diff --git a/navigation.php b/navigation.php
index a45277c1f..7991283cf 100644
--- a/navigation.php
+++ b/navigation.php
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['LeftFrameLight'] && strlen($GLOBALS['db'])) {
     if ($table_count && $GLOBALS['cfg']['LeftDisplayTableFilter']) {
         ?>
         <span id="NavFilter">
-        <input type="text" name="fast_filter" id="fast_filter" title="<?php echo __('Filter'); ?>" value="filter tables by name" />
+        <input type="text" name="fast_filter" id="fast_filter" title="<?php echo __('Filter'); ?>" value="<?php echo __('filter tables by name'); ?>" />
         <span id="clear_fast_filter" title="<?php echo __('Clear'); ?>">X</span>
         </span>
         <?php