diff --git a/src/views/admin/components/metadata-types/selectbox/TainacanSelectbox.vue b/src/views/admin/components/metadata-types/selectbox/TainacanSelectbox.vue
index b89112884..3aae695d3 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/components/metadata-types/selectbox/TainacanSelectbox.vue
+++ b/src/views/admin/components/metadata-types/selectbox/TainacanSelectbox.vue
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
                 :disabled="disabled"
                 :placeholder="itemMetadatum.metadatum.placeholder ? itemMetadatum.metadatum.placeholder : $i18n.get('label_selectbox_init')"
                 :model-value="value"
+                :class="{ 'has-placeholder-selected': value === '' }"
                 @update:model-value="onSelected($event)">
             <option value="">
                 {{ itemMetadatum.metadatum.placeholder ? itemMetadatum.metadatum.placeholder : ($i18n.get('label_selectbox_init') + '...') }}
diff --git a/src/views/admin/scss/_selects.scss b/src/views/admin/scss/_selects.scss
index 3c82ec5eb..170bcedd7 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/scss/_selects.scss
+++ b/src/views/admin/scss/_selects.scss
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@
         &:hover {
             border-color: var(--tainacan-input-color) !important;
         }
-        
+        &.has-placeholder-selected,
+        &.has-placeholder-selected:hover,
+        &.has-placeholder-selected:focus {
+            color: var(--tainacan-info-color) !important;
+        }
     }
     &:not(.is-loading)::after {
         content: "arrowdown" !important;