diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Checkout/i18n/en_US.csv b/app/code/Magento/Checkout/i18n/en_US.csv
index 8d297c4060abd..53fdebb8a2995 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Checkout/i18n/en_US.csv
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Checkout/i18n/en_US.csv
@@ -176,4 +176,4 @@ Payment,Payment
 "Not yet calculated","Not yet calculated"
 "We received your order!","We received your order!"
 "Thank you for your purchase!","Thank you for your purchase!"
-"optional", "optional"
+"Password", "Password"
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Checkout/view/frontend/web/template/form/element/email.html b/app/code/Magento/Checkout/view/frontend/web/template/form/element/email.html
index 0dee6cb0708e6..bb68e24835b67 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Checkout/view/frontend/web/template/form/element/email.html
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Checkout/view/frontend/web/template/form/element/email.html
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
                     <input class="input-text"
                            data-bind="
                                 attr: {
-                                    placeholder: $t('optional'),
+                                    placeholder: $t('Password'),
                                 }"
                            type="password"
                            name="password"