '!=', True)]}"/>
                     </group>
-                    <field name="name"/>
+                    <field name="name" placeholder="Add a reason..."/>
                 </sheet>
                 <footer>
                     <field name="message_ids" colspan="4" widget="mail_thread" nolabel="1"/>
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
                         <field name="number_of_days_temp"/>
                         <field name="manager_id"/>
                     </group>
-                    <field name="name"/>
+                    <field name="name" placeholder="Add a reason..."/>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>