diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/ContactsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/ContactsFragment.kt
index db5c4cdb..f3afd3cb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/ContactsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/ContactsFragment.kt
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ class ContactsFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPag
     }
 
     override fun onSearchClosed() {
+        fragment_placeholder.beVisibleIf(allContacts.isEmpty())
         (fragment_list.adapter as? ContactsAdapter)?.updateItems(allContacts)
         setupLetterFastscroller(allContacts)
     }
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ class ContactsFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPag
             it.name.contains(text, true) || it.doesContainPhoneNumber(text)
         }.toMutableList() as ArrayList<SimpleContact>
 
+        fragment_placeholder.beVisibleIf(contacts.isEmpty())
         (fragment_list.adapter as? ContactsAdapter)?.updateItems(contacts, text)
         setupLetterFastscroller(contacts)
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/FavoritesFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/FavoritesFragment.kt
index f61cc49c..8e70b74d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/FavoritesFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/FavoritesFragment.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class FavoritesFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPa
 
     override fun setupFragment() {
         val placeholderResId = if (context.hasPermission(PERMISSION_READ_CONTACTS)) {
-            R.string.no_items_found
+            R.string.no_contacts_found
         } else {
             R.string.could_not_access_contacts
         }
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ class FavoritesFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPa
     }
 
     override fun onSearchClosed() {
+        fragment_placeholder.beVisibleIf(allContacts.isEmpty())
         (fragment_list.adapter as? ContactsAdapter)?.updateItems(allContacts)
         setupLetterFastscroller(allContacts)
     }
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ class FavoritesFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPa
             it.name.contains(text, true) || it.doesContainPhoneNumber(text)
         }.toMutableList() as ArrayList<SimpleContact>
 
+        fragment_placeholder.beVisibleIf(contacts.isEmpty())
         (fragment_list.adapter as? ContactsAdapter)?.updateItems(contacts, text)
         setupLetterFastscroller(contacts)
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/RecentsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/RecentsFragment.kt
index d69bc225..e40350bd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/RecentsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/RecentsFragment.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.MyContactsContentProvider
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.PERMISSION_READ_CALL_LOG
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.SimpleContactsHelper
-import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.mydebug
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.activities.SimpleActivity
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.adapters.RecentCallsAdapter
@@ -116,6 +115,7 @@ class RecentsFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPage
     }
 
     override fun onSearchClosed() {
+        recents_placeholder.beVisibleIf(allRecentCalls.isEmpty())
         (recents_list.adapter as? RecentCallsAdapter)?.updateItems(allRecentCalls)
     }
 
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class RecentsFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPage
             it.name.contains(text, true) || it.doesContainPhoneNumber(text)
         }.toMutableList() as ArrayList<RecentCall>
 
+        recents_placeholder.beVisibleIf(recentCalls.isEmpty())
         (recents_list.adapter as? RecentCallsAdapter)?.updateItems(recentCalls, text)
     }
 }