diff --git a/app/src/main/java/oppen/ariane/ui/bookmarks/BookmarksDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/oppen/ariane/ui/bookmarks/BookmarksDialog.kt
index 06ff9d3..7c12fbe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/oppen/ariane/ui/bookmarks/BookmarksDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/oppen/ariane/ui/bookmarks/BookmarksDialog.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.dialog_bookmarks.view.*
 import oppen.ariane.R
 import oppen.ariane.io.bookmarks.Bookmark
 import oppen.ariane.io.bookmarks.BookmarksDatasource
+import oppen.visible
 
 
 class BookmarksDialog(
@@ -73,7 +74,10 @@ class BookmarksDialog(
         bookmarkDatasource.get { bookmarks ->
 
             Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post {
-                bookmarksAdapter.update(bookmarks)
+                when {
+                    bookmarks.isEmpty() -> view.bookmarks_empty_layout.visible(true)
+                    else -> bookmarksAdapter.update(bookmarks)
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_bookmarks.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_bookmarks.xml
index fd8a842..09c0a00 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_bookmarks.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_bookmarks.xml
@@ -17,5 +17,38 @@
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_below="@+id/bookmarks_toolbar"/>
 
+    <RelativeLayout
+        android:id="@+id/bookmarks_empty_layout"
+        android:visibility="gone"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+        <LinearLayout
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:orientation="vertical"
+            android:layout_centerInParent="true"
+            android:paddingBottom="60dp"
+            android:gravity="center_horizontal">
+
+            <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatImageView
+                android:layout_width="100dp"
+                android:layout_height="100dp"
+                android:src="@drawable/vector_bookmarks"
+                />
+
+            <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:text="You don't have any bookmarks yet"
+                android:paddingTop="@dimen/default_margin_big"/>
+
+        </LinearLayout>
+
+
+
+
+    </RelativeLayout>
+
 
 </RelativeLayout>
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