diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/schema.php b/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
index a9978bc3b3..5a04ce4750 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
@@ -401,8 +401,7 @@ function populate_options( array $options = array() ) {
 		'siteurl'                         => $guessurl,
 		'home'                            => $guessurl,
 		'blogname'                        => __( 'My Site' ),
-		/* translators: Site tagline. */
-		'blogdescription'                 => __( 'Just another WordPress site' ),
+		'blogdescription'                 => '',
 		'users_can_register'              => 0,
 		'admin_email'                     => 'you@example.com',
 		/* translators: Default start of the week. 0 = Sunday, 1 = Monday. */
@@ -555,8 +554,6 @@ function populate_options( array $options = array() ) {
 
 	// 3.0.0 multisite.
 	if ( is_multisite() ) {
-		/* translators: %s: Network title. */
-		$defaults['blogdescription']     = sprintf( __( 'Just another %s site' ), get_network()->site_name );
 		$defaults['permalink_structure'] = '/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/';
 	}
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-general.php b/wp-admin/options-general.php
index 20c83fb1d8..5834c8a9d7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-general.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-general.php
@@ -66,9 +66,17 @@ require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php';
 <td><input name="blogname" type="text" id="blogname" value="<?php form_option( 'blogname' ); ?>" class="regular-text" /></td>
 </tr>
 
+<?php
+/* translators: Site tagline. */
+$sample_tagline = __( 'Just another WordPress site' );
+if ( is_multisite() ) {
+	/* translators: %s: Network title. */
+	$sample_tagline = sprintf( __( 'Just another %s site' ), get_network()->site_name );
+}
+?>
 <tr>
 <th scope="row"><label for="blogdescription"><?php _e( 'Tagline' ); ?></label></th>
-<td><input name="blogdescription" type="text" id="blogdescription" aria-describedby="tagline-description" value="<?php form_option( 'blogdescription' ); ?>" class="regular-text" />
+<td><input name="blogdescription" type="text" id="blogdescription" aria-describedby="tagline-description" value="<?php form_option( 'blogdescription' ); ?>" class="regular-text" placeholder="<?php echo $sample_tagline; ?>" />
 <p class="description" id="tagline-description"><?php _e( 'In a few words, explain what this site is about.' ); ?></p></td>
 </tr>
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 1aa16411dd..24fa96cb78 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53814';
+$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53815';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.