diff --git a/ui/jsp/event.jsp b/ui/jsp/event.jsp
index f5a90a2970a..a8c19003533 100644
--- a/ui/jsp/event.jsp
+++ b/ui/jsp/event.jsp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
             <ol>
                 <li>
                     <select class="select" id="adv_search_type">
-                        <option value=""></option>
+                        <option value="">by type</option>
                         <option value="VM.CREATE">VM.CREATE</option>
                         <option value="VM.DESTROY">VM.DESTROY</option>
                         <option value="VM.START">VM.START</option>
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
                 </li>
                 <li>
                     <select class="select" id="adv_search_level">
-                        <option value=""></option>
+                        <option value="">by level</option>
                         <option value="INFO">INFO</option>
                         <option value="WARN">WARN</option>
                         <option value="ERROR">ERROR</option>
diff --git a/ui/jsp/networkoffering.jsp b/ui/jsp/networkoffering.jsp
index e99f36eafa6..f51c9fd292f 100644
--- a/ui/jsp/networkoffering.jsp
+++ b/ui/jsp/networkoffering.jsp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
             <ol>                
                 <li>
                     <select class="select" id="adv_search_availability">
-                        <option value=""></option>
+                        <option value="">by availability</option>
                         <option value="Required">Required</option>
                         <option value="Optional">Optional</option>
                         <option value="Unavailable">Unavailable</option>
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
                 </li>               
                 <li>
                     <select class="select" id="adv_search_traffictype">
-                        <option value=""></option>
+                        <option value="">by traffic type</option>
                         <option value="Public">Public</option>
                         <option value="Guest">Guest</option>
                         <option value="Storage">Storage</option>
diff --git a/ui/jsp/router.jsp b/ui/jsp/router.jsp
index 8a4713da5ef..39d17d3236b 100644
--- a/ui/jsp/router.jsp
+++ b/ui/jsp/router.jsp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
             <ol>               
                 <li>
                     <select class="select" id="adv_search_state">
-                        <option value=""></option>
+                        <option value="">by state</option>
                         <option value="Creating">Creating</option>
                         <option value="Starting">Starting</option>
                         <option value="Running">Running</option>
diff --git a/ui/jsp/systemvm.jsp b/ui/jsp/systemvm.jsp
index ae363b5e9da..e98bea5d009 100644
--- a/ui/jsp/systemvm.jsp
+++ b/ui/jsp/systemvm.jsp
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
             <ol>               
                 <li>
                     <select class="select" id="adv_search_state">
-                        <option value=""></option>
+                        <option value="">by state</option>
                         <option value="Creating">Creating</option>
                         <option value="Starting">Starting</option>
                         <option value="Running">Running</option>