diff --git a/commons/res/layout/activity_share.xml b/commons/res/layout/activity_share.xml
index 534c75e6c..a914c667a 100644
--- a/commons/res/layout/activity_share.xml
+++ b/commons/res/layout/activity_share.xml
@@ -50,19 +50,13 @@
                     android:textSize="20sp" />
             </LinearLayout>
 
-            <TextView
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:text="Title"
-                android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
-                android:textColor="#818181" />
-
             <EditText
                 android:id="@+id/titleEdit"
                 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:scrollHorizontally="false"
                 android:singleLine="true"
+                android:hint="@string/share_title_hint"
                 android:textColor="#363636" />
 
             <LinearLayout
@@ -74,18 +68,12 @@
                 android:orientation="vertical" >
             </LinearLayout>
 
-            <TextView
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:text="Description"
-                android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
-                android:textColor="#818181" />
-
             <EditText
                 android:id="@+id/descEdit"
                 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:inputType="textMultiLine"
+                android:hint="@string/share_description_hint"
                 android:textColor="#363636" />
 
             <LinearLayout
diff --git a/commons/res/values/strings.xml b/commons/res/values/strings.xml
index baaa974b1..4534435dd 100644
--- a/commons/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/commons/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
     <string name="provider_contributions">My uploads</string>
     <string name="menu_share">Share</string>
     <string name="menu_open_in_browser">View in Browser</string>
+    <string name="share_title_hint">Title</string>
+    <string name="share_description_hint">Description</string>
 
     <plurals name="contributions_subtitle">
         <item quantity="zero">No uploads yet</item>