diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterfaceV2/LabelledTextBox.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterfaceV2/LabelledTextBox.cs
index fd64cc2056..82b9fe559f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterfaceV2/LabelledTextBox.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterfaceV2/LabelledTextBox.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
+using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterfaceV2
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterfaceV2
             set => Component.ReadOnly = value;
         }
 
-        public string PlaceholderText
+        public LocalisableString PlaceholderText
         {
             set => Component.PlaceholderText = value;
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/SamplePointPiece.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/SamplePointPiece.cs
index ab21a83c43..9abea73f6b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/SamplePointPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/SamplePointPiece.cs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
             private void updateBankPlaceholderText(IEnumerable<HitObject> objects)
             {
                 string? commonBank = getCommonBank(objects.Select(h => h.SampleControlPoint).ToArray());
-                bank.PlaceholderText = string.IsNullOrEmpty(commonBank) ? "(multiple)" : null;
+                bank.PlaceholderText = string.IsNullOrEmpty(commonBank) ? "(multiple)" : string.Empty;
             }
 
             private void updateVolumeFor(IEnumerable<HitObject> objects, int? newVolume)