diff --git a/resources/i18n/en.json b/resources/i18n/en.json
index f3236251cf2..234967231e3 100644
--- a/resources/i18n/en.json
+++ b/resources/i18n/en.json
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
   "collection.form.tableofcontents": "News (HTML)",
   "collection.form.title": "Name",
   "collection.page.browse.recent.head": "Recent Submissions",
+  "collection.page.browse.recent.empty": "No items to show",
   "collection.page.license": "License",
   "collection.page.news": "News",
   "community.create.head": "Create a Community",
diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page.component.html b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page.component.html
index 91239de17c6..2b16bc1ca68 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page.component.html
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ <h2>{{'collection.page.browse.recent.head' | translate}}</h2>
                           message="{{'error.recent-submissions' | translate}}"></ds-error>
                 <ds-loading *ngIf="!itemRD || itemRD.isLoading"
                             message="{{'loading.recent-submissions' | translate}}"></ds-loading>
+                <div *ngIf="!itemRD?.isLoading && itemRD?.payload?.page.length === 0" class="alert alert-info w-100" role="alert">
+                        {{'collection.page.browse.recent.empty' | translate}}
+                </div>
             </ng-container>
         </div>
         <ds-error *ngIf="collectionRD?.hasFailed"