diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/AllEpisodesFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/AllEpisodesFragment.java
index beca6ab5c..497e5f18b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/AllEpisodesFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/AllEpisodesFragment.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import android.view.MenuInflater;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ public class AllEpisodesFragment extends Fragment {
     RecyclerView recyclerView;
     AllEpisodesRecycleAdapter listAdapter;
     private ProgressBar progLoading;
+    private LinearLayout layoutEmpty;
 
     List<FeedItem> episodes;
     private List<Downloader> downloaderList;
@@ -331,6 +333,9 @@ public class AllEpisodesFragment extends Fragment {
             onFragmentLoaded();
         }
 
+        layoutEmpty = (LinearLayout) root.findViewById(R.id.llEmpty);
+        layoutEmpty.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+
         return root;
     }
 
@@ -342,6 +347,14 @@ public class AllEpisodesFragment extends Fragment {
             listAdapter.setHasStableIds(true);
             recyclerView.setAdapter(listAdapter);
         }
+        if(episodes == null || episodes.size() == 0) {
+            recyclerView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            layoutEmpty.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        } else {
+            layoutEmpty.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            recyclerView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        }
+
         listAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
         restoreScrollPosition();
         getActivity().supportInvalidateOptionsMenu();
@@ -473,6 +486,7 @@ public class AllEpisodesFragment extends Fragment {
         }
         if (viewsCreated && !itemsLoaded) {
             recyclerView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            layoutEmpty.setVisibility(View.GONE);
             progLoading.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
         }
         disposable = Observable.fromCallable(this::loadData)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/CompletedDownloadsFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/CompletedDownloadsFragment.java
index 966c31296..ddf9044ab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/CompletedDownloadsFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/CompletedDownloadsFragment.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBReader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBWriter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.FeedItemUtil;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.dialog.EpisodesApplyActionFragment;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.view.EmptyViewHandler;
 import io.reactivex.Observable;
 import io.reactivex.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers;
 import io.reactivex.disposables.Disposable;
@@ -108,11 +108,10 @@ public class CompletedDownloadsFragment extends ListFragment {
             onFragmentLoaded();
         }
 
-        //empty view
-       View  emptyView = getActivity().getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.completed_downloads_empty_view, null);
-       ((ViewGroup)getListView().getParent()).addView(emptyView);
-       getListView().setEmptyView(emptyView);
-
+        EmptyViewHandler emptyView = new EmptyViewHandler(getActivity());
+        emptyView.setTitle(R.string.no_comp_downloads_head_label);
+        emptyView.setMessage(R.string.no_comp_downloads_label);
+        emptyView.attachToListView(getListView());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/DownloadLogFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/DownloadLogFragment.java
index 3338b2b0b..973772049 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/DownloadLogFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/DownloadLogFragment.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.feed.FeedMedia;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.download.DownloadStatus;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBReader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBWriter;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.view.EmptyViewHandler;
 import io.reactivex.Observable;
 import io.reactivex.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers;
 import io.reactivex.disposables.Disposable;
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ public class DownloadLogFragment extends ListFragment {
             onFragmentLoaded();
         }
 
-        //empty view
-        View  emptyView = getActivity().getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.download_log_empty_view, null);
-        ((ViewGroup)getListView().getParent()).addView(emptyView);
-        getListView().setEmptyView(emptyView);
+        EmptyViewHandler emptyView = new EmptyViewHandler(getActivity());
+        emptyView.setTitle(R.string.no_log_downloads_head_label);
+        emptyView.setMessage(R.string.no_log_downloads_label);
+        emptyView.attachToListView(getListView());
+
     }
 
     private void onFragmentLoaded() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/FavoriteEpisodesFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/FavoriteEpisodesFragment.java
index 70f82c2ec..80a0ef455 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/FavoriteEpisodesFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/FavoriteEpisodesFragment.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ public class FavoriteEpisodesFragment extends AllEpisodesFragment {
 
     private static final String PREF_NAME = "PrefFavoriteEpisodesFragment";
 
+    private TextView tvHeader;
+    private TextView tvEmpty;
+
     @Override
     protected boolean showOnlyNewEpisodes() { return true; }
 
