diff --git a/docs/content/2.components/select-menu.md b/docs/content/2.components/select-menu.md
index f8503ebe..c8eaab24 100644
--- a/docs/content/2.components/select-menu.md
+++ b/docs/content/2.components/select-menu.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Learn how to customize icons from the [Select](/components/select#icon) componen
 
 Use the `searchable` prop to enable search.
 
-Use the `searchable-placeholder` prop to set a different placeholder.
+Use the `searchable-placeholder` prop to set a different placeholder or globally through the `ui.selectMenu.default.searchablePlaceholder.label` config. Defaults to `Search...`.
 
 This will use Headless UI [Combobox](https://headlessui.com/v1/vue/combobox) component instead of [Listbox](https://headlessui.com/v1/vue/listbox).
 
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ componentProps:
 
 Use the `#option-empty` slot to customize the content displayed when the `searchable` prop is `true` and there is no options. You will have access to the `query` property in the slot scope.
 
+You can also configure this globally through the `ui.selectMenu.default.optionEmpty.label` config. The token `{query}` will be replaced by `query` property. Defaults to `No results for "{query}".`.
+
 ::component-example
 ---
 component: 'select-menu-example-option-empty-slot'
@@ -276,7 +278,9 @@ An example is available in the [Creatable](#creatable) section.
 
 ### `empty`
 
-Use the `#empty` slot to customize the content displayed when there is no options. Defaults to `No options.`.
+Use the `#empty` slot to customize the content displayed when there is no options.
+
+You can also configure this globally through the `ui.selectMenu.default.empty.label` config. Defaults to `No options.`.
 
 ::component-example
 ---
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/forms/SelectMenu.vue b/src/runtime/components/forms/SelectMenu.vue
index cdd829e3..835cbbe6 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/forms/SelectMenu.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/forms/SelectMenu.vue
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@
             </component>
             <p v-else-if="searchable && query && !filteredOptions?.length" :class="uiMenu.option.empty">
               <slot name="option-empty" :query="query">
-                No results for "{{ query }}".
+                {{ uiMenu.default.optionEmpty.label.replace('{query}', query) }}
               </slot>
             </p>
             <p v-else-if="!filteredOptions?.length" :class="uiMenu.empty">
               <slot name="empty" :query="query">
-                No options.
+                {{ uiMenu.default.empty.label }}
               </slot>
             </p>
           </component>
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     },
     searchablePlaceholder: {
       type: String,
-      default: 'Search...'
+      default: () => configMenu.default.searchablePlaceholder.label
     },
     searchableLazy: {
       type: Boolean,
diff --git a/src/runtime/ui.config/forms/selectMenu.ts b/src/runtime/ui.config/forms/selectMenu.ts
index 7f696ae3..96b56686 100644
--- a/src/runtime/ui.config/forms/selectMenu.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/ui.config/forms/selectMenu.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,16 @@ export default {
   default: {
     selectedIcon: 'i-heroicons-check-20-solid',
     clearSearchOnClose: false,
-    showCreateOptionWhen: 'empty'
+    showCreateOptionWhen: 'empty',
+    searchablePlaceholder: {
+      label: 'Search...'
+    },
+    empty: {
+      label: 'No options.'
+    },
+    optionEmpty: {
+      label: 'No results for "{query}".'
+    }
   },
   arrow: {
     ...arrow,