diff --git a/src/frontend/hooks/use-modal.ts b/src/frontend/hooks/use-modal.ts
index f9a099e57..f12dc3c0c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/hooks/use-modal.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/hooks/use-modal.ts
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@ export const useModal = (): ModalFunctions => {
       buttons.push({ label: translateButton('ok', resourceId), variant: 'primary', onClick: closeModal })
     }
 
+    const getDefaultTranslationKey = (placement: string) => `modal-${placement}`
+
     const data: ModalData = {
       modalProps: {
         ...modalProps,
-        label: translateLabel(modalProps.label || '', resourceId),
-        title: translateMessage(modalProps.title || '', resourceId),
-        subTitle: translateMessage(modalProps.subTitle || '', resourceId),
+        label: translateLabel(modalProps.label || getDefaultTranslationKey('label'), resourceId),
+        title: translateMessage(modalProps.title || getDefaultTranslationKey('title'), resourceId),
+        subTitle: translateMessage(modalProps.subTitle || getDefaultTranslationKey('subTitle'), resourceId),
         variant: modalProps.variant,
         buttons,
         onClose: modalProps.onClose || closeModal,