diff --git a/css/mods-for-hesk-new.css b/css/mods-for-hesk-new.css
index 3ac64e14..3e190849 100644
--- a/css/mods-for-hesk-new.css
+++ b/css/mods-for-hesk-new.css
@@ -104,8 +104,15 @@
     margin-top: 10px;
 }
 
+.dropdown-empty {
+    padding: 10%;
+    color: #ddd;
+    font-weight: bolder;
+}
+
 
-.attachment-table > tbody > tr > td > i {
+.attachment-table > tbody > tr > td > i,
+.dropdown-empty > i {
     color: #ddd;
     text-shadow: 2px 2px #ccc;
 }
diff --git a/inc/show_admin_nav.inc.php b/inc/show_admin_nav.inc.php
index d387cf36..4860c2a2 100644
--- a/inc/show_admin_nav.inc.php
+++ b/inc/show_admin_nav.inc.php
@@ -204,16 +204,30 @@ $mails = mfh_get_mail_headers_for_dropdown($_SESSION['id'], $hesk_settings, $hes
                             <?php endif; ?>
                         </a>
                         <ul class="dropdown-menu">
+                            <?php if (count($mails) > 0): ?>
                             <li class="header"><?php echo sprintf($hesklang['you_have_x_messages'],
                                     count($mails),
                                     count($mails) == 1
                                         ? $hesklang['message_lower_case']
                                         : $hesklang['messages_lower_case']); ?></li>
+                            <?php endif; ?>
                             <!-- Begin New Messages -->
                             <li>
                                 <!-- inner menu: contains the actual data -->
                                 <ul class="menu">
-                                    <?php foreach ($mails as $mail): ?>
+                                    <?php if (count($mails) == 0): ?>
+                                        <div class="text-center dropdown-empty">
+                                            <i class="fa fa-envelope-o fa-3x"></i><br>
+                                            <span class="fa-2x">
+                                                <?php echo sprintf($hesklang['you_have_x_messages'],
+                                                    count($mails),
+                                                    $hesklang['messages_lower_case']); ?>
+                                            </span>
+                                        </div>
+                                    <?php
+                                        endif;
+                                        foreach ($mails as $mail):
+                                    ?>
                                     <li><!-- start message -->
                                         <a href="mail.php?a=read&id=<?php echo $mail['id']; ?>">
                                             <h4>