diff --git a/frontend/pweb/lib/pages/address_book/page/empty.dart b/frontend/pweb/lib/pages/address_book/page/empty.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2efb88d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/pweb/lib/pages/address_book/page/empty.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
+
+class RecipientAddressBookEmptyState extends StatelessWidget {
+  final String message;
+  final String actionLabel;
+  final VoidCallback onAction;
+
+  const RecipientAddressBookEmptyState({
+    required this.message,
+    required this.actionLabel,
+    required this.onAction,
+  });
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final textTheme = Theme.of(context).textTheme;
+
+    return Center(
+      child: Column(
+        mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+        children: [
+          const Icon(Icons.contact_mail_outlined, size: 42),
+          const SizedBox(height: 12),
+          Text(message, style: textTheme.titleMedium),
+          const SizedBox(height: 12),
+          OutlinedButton.icon(
+            onPressed: onAction,
+            icon: const Icon(Icons.add),
+            label: Text(actionLabel),
+          ),
+        ],
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/pweb/lib/pages/address_book/page/page.dart b/frontend/pweb/lib/pages/address_book/page/page.dart
index e8de8a6..927a51d 100644
--- a/frontend/pweb/lib/pages/address_book/page/page.dart
+++ b/frontend/pweb/lib/pages/address_book/page/page.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 import 'package:pshared/models/recipient/recipient.dart';
 import 'package:pshared/models/recipient/filter.dart';
 import 'package:pshared/provider/recipient/provider.dart';
+import 'package:pweb/pages/address_book/page/empty.dart';
 
 import 'package:pweb/pages/address_book/page/filter_button.dart';
 import 'package:pweb/pages/address_book/page/header.dart';
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ class _RecipientAddressBookPageState extends State<RecipientAddressBookPage> {
     final loc = AppLocalizations.of(context)!;
     final provider = context.watch<RecipientsProvider>(); 
     _syncSearchField(provider);
+    final filteredRecipients = provider.filteredRecipients;
 
     if (provider.isLoading) {
       return const Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator());
@@ -124,15 +126,23 @@ class _RecipientAddressBookPageState extends State<RecipientAddressBookPage> {
           height: RecipientAddressBookPage._expandedHeight,
           child: Padding(
             padding: const EdgeInsets.all(RecipientAddressBookPage._paddingAll),
-            child: RecipientAddressBookList(
-              filteredRecipients: provider.filteredRecipients,
-              onEdit: (recipient) => widget.onEditRecipient?.call(recipient),
-              onDelete: (recipient) => widget.onDeleteRecipient?.call(recipient),
-              onSelected: widget.onRecipientSelected,
-            ),
+            child: provider.recipients.isEmpty
+              ? RecipientAddressBookEmptyState(
+                  message: loc.noRecipientsYet,
+                  actionLabel: loc.addRecipient,
+                  onAction: widget.onAddRecipient,
+                )
+              : filteredRecipients.isEmpty
+                ? Center(child: Text(loc.noRecipientsFound))
+                : RecipientAddressBookList(
+                    filteredRecipients: filteredRecipients,
+                    onEdit: (recipient) => widget.onEditRecipient?.call(recipient),
+                    onDelete: (recipient) => widget.onDeleteRecipient?.call(recipient),
+                    onSelected: widget.onRecipientSelected,
+                  ),
           ),
         ),
       ],
     );
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/frontend/pweb/lib/pages/dashboard/payouts/single/adress_book/placeholder.dart b/frontend/pweb/lib/pages/dashboard/payouts/single/adress_book/placeholder.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..821e7c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/pweb/lib/pages/dashboard/payouts/single/adress_book/placeholder.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
+
+class AddressBookPlaceholder extends StatelessWidget {
+  final String text;
+
+  const AddressBookPlaceholder({required this.text});
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) => Center(
+    child: Text(
+      text,
+      style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.titleMedium,
+      textAlign: TextAlign.center,
+    ),
+  );
+}
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diff --git a/frontend/pweb/lib/pages/dashboard/payouts/single/adress_book/widget.dart b/frontend/pweb/lib/pages/dashboard/payouts/single/adress_book/widget.dart
index 92e6911..905d94c 100644
--- a/frontend/pweb/lib/pages/dashboard/payouts/single/adress_book/widget.dart
+++ b/frontend/pweb/lib/pages/dashboard/payouts/single/adress_book/widget.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:pshared/provider/recipient/provider.dart';
 
 import 'package:pweb/pages/address_book/page/search.dart';
 import 'package:pweb/pages/dashboard/payouts/single/adress_book/long_list/widget.dart';
+import 'package:pweb/pages/dashboard/payouts/single/adress_book/placeholder.dart';
 import 'package:pweb/pages/dashboard/payouts/single/adress_book/short_list.dart';
 
 import 'package:pweb/generated/i18n/app_localizations.dart';
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ class _AdressBookPayoutState extends State<AdressBookPayout> {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final loc = AppLocalizations.of(context)!;
     final provider = context.watch<RecipientsProvider>();
+    final recipients = provider.recipients;
+    final filteredRecipients = provider.filteredRecipients;
 
     if (provider.isLoading) {
       return const Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator());
@@ -87,15 +90,19 @@ class _AdressBookPayoutState extends State<AdressBookPayout> {
               ),
               const SizedBox(height: _spacingBetween),
               Expanded(
-                child: _isExpanded
-                  ? LongListAdressBookPayout(
-                      filteredRecipients: provider.filteredRecipients,
-                      onSelected: widget.onSelected,
-                    )
-                  : ShortListAdressBookPayout(
-                      recipients: provider.recipients,
-                      onSelected: widget.onSelected,
-                    ),
+                child: recipients.isEmpty
+                  ? AddressBookPlaceholder(text: loc.noRecipientsYet)
+                  : _isExpanded && filteredRecipients.isEmpty
+                    ? AddressBookPlaceholder(text: loc.noRecipientsFound)
+                    : _isExpanded
+                      ? LongListAdressBookPayout(
+                          filteredRecipients: filteredRecipients,
+                          onSelected: widget.onSelected,
+                        )
+                      : ShortListAdressBookPayout(
+                          recipients: recipients,
+                          onSelected: widget.onSelected,
+                        ),
               ),
             ],
           ),
@@ -103,4 +110,4 @@ class _AdressBookPayoutState extends State<AdressBookPayout> {
       ),
     );
   }
-}
+}
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