diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93f9abb67..ef7b7f654 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Changed
+
+- Improved the language localization for German (`de`)
+
 ## 1.183.0 - 24.08.2022
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/apps/client/src/app/pages/portfolio/holdings/holdings-page.component.ts b/apps/client/src/app/pages/portfolio/holdings/holdings-page.component.ts
index 4f1708e00..4711d79f0 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/app/pages/portfolio/holdings/holdings-page.component.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/app/pages/portfolio/holdings/holdings-page.component.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export class HoldingsPageComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
   public routeQueryParams: Subscription;
   public user: User;
 
-  private readonly SEARCH_PLACEHOLDER = 'Filter by account or tag...';
   private unsubscribeSubject = new Subject<void>();
 
   public constructor(
@@ -84,7 +83,9 @@ export class HoldingsPageComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
           this.isLoading = true;
           this.activeFilters = filters;
           this.placeholder =
-            this.activeFilters.length <= 0 ? this.SEARCH_PLACEHOLDER : '';
+            this.activeFilters.length <= 0
+              ? $localize`Filter by account or tag...`
+              : '';
 
           return this.dataService.fetchPortfolioDetails({
             filters: this.activeFilters
diff --git a/apps/client/src/locales/messages.de.xlf b/apps/client/src/locales/messages.de.xlf
index 17c3f6efd..408d9a3a7 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/locales/messages.de.xlf
+++ b/apps/client/src/locales/messages.de.xlf
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@
         <target state="translated">Möchtest du diese Aktivität wirklich löschen?</target>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">libs/ui/src/lib/activities-table/activities-table.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">136</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">134</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="170f7de02b14690fb9c1999a16926c0044bfd5c1" datatype="html">
@@ -2616,6 +2616,18 @@
           <context context-type="sourcefile">apps/client/src/app/pages/portfolio/allocations/allocations-page.component.ts</context>
           <context context-type="linenumber">136</context>
         </context-group>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">apps/client/src/app/pages/portfolio/holdings/holdings-page.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">87</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="303469635941752458" datatype="html">
+        <source>Filter by account, currency, symbol or type...</source>
+        <target state="translated">Filtern nach Konto, Währung, Symbol oder Typ...</target>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">libs/ui/src/lib/activities-table/activities-table.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">291</context>
+        </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
diff --git a/apps/client/src/locales/messages.xlf b/apps/client/src/locales/messages.xlf
index dd6ee9dbc..10ab22415 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/locales/messages.xlf
+++ b/apps/client/src/locales/messages.xlf
@@ -1973,7 +1973,7 @@
         <source>Do you really want to delete this activity?</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">libs/ui/src/lib/activities-table/activities-table.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">136</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">134</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="170f7de02b14690fb9c1999a16926c0044bfd5c1" datatype="html">
@@ -2329,6 +2329,10 @@
           <context context-type="sourcefile">apps/client/src/app/pages/portfolio/allocations/allocations-page.component.ts</context>
           <context context-type="linenumber">136</context>
         </context-group>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">apps/client/src/app/pages/portfolio/holdings/holdings-page.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">87</context>
+        </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="4550487415324294802" datatype="html">
         <source>Filter by...</source>
@@ -2337,6 +2341,13 @@
           <context context-type="linenumber">129</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="303469635941752458" datatype="html">
+        <source>Filter by account, currency, symbol or type...</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">libs/ui/src/lib/activities-table/activities-table.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">291</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/ui/src/lib/activities-table/activities-table.component.ts b/libs/ui/src/lib/activities-table/activities-table.component.ts
index e218b3af7..0043efe1f 100644
--- a/libs/ui/src/lib/activities-table/activities-table.component.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/src/lib/activities-table/activities-table.component.ts
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ export class ActivitiesTableComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
   public totalFees: number;
   public totalValue: number;
 
-  private readonly SEARCH_PLACEHOLDER =
-    'Filter by account, currency, symbol or type...';
   private readonly SEARCH_STRING_SEPARATOR = ',';
   private unsubscribeSubject = new Subject<void>();
 
@@ -289,7 +287,9 @@ export class ActivitiesTableComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     });
 
     this.placeholder =
-      lowercaseSearchKeywords.length <= 0 ? this.SEARCH_PLACEHOLDER : '';
+      lowercaseSearchKeywords.length <= 0
+        ? $localize`Filter by account, currency, symbol or type...`
+        : '';
 
     this.searchKeywords = filters.map((filter) => {
       return filter.label;