diff --git a/data/presets.yaml b/data/presets.yaml
index 366a4984a..89080bd22 100644
--- a/data/presets.yaml
+++ b/data/presets.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ en:
     fields: 
       access: 
         label: Access
+        placeholder: Unkown
         types: 
           access: General
           foot: Foot
diff --git a/data/presets/fields.json b/data/presets/fields.json
index 755ece5e0..83764eca3 100644
--- a/data/presets/fields.json
+++ b/data/presets/fields.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         ],
         "type": "access",
         "label": "Access",
+        "placeholder": "Unkown",
         "strings": {
             "types": {
                 "access": "General",
diff --git a/data/presets/fields/access.json b/data/presets/fields/access.json
index a58a7f9ff..6a4f9b68d 100644
--- a/data/presets/fields/access.json
+++ b/data/presets/fields/access.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     "keys": ["access", "foot", "motor_vehicle", "bicycle", "horse"],
     "type": "access",
     "label": "Access",
+    "placeholder": "Unkown",
     "strings": {
         "types": {
             "access": "General",
diff --git a/dist/locales/en.json b/dist/locales/en.json
index 48b85c10a..7b7714e0b 100644
--- a/dist/locales/en.json
+++ b/dist/locales/en.json
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@
         "fields": {
             "access": {
                 "label": "Access",
+                "placeholder": "Unkown",
                 "types": {
                     "access": "General",
                     "foot": "Foot",
diff --git a/js/id/ui/preset/access.js b/js/id/ui/preset/access.js
index adc57522e..ab6586017 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/preset/access.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/preset/access.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ iD.ui.preset.access = function(field, context) {
             .attr('class', 'col6 preset-input-access-wrap')
             .append('input')
             .attr('type', 'text')
+            .attr('placeholder', field.placeholder())
             .attr('class', 'preset-input-access')
             .attr('id', function(d) { return 'preset-input-access-' + d; })
             .each(function(d) {