diff --git a/app/views/email_smtp_settings/index.html.erb b/app/views/email_smtp_settings/index.html.erb
index 7e556a47..821d8335 100644
--- a/app/views/email_smtp_settings/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/email_smtp_settings/index.html.erb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
           </div>
           <div class="form-control">
             <%= ff.label :password, 'Password', class: 'label' %>
-            <%= ff.password_field :password, value: value['password'], class: 'base-input' %>
+            <%= ff.password_field :password, class: 'base-input', required: value['password'].present?, placeholder: value['password'].present? ? '*************' : '' %>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="grid md:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
diff --git a/app/views/storage_settings/_aws_form.html.erb b/app/views/storage_settings/_aws_form.html.erb
index b08fd468..e90077dd 100644
--- a/app/views/storage_settings/_aws_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/storage_settings/_aws_form.html.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       </div>
       <div class="form-control">
         <%= fff.label :secret_access_key, class: 'label' %>
-        <%= fff.password_field :secret_access_key, value: configs['secret_access_key'], required: true, class: 'base-input' %>
+        <%= fff.password_field :secret_access_key, required: true, class: 'base-input', placeholder: configs['secret_access_key'].present? ? '*************' : '' %>
       </div>
      </div>
     <div class="grid md:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
diff --git a/app/views/storage_settings/_azure_form.html.erb b/app/views/storage_settings/_azure_form.html.erb
index 22901b7c..00a95be9 100644
--- a/app/views/storage_settings/_azure_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/storage_settings/_azure_form.html.erb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="form-control">
       <%= fff.label :storage_access_key, 'Storage Access Key', class: 'label' %>
-      <%= fff.password_field :storage_access_key, value: configs['storage_access_key'], required: true, class: 'base-input' %>
+      <%= fff.password_field :storage_access_key, required: true, class: 'base-input', placeholder: configs['storage_access_key'].present? ? '*************' : '' %>
     </div>
   <% end %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/storage_settings/_google_cloud_form.html.erb b/app/views/storage_settings/_google_cloud_form.html.erb
index 11ce0399..3b8531f6 100644
--- a/app/views/storage_settings/_google_cloud_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/storage_settings/_google_cloud_form.html.erb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="form-control">
       <%= fff.label :credentials, 'Credentials (JSON key content)', class: 'label' %>
-      <%= fff.text_area :credentials, value: configs['credentials'], required: true, class: 'base-textarea w-full font-mono', rows: 4 %>
+      <%= fff.text_area :credentials, required: true, class: 'base-textarea w-full font-mono', rows: 4, placeholder: configs['credentials'].present? ? "{\n**REDACTED**\n}" : '' %>
     </div>
   <% end %>
 <% end %>