diff --git a/web/components/dropdowns/estimate.tsx b/web/components/dropdowns/estimate.tsx
index 1219a7011..45f7a9709 100644
--- a/web/components/dropdowns/estimate.tsx
+++ b/web/components/dropdowns/estimate.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const EstimateDropdown: React.FC<Props> = observer((props) => {
     hideIcon = false,
     onChange,
     onClose,
-    placeholder = "Estimate",
+    placeholder = "",
     placement,
     projectId,
     showTooltip = false,
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export const EstimateDropdown: React.FC<Props> = observer((props) => {
               variant={buttonVariant}
             >
               {!hideIcon && <Triangle className="h-3 w-3 flex-shrink-0" />}
-              {BUTTON_VARIANTS_WITH_TEXT.includes(buttonVariant) && (
+              {(selectedEstimate || placeholder) && BUTTON_VARIANTS_WITH_TEXT.includes(buttonVariant) && (
                 <span className="flex-grow truncate">{selectedEstimate !== null ? selectedEstimate : placeholder}</span>
               )}
               {dropdownArrow && (
diff --git a/web/components/issues/issue-layouts/spreadsheet/columns/estimate-column.tsx b/web/components/issues/issue-layouts/spreadsheet/columns/estimate-column.tsx
index 298da4ff9..6acc0f6a5 100644
--- a/web/components/issues/issue-layouts/spreadsheet/columns/estimate-column.tsx
+++ b/web/components/issues/issue-layouts/spreadsheet/columns/estimate-column.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export const SpreadsheetEstimateColumn: React.FC<Props> = observer((props: Props
         onChange={(data) =>
           onChange(issue, { estimate_point: data }, { changed_property: "estimate_point", change_details: data })
         }
+        placeholder="Estimate"
         projectId={issue.project_id}
         disabled={disabled}
         buttonVariant="transparent-with-text"