diff --git a/src/registrar/admin.py b/src/registrar/admin.py
index 2812130a0..e46bc89fc 100644
--- a/src/registrar/admin.py
+++ b/src/registrar/admin.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from django.db.models.functions import Concat, Coalesce
 from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
 from registrar.models.federal_agency import FederalAgency
 from registrar.utility.admin_helpers import (
+    AutocompleteSelectWithPlaceholder,
     get_action_needed_reason_default_email,
     get_rejection_reason_default_email,
     get_field_links_as_list,
@@ -236,7 +237,17 @@ class DomainRequestAdminForm(forms.ModelForm):
         widgets = {
             "current_websites": NoAutocompleteFilteredSelectMultiple("current_websites", False),
             "alternative_domains": NoAutocompleteFilteredSelectMultiple("alternative_domains", False),
-            "other_contacts": NoAutocompleteFilteredSelectMultiple("other_contacts", False)
+            "other_contacts": NoAutocompleteFilteredSelectMultiple("other_contacts", False),
+            'portfolio': AutocompleteSelectWithPlaceholder(
+                DomainRequest._meta.get_field('portfolio'),
+                admin.site,
+                attrs={'data-placeholder': '---------'}
+            ),
+            'sub_organization': AutocompleteSelectWithPlaceholder(
+                DomainRequest._meta.get_field('sub_organization'),
+                admin.site,
+                attrs={'data-placeholder': '---------'}
+            ),
         }
         labels = {
             "action_needed_reason_email": "Email",
diff --git a/src/registrar/utility/admin_helpers.py b/src/registrar/utility/admin_helpers.py
index 37e0a0e00..6780ff011 100644
--- a/src/registrar/utility/admin_helpers.py
+++ b/src/registrar/utility/admin_helpers.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from django.utils.html import format_html
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils.html import escape
 from registrar.models.utility.generic_helper import value_of_attribute
+from django.contrib.admin.widgets import AutocompleteSelect
 
 
 def get_action_needed_reason_default_email(domain_request, action_needed_reason):
@@ -94,3 +95,12 @@ def get_field_links_as_list(
     else:
         links = "".join(links)
         return format_html(f'<ul class="add-list-reset">{links}</ul>') if links else msg_for_none
+    
+class AutocompleteSelectWithPlaceholder(AutocompleteSelect):
+    """Override of the default autoselect element. This is because by default,
+    the autocomplete element clears data-placeholder"""
+    def build_attrs(self, base_attrs, extra_attrs=None):
+        attrs = super().build_attrs(base_attrs, extra_attrs=extra_attrs)
+        if 'data-placeholder' in base_attrs:
+            attrs['data-placeholder'] = base_attrs['data-placeholder']
+        return attrs
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diff --git a/src/registrar/views/utility/api_views.py b/src/registrar/views/utility/api_views.py
index f806a05fe..aa8bfb30c 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/utility/api_views.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/utility/api_views.py
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ def get_portfolio_json(request):
     # Convert the portfolio to a dictionary
     portfolio_dict = model_to_dict(portfolio)
 
+    portfolio_dict["id"] = portfolio.id
+
     # map portfolio federal type
     portfolio_dict["federal_type"] = BranchChoices.get_branch_label(portfolio.federal_type) if portfolio.federal_type else "-"
 
@@ -84,9 +86,9 @@ def get_portfolio_json(request):
     if portfolio.federal_agency:
         federal_agency = model_to_dict(
             portfolio.federal_agency,
-            fields=["agency"]
+            fields=["agency", "id"]
         )
-        portfolio_dict["federal_agency"] = federal_agency["agency"]
+        portfolio_dict["federal_agency"] = federal_agency
     else:
         portfolio_dict["federal_agency"] = '-'