diff --git a/src/components/modals/NewConnectionModal.tsx b/src/components/modals/NewConnectionModal.tsx
index e88ab7a..d22d286 100644
--- a/src/components/modals/NewConnectionModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/modals/NewConnectionModal.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const FieldInput = ({
       autoCapitalize="off"
       autoComplete="off"
       spellCheck={false}
-      className="w-full px-3 py-2 bg-base border border-strong rounded-md text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition-colors"
+      className="w-full px-3 py-2 bg-base border border-strong rounded-md text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted placeholder:italic focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition-colors"
     />
   </div>
 );
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ export const NewConnectionModal = ({
               autoCapitalize="off"
               autoComplete="off"
               spellCheck={false}
-              className="flex-1 px-3 py-2 bg-base border border-strong rounded-md text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition-colors"
+              className="flex-1 px-3 py-2 bg-base border border-strong rounded-md text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted placeholder:italic focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition-colors"
               placeholder={
                 activeDriver.capabilities.folder_based
                   ? t("newConnection.folderPathPlaceholder")
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ export const NewConnectionModal = ({
                   autoComplete="off"
                   spellCheck={false}
                   className={clsx(
-                    "flex-1 px-3 py-2 bg-base border rounded-md text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition-colors",
+                    "flex-1 px-3 py-2 bg-base border rounded-md text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted placeholder:italic focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition-colors",
                     connectionStringError ? "border-red-500" : "border-strong",
                   )}
                   placeholder={connectionStringPlaceholder}
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ export const NewConnectionModal = ({
               label={t("newConnection.username")}
               value={formData.username}
               onChange={(v) => updateField("username", v)}
-              placeholder="root"
+              placeholder={t("newConnection.usernamePlaceholder")}
             />
             <FieldInput
               label={t("newConnection.password")}
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ export const NewConnectionModal = ({
                   autoCapitalize="off"
                   autoComplete="off"
                   spellCheck={false}
-                  className="w-full px-3 py-2 bg-base border border-strong rounded-md text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition-colors"
+                  className="w-full px-3 py-2 bg-base border border-strong rounded-md text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted placeholder:italic focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition-colors"
                   placeholder={t("newConnection.dbNamePlaceholder")}
                 />
               )}
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ export const NewConnectionModal = ({
                 autoCapitalize="off"
                 autoComplete="off"
                 spellCheck={false}
-                className="flex-1 px-3 py-2 bg-base border border-strong rounded-md text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition-colors"
+                className="flex-1 px-3 py-2 bg-base border border-strong rounded-md text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted placeholder:italic focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition-colors"
               />
               <button
                 type="button"
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ export const NewConnectionModal = ({
                 autoCapitalize="off"
                 autoComplete="off"
                 spellCheck={false}
-                className="flex-1 px-3 py-2 bg-base border border-strong rounded-md text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition-colors"
+                className="flex-1 px-3 py-2 bg-base border border-strong rounded-md text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted placeholder:italic focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition-colors"
               />
               <button
                 type="button"
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ export const NewConnectionModal = ({
                 autoCapitalize="off"
                 autoComplete="off"
                 spellCheck={false}
-                className="flex-1 px-3 py-2 bg-base border border-strong rounded-md text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition-colors"
+                className="flex-1 px-3 py-2 bg-base border border-strong rounded-md text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted placeholder:italic focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition-colors"
               />
               <button
                 type="button"
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ export const NewConnectionModal = ({
                     autoCapitalize="off"
                     autoComplete="off"
                     spellCheck={false}
-                    className="w-full px-3 py-2 bg-base border border-strong rounded-md text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition-colors"
+                    className="w-full px-3 py-2 bg-base border border-strong rounded-md text-sm text-primary placeholder:text-muted placeholder:italic focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none transition-colors"
                   />
                   {formData.save_in_keychain &&
                     sshPasswordDirty &&
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/de.json b/src/i18n/locales/de.json
index 2720614..a11dc55 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/de.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/de.json
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@
     "password": "Passwort",
     "passwordMissing": "Passwort fehlt oder ist nicht gesetzt. Bitte erneut eingeben.",
     "passwordPlaceholder": "Passwort eingeben",
+    "usernamePlaceholder": "Benutzername eingeben",
     "filePath": "Dateipfad",
     "folderPath": "Ordnerpfad",
     "dbName": "Datenbankname",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index dfa0c91..c6a5cba 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@
     "password": "Password",
     "passwordMissing": "Password missing or not set. Please re-enter.",
     "passwordPlaceholder": "Enter password",
+    "usernamePlaceholder": "Enter username",
     "filePath": "File Path",
     "folderPath": "Folder Path",
     "dbName": "Database Name",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/es.json b/src/i18n/locales/es.json
index 0d3817f..a8a36ad 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/es.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/es.json
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@
     "password": "Contraseña",
     "passwordMissing": "Contraseña faltante. Por favor, ingrésala de nuevo.",
     "passwordPlaceholder": "Ingresa la contraseña",
+    "usernamePlaceholder": "Ingresa el nombre de usuario",
     "filePath": "Ruta del Archivo",
     "folderPath": "Ruta de la Carpeta",
     "dbName": "Nombre de la Base de Datos",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/fr.json b/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
index 5f72d10..90b10c8 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@
     "password": "Mot de passe",
     "passwordMissing": "Mot de passe manquant ou non défini. Veuillez le ressaisir.",
     "passwordPlaceholder": "Saisir le mot de passe",
+    "usernamePlaceholder": "Saisir le nom d'utilisateur",
     "filePath": "Chemin du fichier",
     "folderPath": "Chemin du dossier",
     "dbName": "Nom de la base de données",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/it.json b/src/i18n/locales/it.json
index 70ba52f..b8c19be 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/it.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/it.json
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@
     "password": "Password",
     "passwordMissing": "Password mancante. Per favore reinseriscila.",
     "passwordPlaceholder": "Inserisci password",
+    "usernamePlaceholder": "Inserisci nome utente",
     "filePath": "Percorso File",
     "folderPath": "Percorso Cartella",
     "dbName": "Nome Database",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/zh.json b/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
index 8c42464..947d102 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@
     "password": "密码",
     "passwordMissing": "密码缺失或未设置。请重新输入。",
     "passwordPlaceholder": "输入密码",
+    "usernamePlaceholder": "输入用户名",
     "filePath": "文件路径",
     "folderPath": "文件夹路径",
     "dbName": "数据库名称",