diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/dialogs/SelectContactsDialog.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/dialogs/SelectContactsDialog.kt
index 9e31175d..f84d7421 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/dialogs/SelectContactsDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/dialogs/SelectContactsDialog.kt
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ class SelectContactsDialog(
             if (context.areSystemAnimationsEnabled) {
                 select_contact_list.scheduleLayoutAnimation()
             }
+
+            select_contact_list.beVisibleIf(allContacts.isNotEmpty())
+            select_contact_placeholder.beVisibleIf(allContacts.isEmpty())
         }
 
         setupFastscroller(allContacts)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/layout_select_contact.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/layout_select_contact.xml
index 166ecd1d..15fa25e3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/layout_select_contact.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/layout_select_contact.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,22 @@
         android:scrollbars="none"
         app:layoutManager="com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyLinearLayoutManager" />
 
+    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+        android:id="@+id/select_contact_placeholder"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
+        android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/small_margin"
+        android:alpha="0.8"
+        android:gravity="center"
+        android:paddingStart="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:paddingEnd="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:text="@string/no_contacts_found"
+        android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"
+        android:textStyle="italic"
+        android:visibility="gone" />
+
     <com.reddit.indicatorfastscroll.FastScrollerView
         android:id="@+id/letter_fastscroller"
         android:layout_width="32dp"