diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoinamountfield.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoinamountfield.cpp
index 9fa49b87fad46..23df1c929adf8 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoinamountfield.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoinamountfield.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class AmountSpinBox: public QAbstractSpinBox
         CAmount val = value(&valid);
 
         currentUnit = unit;
-
+        lineEdit()->setPlaceholderText(BitcoinUnits::format(currentUnit, m_min_amount, false, BitcoinUnits::separatorAlways));
         if(valid)
             setValue(val);
         else