diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json b/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json
index bf14dd5510..7a73bae411 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json
@@ -506,8 +506,8 @@
             "isScheduled": "Canceling",
             "setType": "Set cancel type"
         },
-        "promptPlaceholder": "Type prompt here. [negative tokens], (upweight)++, (downweight)--, swap and blend are available (see docs)",
-        "negativePrompts": "Negative Prompts",
+        "positivePromptPlaceholder": "Positive Prompt",
+        "negativePromptPlaceholder": "Negative Prompt",
         "sendTo": "Send to",
         "sendToImg2Img": "Send to Image to Image",
         "sendToUnifiedCanvas": "Send To Unified Canvas",
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/common/hooks/useIsReadyToInvoke.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/common/hooks/useIsReadyToInvoke.ts
index 7204205216..d410c3917c 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/common/hooks/useIsReadyToInvoke.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/common/hooks/useIsReadyToInvoke.ts
@@ -9,25 +9,14 @@ import { activeTabNameSelector } from 'features/ui/store/uiSelectors';
 const readinessSelector = createSelector(
   [generationSelector, systemSelector, activeTabNameSelector],
   (generation, system, activeTabName) => {
-    const {
-      positivePrompt: prompt,
-      shouldGenerateVariations,
-      seedWeights,
-      initialImage,
-      seed,
-    } = generation;
+    const { shouldGenerateVariations, seedWeights, initialImage, seed } =
+      generation;
 
     const { isProcessing, isConnected } = system;
 
     let isReady = true;
     const reasonsWhyNotReady: string[] = [];
 
-    // Cannot generate without a prompt
-    if (!prompt || Boolean(prompt.match(/^[\s\r\n]+$/))) {
-      isReady = false;
-      reasonsWhyNotReady.push('Missing prompt');
-    }
-
     if (activeTabName === 'img2img' && !initialImage) {
       isReady = false;
       reasonsWhyNotReady.push('No initial image selected');
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/parameters/components/Parameters/Core/ParamNegativeConditioning.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/parameters/components/Parameters/Core/ParamNegativeConditioning.tsx
index 70c342cc3b..589b751d6b 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/parameters/components/Parameters/Core/ParamNegativeConditioning.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/parameters/components/Parameters/Core/ParamNegativeConditioning.tsx
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ const ParamNegativeConditioning = () => {
         name="negativePrompt"
         value={negativePrompt}
         onChange={(e) => dispatch(setNegativePrompt(e.target.value))}
-        placeholder={t('parameters.negativePrompts')}
-        _focusVisible={{
-          borderColor: 'error.600',
-        }}
+        placeholder={t('parameters.negativePromptPlaceholder')}
         fontSize="sm"
         minH={16}
       />
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/parameters/components/Parameters/Core/ParamPositiveConditioning.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/parameters/components/Parameters/Core/ParamPositiveConditioning.tsx
index 82b43517f8..f42942a84b 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/parameters/components/Parameters/Core/ParamPositiveConditioning.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/parameters/components/Parameters/Core/ParamPositiveConditioning.tsx
@@ -70,13 +70,11 @@ const ParamPositiveConditioning = () => {
 
   return (
     <Box>
-      <FormControl
-        isInvalid={prompt.length === 0 || Boolean(prompt.match(/^[\s\r\n]+$/))}
-      >
+      <FormControl>
         <IAITextarea
           id="prompt"
           name="prompt"
-          placeholder={t('parameters.promptPlaceholder')}
+          placeholder={t('parameters.positivePromptPlaceholder')}
           value={prompt}
           onChange={handleChangePrompt}
           onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/theme/util/getInputOutlineStyles.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/theme/util/getInputOutlineStyles.ts
index 469bf47be4..7d818cb6a4 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/theme/util/getInputOutlineStyles.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/theme/util/getInputOutlineStyles.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ export const getInputOutlineStyles = (_props?: StyleFunctionProps) => ({
     },
   },
   _placeholder: {
-    color: 'base.400',
+    color: 'base.500',
   },
 });