--- a/browser/browser/preferences/preferences.ftl
+++ b/browser/browser/preferences/preferences.ftl
@@ -3,16 +3,24 @@
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
 do-not-track-description = Šalji “Ne prati me” signal web stranicama (stranice ga ne moraju poštivati)
 do-not-track-learn-more = Saznajte više
 do-not-track-option-default =
     .label = Samo kada koristim zaštitu od praćenja
 do-not-track-option-always =
     .label = Uvijek
+# This is used to determine the width of the search field in about:preferences,
+# in order to make the entire placeholder string visible
+#
+# Notice: The value of the `.style` attribute is a CSS string, and the `min-width`
+# is the name of the CSS property. It is intended only to adjust the element's width.
+# Do not translate.
+search-field =
+    .style = min-width: 15.4em
 pane-general-title = Osnovno
 category-general =
     .tooltiptext = { pane-general-title }
 pane-search-title = Traži
 category-search =
     .tooltiptext = { pane-search-title }
 pane-privacy-title = Privatnost i sigurnost
 category-privacy =