diff --git a/res/layout/edit_event_all.xml b/res/layout/edit_event_all.xml
index c63aa59d5e2a8ce711b63b61a695dd5cf0a6586f..6cb99bc1efb99e90634ce2944a2c05c2fba6c018 100644
--- a/res/layout/edit_event_all.xml
+++ b/res/layout/edit_event_all.xml
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_marginStart="12dp"
             android:layout_marginEnd="32dp"
+            android:textColorHint="@color/edit_event_hint_text_color"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/attendees_icon"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/view2">
@@ -452,6 +453,7 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_marginStart="12dp"
             android:layout_marginEnd="32dp"
+            android:textColorHint="@color/edit_event_hint_text_color"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/where_icon"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/add_attendees_row">
@@ -484,6 +486,7 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_marginStart="12dp"
             android:layout_marginEnd="32dp"
+            android:textColorHint="@color/edit_event_hint_text_color"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/description_icon"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/where_row">
diff --git a/res/values-night-v21/colors.xml b/res/values-night-v21/colors.xml
index ccea56697f600f890d20401d815db87b6042fd9c..eea1a98a032aa0c156f294cc2cad50296d04baac 100644
--- a/res/values-night-v21/colors.xml
+++ b/res/values-night-v21/colors.xml
@@ -19,4 +19,7 @@
     <color name="calendar_grid_line_inner_horizontal_color">#1fffffff</color>
     <color name="calendar_grid_line_inner_vertical_color">#1fffffff</color>
     <color name="month_grid_lines">#1fffffff</color>
+
+    <!-- Hint text color of event edit screen -->
+    <color name="edit_event_hint_text_color">#898989</color>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/values/colors.xml b/res/values/colors.xml
index 5368ebe9f767d6aabc7700a7a79cd2a6e7698139..6fe82fc7a6be416a462c37ed916767e66c68969d 100644
--- a/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@
     <color name="agenda_selected_text_color">@color/color_default_primary_text</color>
     <!-- Text color of the "new event" hint in day and week views -->
     <color name="new_event_hint_text_color">#ffffff</color>
+    <!-- Hint text color of event edit screen -->
+    <color name="edit_event_hint_text_color">#9e9e9e</color>
 
     <!-- Text color of a clicked event in the day/week view -->
     <color name="day_event_clicked_background_color">@color/colorAccent</color>