diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 5b198064bbb..d59ae9d8e65 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -12152,6 +12152,9 @@
         <item quantity="one"><xliff:g id="count">%1$d</xliff:g> password</item>
         <item quantity="other"><xliff:g id="count">%1$d</xliff:g> passwords</item>
     </plurals>
+    <!-- DO NOT TRANSLATE Summary placeholder for when the passwords count is still loading or is
+         unavailable. -->
+    <string name="autofill_passwords_count_placeholder" translatable="false">\u2014</string>
     <!-- Keywords for the auto-fill feature. [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
     <string name="autofill_keywords">auto, fill, autofill, password</string>
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/applications/autofill/PasswordsPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/applications/autofill/PasswordsPreferenceController.java
index 2dbe9f00797..1d67fb7539d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/applications/autofill/PasswordsPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/applications/autofill/PasswordsPreferenceController.java
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ public class PasswordsPreferenceController extends BasePreferenceController
                 prefContext.startActivityAsUser(intent, UserHandle.of(user));
                 return true;
             });
-            // Set an empty summary to avoid a UI flicker when the value loads.
-            pref.setSummary(R.string.summary_placeholder);
+            // Set a placeholder summary to avoid a UI flicker when the value loads.
+            pref.setSummary(R.string.autofill_passwords_count_placeholder);
 
             final MutableLiveData<Integer> passwordCount = new MutableLiveData<>();
             passwordCount.observe(