diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Channels.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Channels.qml
index 4e0bb056b..36f3c742e 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Channels.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Channels.qml
@@ -121,6 +121,17 @@ Pane {
                     }
 
                     ScrollIndicator.vertical: ScrollIndicator { }
+
+                    Label {
+                        visible: Daemon.currentWallet.channelModel.rowCount() == 0
+                        anchors.centerIn: parent
+                        width: listview.width * 4/5
+                        font.pixelSize: constants.fontSizeXXLarge
+                        color: constants.mutedForeground
+                        text: qsTr('You have no Lightning channels yet in this wallet')
+                        wrapMode: Text.Wrap
+                        horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/History.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/History.qml
index d46353326..23b5a7fb2 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/History.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/History.qml
@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ Pane {
 
         ScrollIndicator.vertical: ScrollIndicator { }
 
+        Label {
+            visible: Daemon.currentWallet.historyModel.rowCount() == 0
+            anchors.centerIn: parent
+            width: listview.width * 4/5
+            font.pixelSize: constants.fontSizeXXLarge
+            color: constants.mutedForeground
+            text: qsTr('No transactions yet in this wallet')
+            wrapMode: Text.Wrap
+            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+        }
     }
 
     MouseArea {