diff --git a/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/search/SearchController.java b/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/search/SearchController.java
index 4a398c822795f579fa3290be2dfff520314a4fec..824eb4110dd6a49261d06cc8567e9bbeb15dd885 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/search/SearchController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/search/SearchController.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ public class SearchController extends BaseController
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/search", method = RequestMethod.POST)
 	public String search(Model model, @ModelAttribute("NewSearch") Search search)
 	{
-		System.out.println(search);
 		Specification<Transaction> specification = TransactionSearchSpecifications.withDynamicQuery(search);
 		List<Transaction> transactions = transactionService.getRepository().findAll(specification);
 		model.addAttribute("transactions", transactions);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/languages/_de.properties b/src/main/resources/languages/_de.properties
index 8b81644ef2fb90b311f797655b407a2b35a3367a..125681c47e48bf8654fc7dab9cef3dd06a228ffb 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/languages/_de.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/languages/_de.properties
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ datepicker.button.confirm=
 
 search=Suche
 search.submit=Suchen
+search.placeholder=Keine passenden Buchungen gefunden
 search.in.name=Name
 search.in.description=Beschreibung
 search.in.category=Kategorie
diff --git a/src/main/resources/languages/_en.properties b/src/main/resources/languages/_en.properties
index e36bb7fab9ea8aa0e26aeb9390271353b7652a95..e6fec44e4f297f2b19def9e919150f47a667f1dd 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/languages/_en.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/languages/_en.properties
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ datepicker.button.confirm=Apply
 
 search=Search
 search.submit=Search
+search.placeholder=No matching transactions found
 search.in.name=Name
 search.in.description=Description
 search.in.category=Category
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/search/search.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/search/search.ftl
index 0ff2648598bff37d794f55481f33ea1682b7e756..dd4b5abc04f48509923c3a843b5232f93390b6a3 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/search/search.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/search/search.ftl
@@ -112,6 +112,16 @@
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </#list>
+
+                        <#-- placeholder -->
+                        <#if transactions?size == 0>
+                            <div class="row">
+                                <div class="col s12">
+                                    <br><br>
+                                    <div class="headline-advice center-align">${locale.getString("search.placeholder")}</div>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </#if>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>