diff --git a/static/directives/team-view-add.html b/static/directives/team-view-add.html
index 9129c7031..9fc907fec 100644
--- a/static/directives/team-view-add.html
+++ b/static/directives/team-view-add.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="team-view-add-element" focusable-popover-content>
   <div class="entity-search"
-       namespace="orgname" placeholder="'Add a registered user or robot...'"
+       namespace="orgname" placeholder="allowEmail ? 'Add a registered user, robot or email address...' : 'Add a registered user or robot...'"
        entity-selected="addNewMember(entity)"
        email-selected="inviteEmail(email)"
        current-entity="selectedMember"
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
        ng-show="!addingMember"></div>
   <div class="quay-spinner" ng-show="addingMember"></div>
   <div class="help-text" ng-show="!addingMember">
-    Search by Quay.io username or robot account name
+  <span ng-if="allowEmail">Search by Quay.io username, robot account name or enter an email address to invite</span>
+  <span ng-if="!allowEmail">Search by Quay.io username or robot account name</span>
   </div>
 </div>