diff --git a/desktop/src/components/tasks/NewTaskModal.tsx b/desktop/src/components/tasks/NewTaskModal.tsx
index 40658886..2b65ff95 100644
--- a/desktop/src/components/tasks/NewTaskModal.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/components/tasks/NewTaskModal.tsx
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export function NewTaskModal({ open, onClose }: Props) {
         <PromptEditor
           value={prompt}
           onChange={setPrompt}
-          placeholder="Look at the commits from the last 24 hours. Summarize what changed, call out any risky patterns or missing tests, and note anything worth following up on."
+          placeholder={t('newTask.promptPlaceholder')}
           permissionMode={permissionMode}
           onPermissionModeChange={setPermissionMode}
           modelId={model}
diff --git a/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 59fe3b26..7b8460bb 100644
--- a/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ export const en = {
   'newTask.monthly': 'Monthly',
   'newTask.delayNote': 'Scheduled tasks use a randomized delay of several minutes for server performance.',
   'newTask.create': 'Create task',
+  'newTask.promptPlaceholder': 'Look at the commits from the last 24 hours. Summarize what changed, call out any risky patterns or missing tests, and note anything worth following up on.',
 
   // ─── Prompt Editor ──────────────────────────────────────
   'promptEditor.worktree': 'worktree',
diff --git a/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh.ts b/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh.ts
index 4b3e9ecc..e3d899ff 100644
--- a/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ export const zh: Record<TranslationKey, string> = {
   'newTask.monthly': '每月',
   'newTask.delayNote': '定时任务会使用随机延迟以优化服务器性能。',
   'newTask.create': '创建任务',
+  'newTask.promptPlaceholder': '查看过去 24 小时的提交。总结变更内容，标记有风险的模式或缺失的测试，并记录值得跟进的事项。',
 
   // ─── Prompt Editor ──────────────────────────────────────
   'promptEditor.worktree': '工作树',