diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/templates/dashboard.html b/powerdnsadmin/templates/dashboard.html
index 4ba42e6..260b095 100755
--- a/powerdnsadmin/templates/dashboard.html
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/templates/dashboard.html
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@
         $(id).DataTable({
             "paging" : true,
             "lengthChange" : true,
+            language: {
+                searchPlaceholder: "Use ^ and $ for start and end",
+            },
             "searching" : true,
             "ordering" : true,
             "columnDefs": [