diff --git a/app/src/debug/res/values/placeholder_strings.xml b/app/src/debug/res/values/placeholder_strings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd7a60b20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/debug/res/values/placeholder_strings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+  <string name="placeholder_place_distance">Overlay</string>
+  <string name="placeholder_place_name">Name</string>
+  <string name="placeholder_place_description">Description</string>
+</resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_place.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_place.xml
index 886bc1f4e..342f28a2d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_place.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_place.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
             style="?android:textAppearanceSmallInverse"
             android:textColor="#ffffff"
             android:background="@color/text_background"
-            tools:text="Overlay"
+            tools:text="@string/placeholder_place_distance"
             />
 
         <TextView
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
             android:maxLines="1"
             android:ellipsize="none"
             style="?android:textAppearanceMedium"
-            tools:text="Name"
+            tools:text="@string/placeholder_place_name"
             />
 
         <TextView
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
             android:ellipsize="none"
             android:maxLines="4"
             style="?android:textAppearanceSmall"
-            tools:text="Description"
+            tools:text="@string/placeholder_place_description"
             />
 
     </RelativeLayout>