diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Configuration/Resource/Driver/LocalDriverFlexForm.xml b/typo3/sysext/core/Configuration/Resource/Driver/LocalDriverFlexForm.xml
index 6f9775a32c0538a0915dcf82b7512bc11d942f38..4616ef60a49a3b58055a33024c193e72cb1a8c46 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Configuration/Resource/Driver/LocalDriverFlexForm.xml
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Configuration/Resource/Driver/LocalDriverFlexForm.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 					<label>LLL:EXT:lang/locallang_mod_file_list.xlf:localDriverFlexform_basePath</label>
 					<config>
 						<type>input</type>
-						<default>fileadmin/</default>
+						<placeholder>LLL:EXT:lang/locallang_mod_file_list.xlf:localDriverFlexform_basePath_placeholder</placeholder>
+						<eval>required</eval>
 						<size>30</size>
 					</config>
 				</TCEforms>
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/lang/locallang_mod_file_list.xlf b/typo3/sysext/lang/locallang_mod_file_list.xlf
index e4ea115fa046ecde2019cfa53c80c1aef2417f6e..4586b84230f95a88856b420c2cfeea946fb69488 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/lang/locallang_mod_file_list.xlf
+++ b/typo3/sysext/lang/locallang_mod_file_list.xlf
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
 			<trans-unit id="localDriverFlexform_basePath" xml:space="preserve">
 				<source>Base path:</source>
 			</trans-unit>
+			<trans-unit id="localDriverFlexform_basePath_placeholder" xml:space="preserve">
+				<source>Add storage path here. For example: myPath/folder/</source>
+			</trans-unit>
 			<trans-unit id="localDriverFlexform_pathType" xml:space="preserve">
 				<source>Path type:</source>
 			</trans-unit>