diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Checkout/i18n/en_US.csv b/app/code/Magento/Checkout/i18n/en_US.csv
index 22ce43249c844..82d2ec98cba2c 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Checkout/i18n/en_US.csv
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Checkout/i18n/en_US.csv
@@ -180,3 +180,4 @@ 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!"
+"Password", "Password"
\ No newline at end of file
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 0d4e9444d07f0..88bcd29719d9c 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
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                 </label>
                 <div class="control">
                     <input class="input-text"
-                           placeholder="optional"
+                           placeholder="Password"
                            type="password"
                            name="password"
                            id="customer-password"