diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 23eabdb..26a4c18 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ MapboxGeocoder.prototype = {
       var localizedValue = localization.placeholder[language];
       if (localizedValue)  return localizedValue;
     }
-    return 'Search';
+    return 'بحث';
   },
 
   /**
diff --git a/lib/localization.js b/lib/localization.js
index 158ac50..e30b838 100644
--- a/lib/localization.js
+++ b/lib/localization.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var placeholder = {
   'ca': 'Cerca', //catalan
   'he': 'לחפש', //hebrew
   'ja': 'サーチ',  //japanese
+  'ar': 'العربية'
   'lv': 'Meklēt', //latvian
   'pt': 'Procurar', //portuguese 
   'sr': 'Претрага', //serbian