diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 848c668f8..e5468ec29 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -3296,8 +3296,8 @@
   "auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",
   "token_uri": "https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token"
 }'></textarea>
-                                    <div class="neutral_warning" data-i18n="Paste the complete JSON content of your Google Cloud Service Account key file. The content will be stored securely.">
-                                        Paste the complete JSON content of your Google Cloud Service Account key file. The content will be stored securely.
+                                    <div data-for="vertexai_service_account_json" class="neutral_warning" data-i18n="For privacy reasons, your Service Account JSON content will be hidden after you reload the page.">
+                                        For privacy reasons, your Service Account JSON content will be hidden after you reload the page.
                                     </div>
                                     <div class="flex-container">
                                         <button type="button" id="vertexai_validate_service_account" class="menu_button menu_button_icon" data-i18n="Validate JSON">Validate JSON</button>
diff --git a/public/scripts/secrets.js b/public/scripts/secrets.js
index 488acb22e..279a28351 100644
--- a/public/scripts/secrets.js
+++ b/public/scripts/secrets.js
@@ -81,8 +81,13 @@ const INPUT_MAP = {
     [SECRET_KEYS.GENERIC]: '#api_key_generic',
     [SECRET_KEYS.DEEPSEEK]: '#api_key_deepseek',
     [SECRET_KEYS.XAI]: '#api_key_xai',
+    [SECRET_KEYS.VERTEXAI_SERVICE_ACCOUNT]: '#vertexai_service_account_json',
 };
 
+const STATIC_PLACEHOLDER_KEYS = [
+    SECRET_KEYS.VERTEXAI_SERVICE_ACCOUNT,
+];
+
 async function clearSecret() {
     const key = $(this).data('key');
     await writeSecret(key, '');
@@ -94,6 +99,9 @@ async function clearSecret() {
 
 export function updateSecretDisplay() {
     for (const [secret_key, input_selector] of Object.entries(INPUT_MAP)) {
+        if (STATIC_PLACEHOLDER_KEYS.includes(secret_key)) {
+            continue;
+        }
         const validSecret = !!secret_state[secret_key];
 
         const placeholder = $('#viewSecrets').attr(validSecret ? 'key_saved_text' : 'missing_key_text');