diff --git a/game/scripts/gui/history.rpy b/game/scripts/gui/history.rpy
index 7843e6ca..c7dcbc0f 100644
--- a/game/scripts/gui/history.rpy
+++ b/game/scripts/gui/history.rpy
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ screen history():
 
             vbox:
                 style "history_vbox"
+
+                if not _history_list:
+                    text "Nothing here yet..." style "navigation_text"
+
                 for entry in _history_list:
                     button:
                         style "history_entry"
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@ screen history():
                             $ what = renpy.filter_text_tags(entry.what, allow=gui.history_allow_tags)
                             text what style "history_text_what":
                                 substitute False
+
     frame style "navigation_page_right":
         add "doodle_mountains" align (0.5, 0.5)