diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/utils/EmptyListView.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/utils/EmptyListView.kt
index e237b915..dadd5c20 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/utils/EmptyListView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/utils/EmptyListView.kt
@@ -2,26 +2,22 @@ package com.readrops.app.utils
 
 import android.content.Context
 import android.util.AttributeSet
-import android.view.View
-import android.widget.ImageView
+import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.widget.LinearLayout
-import android.widget.TextView
 import com.readrops.app.R
+import com.readrops.app.databinding.EmptyListViewBinding
 
 /**
  * A simple custom view to display a empty list message
  */
 class EmptyListView(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet) : LinearLayout(context, attrs) {
 
-    init {
-        // no binding here, it makes the view rendering fail
-        View.inflate(context, R.layout.empty_list_view, this)
-        val imageView: ImageView = findViewById(R.id.empty_list_image)
-        val textView: TextView = findViewById(R.id.empty_list_text_v)
+    val binding: EmptyListViewBinding = EmptyListViewBinding.inflate(LayoutInflater.from(context), this, true)
 
+    init {
         val attributes = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.EmptyListView)
-        imageView.setImageDrawable(attributes.getDrawable(R.styleable.EmptyListView_image))
-        textView.text = attributes.getString(R.styleable.EmptyListView_text)
+        binding.emptyListImage.setImageDrawable(attributes.getDrawable(R.styleable.EmptyListView_image))
+        binding.emptyListText.text = attributes.getString(R.styleable.EmptyListView_text)
 
         attributes.recycle()
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/empty_list_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/empty_list_view.xml
index 2e00bf5b..2529b8f3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/empty_list_view.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/empty_list_view.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         tools:src="@drawable/ic_rss_feed_grey" />
 
     <TextView
-        android:id="@+id/empty_list_text_v"
+        android:id="@+id/empty_list_text"
         style="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Large"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"