diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/view/EmptyViewHandler.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/view/EmptyViewHandler.java
index 89d9e26c7..eaad11d1a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/view/EmptyViewHandler.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/view/EmptyViewHandler.java
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package de.danoeh.antennapod.view;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.database.DataSetObserver;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.widget.AbsListView;
+import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import android.widget.ListAdapter;
 import androidx.annotation.AttrRes;
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ public class EmptyViewHandler {
     private boolean layoutAdded = false;
     private View list;
     private ListAdapter listAdapter;
-    private RecyclerView.Adapter recyclerAdapter;
+    private RecyclerView.Adapter<?> recyclerAdapter;
 
     private final Context context;
     private final View emptyView;
@@ -92,12 +94,19 @@ public class EmptyViewHandler {
                 layoutParams.addRule(RelativeLayout.CENTER_IN_PARENT, RelativeLayout.TRUE);
                 emptyView.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);
                 break;
+            } else if (parent instanceof FrameLayout) {
+                parent.addView(emptyView);
+                FrameLayout.LayoutParams layoutParams =
+                        (FrameLayout.LayoutParams) emptyView.getLayoutParams();
+                layoutParams.gravity = Gravity.CENTER;
+                emptyView.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);
+                break;
             }
             parent = (ViewGroup) parent.getParent();
         }
     }
 
-    public void updateAdapter(RecyclerView.Adapter adapter) {
+    public void updateAdapter(RecyclerView.Adapter<?> adapter) {
         if (this.recyclerAdapter != null) {
             this.recyclerAdapter.unregisterAdapterDataObserver(adapterObserver);
         }