diff --git a/src/app/components/api/translationkeys.ts b/src/app/components/api/translationkeys.ts
index ca48602cfa6..1c1f803cc23 100644
--- a/src/app/components/api/translationkeys.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/api/translationkeys.ts
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ export class TranslationKeys {
     public static readonly EMPTY_FILTER_MESSAGE = 'emptyFilterMessage';
     public static readonly SHOW_FILTER_MENU = 'showFilterMenu';
     public static readonly HIDE_FILTER_MENU = 'hideFilterMenu';
-    public static readonly SELECTION_MESSAGE = '{0} items selected';
+    public static readonly SELECTION_MESSAGE = 'selectionMessage';
 }
diff --git a/src/app/components/multiselect/multiselect.ts b/src/app/components/multiselect/multiselect.ts
index d7aaba99f4d..e51a28054d1 100755
--- a/src/app/components/multiselect/multiselect.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/multiselect/multiselect.ts
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ export class MultiSelect implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, AfterContentInit, Aft
      * Label to display after exceeding max selected labels e.g. ({0} items selected), defaults "ellipsis" keyword to indicate a text-overflow.
      * @group Props
      */
-    @Input() selectedItemsLabel: string = '{0} items selected';
+    @Input() selectedItemsLabel: string | undefined;
     /**
      * Whether to show the checkbox at header to toggle all items at once.
      * @group Props