@@ -50,7 +54,10 @@ public class FavoriteEpisodesFragment extends AllEpisodesFragment {
     public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         View root = super.onCreateViewHelper(inflater, container, savedInstanceState,
                 R.layout.all_episodes_fragment);
-
+        tvHeader = root.findViewById(R.id.emptyHeader);
+        tvHeader.setText(R.string.no_fav_episodes_head_label);
+        tvEmpty = root.findViewById(R.id.empty);
+        tvEmpty.setText(R.string.no_fav_episodes_label);
         ItemTouchHelper.SimpleCallback simpleItemTouchCallback = new ItemTouchHelper.SimpleCallback(0, ItemTouchHelper.LEFT | ItemTouchHelper.RIGHT) {
             @Override
             public boolean onMove(RecyclerView recyclerView, RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder, RecyclerView.ViewHolder target) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/NewEpisodesFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/NewEpisodesFragment.java
index 335ee224b..1a9035a5d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/NewEpisodesFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/NewEpisodesFragment.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ public class NewEpisodesFragment extends AllEpisodesFragment {
 
     private static final String PREF_NAME = "PrefNewEpisodesFragment";
 
+    private TextView tvHeader;
+    private TextView tvEmpty;
     @Override
     protected boolean showOnlyNewEpisodes() { return true; }
 
@@ -49,7 +52,10 @@ public class NewEpisodesFragment extends AllEpisodesFragment {
     public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         View root = super.onCreateViewHelper(inflater, container, savedInstanceState,
                 R.layout.all_episodes_fragment);
-
+        tvHeader = root.findViewById(R.id.emptyHeader);
+        tvHeader.setText(R.string.no_new_episodes_head_label);
+        tvEmpty = root.findViewById(R.id.empty);
+        tvEmpty.setText(R.string.no_new_episodes_label);
         ItemTouchHelper.SimpleCallback simpleItemTouchCallback = new ItemTouchHelper.SimpleCallback(0, ItemTouchHelper.LEFT | ItemTouchHelper.RIGHT) {
             @Override
             public boolean onMove(RecyclerView recyclerView, RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder, RecyclerView.ViewHolder target) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/PlaybackHistoryFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/PlaybackHistoryFragment.java
index 73763b470..bd4a43f83 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/PlaybackHistoryFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/PlaybackHistoryFragment.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBReader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBWriter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.FeedItemUtil;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.LongList;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.view.EmptyViewHandler;
 import de.greenrobot.event.EventBus;
 import io.reactivex.Observable;
 import io.reactivex.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers;
@@ -83,10 +83,11 @@ public class PlaybackHistoryFragment extends ListFragment {
             onFragmentLoaded();
         }
 
-        //empty view
-        View  emptyView = getActivity().getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.playback_history_empty_view, null);
-        ((ViewGroup)getListView().getParent()).addView(emptyView);
-        getListView().setEmptyView(emptyView);
+        EmptyViewHandler emptyView = new EmptyViewHandler(getActivity());
+        emptyView.setTitle(R.string.no_history_head_label);
+        emptyView.setMessage(R.string.no_history_label);
+        emptyView.attachToListView(getListView());
+
     }
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/QueueFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/QueueFragment.java
index 2a22c3b8a..5a5e80681 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/QueueFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/QueueFragment.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import android.view.MenuInflater;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
@@ -72,8 +73,7 @@ public class QueueFragment extends Fragment {
     private TextView infoBar;
     private RecyclerView recyclerView;
     private QueueRecyclerAdapter recyclerAdapter;
-    private TextView txtvEmpty;
-    private TextView txtvHeadEmpty;
+    private LinearLayout layoutEmpty;
     private ProgressBar progLoading;
 
     private List<FeedItem> queue;
@@ -494,11 +494,9 @@ public class QueueFragment extends Fragment {
             }
         );
         itemTouchHelper.attachToRecyclerView(recyclerView);
-
-        txtvEmpty = root.findViewById(android.R.id.empty);
-        txtvEmpty.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-        txtvHeadEmpty = root.findViewById(R.id.emptyQueueHeader);
-        txtvHeadEmpty.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+        //empty view
+        layoutEmpty = (LinearLayout) root.findViewById(R.id.llEmpty);
+        layoutEmpty.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 
         progLoading = root.findViewById(R.id.progLoading);
         progLoading.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
@@ -516,12 +514,10 @@ public class QueueFragment extends Fragment {
         }
         if(queue == null || queue.size() == 0) {
             recyclerView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-            txtvEmpty.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-            txtvHeadEmpty.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+              layoutEmpty.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
         } else {
-            txtvEmpty.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            layoutEmpty.setVisibility(View.GONE);
             recyclerView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-            txtvHeadEmpty.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         }
 
