diff --git a/client/web/src/components/FilteredConnection/FilteredConnection.tsx b/client/web/src/components/FilteredConnection/FilteredConnection.tsx
index 2c2876979c1..8e268b32d48 100644
--- a/client/web/src/components/FilteredConnection/FilteredConnection.tsx
+++ b/client/web/src/components/FilteredConnection/FilteredConnection.tsx
@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ export class FilteredConnection<
         //     this.state.connectionOrError.nodes.length > 0 &&
         //     this.props.hideControlsWhenEmpty
 
+        const inputPlaceholder = this.props.inputPlaceholder || `Search ${this.props.pluralNoun}...`
+
         return (
             <ConnectionContainer compact={this.props.compact} className={this.props.className}>
                 {
@@ -491,8 +493,8 @@ export class FilteredConnection<
                             ref={this.setFilterRef}
                             hideSearch={this.props.hideSearch}
                             inputClassName={this.props.inputClassName}
-                            inputPlaceholder={this.props.inputPlaceholder || `Search ${this.props.pluralNoun}...`}
-                            inputAriaLabel={this.props.inputAriaLabel}
+                            inputPlaceholder={inputPlaceholder}
+                            inputAriaLabel={this.props.inputAriaLabel || inputPlaceholder}
                             inputValue={this.state.query}
                             onInputChange={this.onChange}
                             autoFocus={this.props.autoFocus}
diff --git a/client/web/src/repo/releases/__snapshots__/RepositoryReleasesTagsPage.test.tsx.snap b/client/web/src/repo/releases/__snapshots__/RepositoryReleasesTagsPage.test.tsx.snap
index 7e8c96591ef..4e13e29a78d 100644
--- a/client/web/src/repo/releases/__snapshots__/RepositoryReleasesTagsPage.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/client/web/src/repo/releases/__snapshots__/RepositoryReleasesTagsPage.test.tsx.snap
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ exports[`RepositoryReleasesTagsPage renders 1`] = `
           class="container loader-input loaderInput input"
         >
           <input
+            aria-label="Search tags..."
             autocapitalize="off"
             autocomplete="off"
             autocorrect="off"