diff --git a/src/Autocomplete/assets/dist/controller.js b/src/Autocomplete/assets/dist/controller.js
index c6e9660b1d6..7d9d148dd26 100644
--- a/src/Autocomplete/assets/dist/controller.js
+++ b/src/Autocomplete/assets/dist/controller.js
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ _default_1_instances = new WeakSet(), _default_1_getCommonConfig = function _def
                 return `<div class="no-results">${this.noResultsFoundTextValue}</div>`;
             },
             option_create: (data, escapeData) => {
-                return `<div class="create">${this.createOptionTextValue} <strong>${escapeData(data.input)}</strong>&hellip;</div>`;
+                return `<div class="create">${this.createOptionTextValue.replace('%placeholder%', `<strong>${escapeData(data.input)}</strong>`)}</div>`;
             },
         },
         preload: this.preload,
diff --git a/src/Autocomplete/assets/src/controller.ts b/src/Autocomplete/assets/src/controller.ts
index af7f096a387..62fe734ecb1 100644
--- a/src/Autocomplete/assets/src/controller.ts
+++ b/src/Autocomplete/assets/src/controller.ts
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export default class extends Controller {
                     return `<div class="no-results">${this.noResultsFoundTextValue}</div>`;
                 },
                 option_create: (data: TomOption, escapeData: typeof escape_html): string => {
-                    return `<div class="create">${this.createOptionTextValue} <strong>${escapeData(data.input)}</strong>&hellip;</div>`;
+                    return `<div class="create">${this.createOptionTextValue.replace('%placeholder%', `<strong>${escapeData(data.input)}</strong>`)}</div>`;
                 },
             },
             preload: this.preload,