         if (restoreScrollPosition) {
@@ -634,8 +630,7 @@ public class QueueFragment extends Fragment {
         }
         if (queue == null) {
             recyclerView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-            txtvEmpty.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-            txtvHeadEmpty.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            layoutEmpty.setVisibility(View.GONE);
             progLoading.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
         }
         disposable = Observable.fromCallable(DBReader::getQueue)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/RunningDownloadsFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/RunningDownloadsFragment.java
index 9940152b2..3c40b542c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/RunningDownloadsFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/RunningDownloadsFragment.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v4.app.ListFragment;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.download.Downloader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBReader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBWriter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DownloadRequester;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.view.EmptyViewHandler;
 import de.greenrobot.event.EventBus;
 
 /**
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ public class RunningDownloadsFragment extends ListFragment {
         adapter = new DownloadlistAdapter(getActivity(), itemAccess);
         setListAdapter(adapter);
 
-        //empty view
-        View  emptyView = getActivity().getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.running_downloads_empty_view, null);
-        ((ViewGroup)getListView().getParent()).addView(emptyView);
-        getListView().setEmptyView(emptyView);
+        EmptyViewHandler emptyView = new EmptyViewHandler(getActivity());
+        emptyView.setTitle(R.string.no_run_downloads_head_label);
+        emptyView.setMessage(R.string.no_run_downloads_label);
+        emptyView.attachToListView(getListView());
+
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/view/EmptyViewHandler.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/view/EmptyViewHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bd92687d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/view/EmptyViewHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package de.danoeh.antennapod.view;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.ListView;
+import android.widget.TextView;
+
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
+
+public class EmptyViewHandler extends View {
+    private Activity activity;
+    private int title;
+    private int message;
+
+    public EmptyViewHandler(Context context) {
+        super(context);
+        this.setActivity((Activity) context);
+    }
+
+    public int getTitle() {
+        return title;
+    }
+
+    public void setTitle(int title) {
+        this.title = title;
+    }
+
+    public int getMessage() {
+        return message;
+    }
+
+    public void setMessage(int message) {
+        this.message = message;
+    }
+
+    public void attachToListView(ListView listView){
+
+        View  emptyView = getActivity().getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.empty_view_layout, null);
+        ((ViewGroup) listView.getParent()).addView(emptyView);
+        listView.setEmptyView(emptyView);
+
+        TextView tvTitle = (TextView) emptyView.findViewById(R.id.txtvtitle);
+        tvTitle.setText(title);
+
+        TextView tvMessage = (TextView) emptyView.findViewById(R.id.txtvmessage);
+        tvMessage.setText(message);
+
+    }
+
+    public Activity getActivity() {
+        return activity;
+    }
+
+    public void setActivity(Activity activity) {
+        this.activity = activity;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/all_episodes_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/all_episodes_fragment.xml
index 89f900a1f..b313e86f0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/all_episodes_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/all_episodes_fragment.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,41 @@
         tools:itemCount="13"
         tools:listitem="@layout/new_episodes_listitem" />
 
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:id="@+id/llEmpty"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:orientation="vertical"
+        android:gravity="center">
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/emptyHeader"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_centerInParent="true"
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:text="@string/no_all_episodes_head_label"
+            android:paddingBottom="15dp"
+            android:paddingLeft="10dp"
+            android:paddingRight="10dp"
+            android:textSize="20dp"
+            android:textStyle="bold"
+            />
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/empty"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_centerInParent="true"
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:text="@string/no_all_episodes_label"
+            android:textSize="15dp"
+            android:paddingLeft="10dp"
+            android:paddingRight="10dp"
+            android:textAlignment="center"/>
+
+    </LinearLayout>
+
     <ProgressBar
         android:id="@+id/progLoading"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/completed_downloads_empty_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/completed_downloads_empty_view.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d78c8092..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/completed_downloads_empty_view.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:orientation="vertical"
-    android:gravity="center">
-
-    <TextView
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:paddingLeft="10dp"
-        android:paddingRight="10dp"
-        android:text="@string/no_comp_downloads_head_label"
-        android:textSize="20dp"
-        android:textStyle="bold"
-        android:paddingBottom="10dp"/>
-
-    <TextView
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:textSize="15dp"
-        android:text="@string/no_comp_downloads_label"
-        android:paddingLeft="20dp"
-        android:paddingRight="20dp"
-        android:textAlignment="center"/>
-
-</LinearLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/download_log_empty_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/download_log_empty_view.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index f11ee2722..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/download_log_empty_view.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:orientation="vertical"
-    android:gravity="center">
-
-    <TextView
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:paddingLeft="10dp"
-        android:paddingRight="10dp"
-        android:text="@string/no_log_downloads_head_label"
-        android:textSize="20dp"
-        android:textStyle="bold"
-        android:paddingBottom="10dp"/>
-
-    <TextView
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:textSize="15dp"
-        android:text="@string/no_log_downloads_label"
-        android:paddingLeft="20dp"
-        android:paddingRight="20dp"
-        android:textAlignment="center"/>
-
-</LinearLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/playback_history_empty_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/empty_view_layout.xml
similarity index 81%
rename from app/src/main/res/layout/playback_history_empty_view.xml
rename to app/src/main/res/layout/empty_view_layout.xml
index 36136d661..45889bcf9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/playback_history_empty_view.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/empty_view_layout.xml
@@ -6,20 +6,22 @@
     android:gravity="center">
 
