diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
index a79db2cfc..1c3e83313 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ app.views.Publisher = Backbone.View.extend({
     if( this.el_hiddenInput.val() == "" ) {
       this.el_hiddenInput.val( this.el_input.val() );
     }
+    if( this.el_input.val() == "" ) {
+      this.el_input.val( this.el_hiddenInput.val() );
+    }
 
     // hide close and preview buttons, in case publisher is standalone
     // (e.g. bookmarklet, mentions popup)
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index e2b3c227c..6497bcd59 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ en:
     tags:
       title: "Posts tagged: %{tags}"
       contacts_title: "People who dig this tag"
-      tag_prefill_text: "The thing about %{tag_name} is... "
+      tag_prefill_text: "%{tag_name} "
 
     public:
       title: "Public Activity"