diff --git a/js/extension.js b/js/extension.js
index f22c01f..1a9141a 100644
--- a/js/extension.js
+++ b/js/extension.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
             
             let list_el = document.getElementById('extension-privacy-manager-things-list-container');
             list_el.innerHTML = "";
+            var at_least_on_thing_shown = false; // how many things with settings are shown in the UI
             
     		// Pre populating the original item that will be clones to create new ones
     	    API.getThings().then((things) => {
@@ -264,6 +265,10 @@
                                                 input_el.appendChild(false_option);
                                     
                                     
+                                                if(at_least_on_thing_shown == false){
+                                                    at_least_on_thing_shown = true;
+                                                    document.getElementById('extension-privacy-manager-no-things-warning').style.display = 'none';
+                                                };
                                             }
                                 
                                             // Color property
@@ -303,7 +308,10 @@
                                                         input_el.appendChild(option);
                                                     }
                                         
-                                        
+                                                    if(at_least_on_thing_shown == false){
+                                                        at_least_on_thing_shown = true;
+                                                        document.getElementById('extension-privacy-manager-no-things-warning').style.display = 'none';
+                                                    };
                                         
                                                 }
                                             }
diff --git a/views/content.html b/views/content.html
index 18440a7..6218073 100644
--- a/views/content.html
+++ b/views/content.html
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ <h1 id="extension-privacy-manager-title"><span id="extension-privacy-manager-ico
                 <div id="extension-privacy-manager-tab-things" class="extension-privacy-manager-tab extension-privacy-manager-centered-page">
                     <h3>Things</h3>
                     <!--<p>An overview of the privacy settings of currently available things:</p>-->
+                    <p id="extension-privacy-manager-no-things-warning" style="font-style:italic"><br/>There are no things with privacy settings yet<p>
 
                     <div id="extension-privacy-manager-things-list-container">