diff --git a/app/locales/taiga/locale-en.json b/app/locales/taiga/locale-en.json
index cd73c545..38a18a64 100644
--- a/app/locales/taiga/locale-en.json
+++ b/app/locales/taiga/locale-en.json
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@
         },
         "CREATE": {
             "TITLE": "New Epic",
+            "PLACEHOLDER_DESCRIPTION": "Please add descriptive text to help others better understand this epic",
             "TEAM_REQUIREMENT": "Team requirement",
             "CLIENT_REQUIREMENT": "Client requirement",
             "BLOCKED": "Blocked",
diff --git a/app/modules/epics/create-epic/create-epic.jade b/app/modules/epics/create-epic/create-epic.jade
index 29d3ac17..da51d342 100644
--- a/app/modules/epics/create-epic/create-epic.jade
+++ b/app/modules/epics/create-epic/create-epic.jade
@@ -5,21 +5,25 @@ tg-lightbox-close
     form(
         ng-submit="vm.createEpic()"
     )
-        fieldset
-            tg-color-selector(
-                is-required="true"
-                init-color="vm.newEpic.color"
-                on-select-color="vm.selectColor(color)"
-            )
-            input.e2e-create-epic-subject(
-                type="text"
-                name="subject"
-                ng-model="vm.newEpic.subject"
-                tg-auto-select
-                placeholder="{{'COMMON.FIELDS.SUBJECT' | translate}}"
-                data-required="true"
-                data-maxlength="140"
-            )
+        .subject-container
+            .color-selector
+                fieldset
+                    tg-color-selector(
+                        is-required="true"
+                        init-color="vm.newEpic.color"
+                        on-select-color="vm.selectColor(color)"
+                    )
+            .subject
+                fieldset
+                    input.e2e-create-epic-subject(
+                        type="text"
+                        name="subject"
+                        ng-model="vm.newEpic.subject"
+                        tg-auto-select
+                        placeholder="{{'COMMON.FIELDS.SUBJECT' | translate}}"
+                        data-required="true"
+                        data-maxlength="140"
+                    )
         fieldset
             select.e2e-create-epic-status(
                 id="epic-status"
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ tg-lightbox-close
             )
         fieldset
             textarea.e2e-create-epic-description(
-                ng-attr-placeholder="{{'COMMON.FIELDS.DESCRIPTION' | translate}}"
+                ng-attr-placeholder="{{'EPICS.CREATE.PLACEHOLDER_DESCRIPTION' | translate}}"
                 ng-model="vm.newEpic.description"
             )
         fieldset
diff --git a/app/modules/epics/create-epic/create-epic.scss b/app/modules/epics/create-epic/create-epic.scss
index ad2090c4..e778e047 100644
--- a/app/modules/epics/create-epic/create-epic.scss
+++ b/app/modules/epics/create-epic/create-epic.scss
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@
         max-width: 700px;
         width: 90%;
     }
+    .subject-container {
+        align-items: center;
+        display: flex;
+        .subject {
+            padding-left: 1rem;
+            width: 100%;
+        }
+    }
     .attachments {
         margin-bottom: 0;
     }