     <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/txtvtitle"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:paddingLeft="10dp"
         android:paddingRight="10dp"
-        android:text="@string/no_history_head_label"
+        android:text="empty"
         android:textSize="20dp"
         android:textStyle="bold"
         android:paddingBottom="10dp"/>
 
     <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/txtvmessage"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:textSize="15dp"
-        android:text="@string/no_history_label"
+        android:text="empty"
         android:paddingLeft="15dp"
         android:paddingRight="15dp"
         android:textAlignment="center"/>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/queue_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/queue_fragment.xml
index e0abc8175..897a72669 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/queue_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/queue_fragment.xml
@@ -27,14 +27,21 @@
         android:layout_below="@id/divider"
         android:scrollbars="vertical"/>
 
-    <TextView
-        android:id="@+id/emptyQueueHeader"
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:id="@+id/llEmpty"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:orientation="vertical"
+        android:gravity="center">
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/emptyQueueHeader"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_centerInParent="true"
         android:gravity="center"
         android:text="@string/no_items_header_label"
-        android:paddingBottom="80dp"
+        android:paddingBottom="15dp"
         android:paddingLeft="10dp"
         android:paddingRight="10dp"
         android:textSize="20dp"
@@ -42,9 +49,9 @@
         />
 
     <TextView
-        android:id="@id/android:empty"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:id="@+id/empty"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_centerInParent="true"
         android:gravity="center"
         android:text="@string/no_items_label"
@@ -53,6 +60,7 @@
         android:paddingRight="10dp"
         android:textAlignment="center"/>
 
+    </LinearLayout>
     <ProgressBar
         android:id="@+id/progLoading"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/running_downloads_empty_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/running_downloads_empty_view.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 507a872b1..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/running_downloads_empty_view.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:orientation="vertical"
-    android:gravity="center">
-
-    <TextView
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:paddingLeft="10dp"
-        android:paddingRight="10dp"
-        android:text="@string/no_run_downloads_head_label"
-        android:textSize="20dp"
-        android:textStyle="bold"
-        android:paddingBottom="10dp"/>
-
-    <TextView
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:textSize="15dp"
-        android:text="@string/no_log_downloads_label"
-        android:paddingLeft="20dp"
-        android:paddingRight="20dp"
-        android:textAlignment="center"/>
-
-</LinearLayout>
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index f35e07e34..0f906f433 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -327,7 +327,12 @@
     <string name="no_log_downloads_label">Download logs will appear here when available.</string>
     <string name="no_history_head_label">No History</string>
     <string name="no_history_label">After you listen to an episode, it will appear here.</string>
-
+    <string name="no_all_episodes_head_label">No Episodes</string>
+    <string name="no_all_episodes_label">When you add a podcast, the episodes will be shown here.</string>
+    <string name="no_new_episodes_head_label">No new episodes</string>
+    <string name="no_new_episodes_label">When new episodes arrive, they will be shown here.</string>
+    <string name="no_fav_episodes_head_label">No favourite episodes</string>
+    <string name="no_fav_episodes_label">You can add episodes to the favourites by long-pressing them.</string>
 
     <!-- Preferences -->
     <string name="storage_pref">Storage</string>