diff --git a/includes/admin/assets/js/um-admin-forms.js b/includes/admin/assets/js/um-admin-forms.js
index 2391c021..1bf28ef2 100644
--- a/includes/admin/assets/js/um-admin-forms.js
+++ b/includes/admin/assets/js/um-admin-forms.js
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ function um_admin_init_users_select() {
 			width: "100%",
 			allowHtml: true,
 			dropdownCssClass: 'um-select2-users-dropdown',
-			containerCssClass : 'um-select2-users-container'
+			containerCssClass : 'um-select2-users-container',
+			placeholder: jQuery(this).data('placeholder')
 		};
 
 		jQuery('.um-user-select-field').select2( select2_atts );
diff --git a/includes/admin/core/class-admin-forms.php b/includes/admin/core/class-admin-forms.php
index cb8fa54d..f1a52aad 100644
--- a/includes/admin/core/class-admin-forms.php
+++ b/includes/admin/core/class-admin-forms.php
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'um\admin\core\Admin_Forms' ) ) {
 			if ( ! empty( $multiple ) ) {
 				$hidden = "<input type=\"hidden\" $hidden_name_attr value=\"\" />";
 			}
-			$html = "$hidden<select $multiple $id_attr $name_attr $class_attr $data_attr><option value=\"\">" . esc_html__( 'Select Users', 'ultimate-member' ) . "</option>$options</select>";
+			$html = "$hidden<select $multiple $id_attr $name_attr $class_attr $data_attr data-placeholder=\"" . esc_attr__( 'Select Users', 'ultimate-member' ) . "\" placeholder=\"" . esc_attr__( 'Select Users', 'ultimate-member' ) . "\"><option>" . esc_html__( 'Select Users', 'ultimate-member' ) . "</option>$options</select>";
 
 			return $html;
 		}