diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/ner/ner_inference.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/ner/ner_inference.ts
index 84d2f0615b1c4d..bb98c2d8e28bfa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/ner/ner_inference.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/ner/ner_inference.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export class NerInference extends InferenceBase<NerResponse> {
     const placeholder = i18n.translate(
       'xpack.ml.trainedModels.testModelsFlyout.ner.inputText',
       {
-        defaultMessage: 'Enter a phrase to test.',
+        defaultMessage: 'Enter a phrase to test',
       }
     );
     return getGeneralInputComponent(this, placeholder);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/text_classification/fill_mask_inference.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/text_classification/fill_mask_inference.ts
index bb4feaffffb388..e26c7a1b326f70 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/text_classification/fill_mask_inference.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/text_classification/fill_mask_inference.ts
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ export class FillMaskInference extends InferenceBase<TextClassificationResponse>
 
   public getInputComponent(): JSX.Element {
     const placeholder = i18n.translate(
-      'xpack.ml.trainedModels.testModelsFlyout.langIdent.inputText',
+      'xpack.ml.trainedModels.testModelsFlyout.fillMask.inputText',
       {
-        defaultMessage: 'Mask token: [MASK]. e.g. Paris is the [MASK] of France.',
+        defaultMessage: 'Enter a phrase to test. Use [MASK] as a placeholder for the missing words.',
       }
     );
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/text_classification/lang_ident_inference.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/text_classification/lang_ident_inference.ts
index a56d4a3598a66d..8503c965083601 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/text_classification/lang_ident_inference.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/text_classification/lang_ident_inference.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,13 @@ export class LangIdentInference extends InferenceBase<TextClassificationResponse
   }
 
   public getInputComponent(): JSX.Element {
-    return getGeneralInputComponent(this);
+    const placeholder = i18n.translate(
+      'xpack.ml.trainedModels.testModelsFlyout.langIdent.inputText',
+      {
+        defaultMessage: 'Enter a phrase to test',
+      }
+    );
+    return getGeneralInputComponent(this, placeholder);
   }
 
   public getOutputComponent(): JSX.Element {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/text_classification/text_classification_inference.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/text_classification/text_classification_inference.ts
index 33aa1c0f1c86df..e8378536513a8a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/text_classification/text_classification_inference.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/text_classification/text_classification_inference.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,13 @@ export class TextClassificationInference extends InferenceBase<TextClassificatio
   }
 
   public getInputComponent(): JSX.Element {
-    return getGeneralInputComponent(this);
+    const placeholder = i18n.translate(
+      'xpack.ml.trainedModels.testModelsFlyout.textClassification.inputText',
+      {
+        defaultMessage: 'Enter a phrase to test',
+      }
+    );
+    return getGeneralInputComponent(this, placeholder);
   }
 
   public getOutputComponent(): JSX.Element {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/text_embedding/text_embedding_inference.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/text_embedding/text_embedding_inference.ts
index 3613f66d3ed93f..e82972b16b7870 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/text_embedding/text_embedding_inference.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/test_models/models/text_embedding/text_embedding_inference.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,13 @@ export class TextEmbeddingInference extends InferenceBase<TextEmbeddingResponse>
   }
 
   public getInputComponent(): JSX.Element {
-    return getGeneralInputComponent(this);
+    const placeholder = i18n.translate(
+      'xpack.ml.trainedModels.testModelsFlyout.textEmbedding.inputText',
+      {
+        defaultMessage: 'Enter a phrase to test',
+      }
+    );
+    return getGeneralInputComponent(this, placeholder);
   }
 
   public getOutputComponent(): JSX.Element {