diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/ControlCenter.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/ControlCenter.java
index 490b8a23d..cb188ba46 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/ControlCenter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/ControlCenter.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.AdapterView;
+import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ public class ControlCenter extends AppCompatActivity {
 
     private TextView hintTextView;
     private FloatingActionButton fab;
+    private ImageView background;
+
     private SwipeRefreshLayout swipeLayout;
     private GBDeviceAdapter mGBDeviceAdapter;
     private GBDevice selectedDevice = null;
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ public class ControlCenter extends AppCompatActivity {
         hintTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.hintTextView);
         ListView deviceListView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.deviceListView);
         fab = (FloatingActionButton) findViewById(R.id.fab);
+        background = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.no_items_bg);
 
         fab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
             @Override
@@ -381,6 +385,12 @@ public class ControlCenter extends AppCompatActivity {
             }
         }
 
+        if (deviceList.isEmpty()) {
+            background.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        } else {
+            background.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
+        }
+
         if (connected) {
             hintTextView.setText(R.string.tap_connected_device_for_app_mananger);
         } else if (!deviceList.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/gadgetbridge_img.png b/app/src/main/res/drawable/gadgetbridge_img.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cdb748e00
Binary files /dev/null and b/app/src/main/res/drawable/gadgetbridge_img.png differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_controlcenter.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_controlcenter.xml
index 832b2e5c1..dc3eb6a79 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_controlcenter.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_controlcenter.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
     android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
     tools:context="nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.activities.ControlCenter">
 
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/no_items_bg"
+        android:layout_centerInParent="true"
+        android:src="@drawable/gadgetbridge_img"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
     <android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout
         android:id="@+id/controlcenter_swipe_layout"
         android:paddingLeft="0px"