diff --git a/messages/uniworx/misc/de-de-formal.msg b/messages/uniworx/misc/de-de-formal.msg
index 5744e0781..2655e2d69 100644
--- a/messages/uniworx/misc/de-de-formal.msg
+++ b/messages/uniworx/misc/de-de-formal.msg
@@ -2682,6 +2682,7 @@ FavouriteParticipant: Ihre Kurse
 FavouriteManual: Favoriten
 FavouriteCurrent: Aktueller Kurs
 
+FavouritesEmptyTip: Hier werden zuletzt besuchte Kurse, sowie Kurse an denen Sie teilnehmen angezeigt. Über einen Klick auf den Stern kann der aktuelle Kurs permanent/nie angezeigt werden.
 FavouritesUnavailableTip: Das Schnellzugriffsmenü für diesen Kurs ist aktuell nicht verfügbar.
 
 CourseEvents: Termine
@@ -3228,4 +3229,4 @@ CourseSortingOnlyLoggedIn: Das Benutzerinterface zur Sortierung dieser Tabelle i
 CorrectionInvisibleExamUnfinished: Die Frist „_{MsgExamFinished}“ für die relevante Prüfung ist noch nicht verstrichen
 CorrectionInvisibleRatingNotDone: Die Bewertung ist nicht als „Abgeschlossen“ markiert
 CorrectionInvisibleWarning: Die Bewertung dieser Abgabe ist aktuell für mindestens eine an der Abgabe beteiligte Person nicht sichtbar!
-CorrectionInvisibleReasons: Mögliche Gründe hierfür:
\ No newline at end of file
+CorrectionInvisibleReasons: Mögliche Gründe hierfür:
diff --git a/messages/uniworx/misc/en-eu.msg b/messages/uniworx/misc/en-eu.msg
index cdbf8e2f2..2d1d5d82c 100644
--- a/messages/uniworx/misc/en-eu.msg
+++ b/messages/uniworx/misc/en-eu.msg
@@ -2682,6 +2682,7 @@ FavouriteParticipant: Your courses
 FavouriteManual: Favourites
 FavouriteCurrent: Current course
 
+FavouritesEmptyTip: Recently visited courses and courses where you are participating are displayed here. The current course can be shown permanently/never with a click on the star.
 FavouritesUnavailableTip: Quick Actions for this course are currently not available.
 
 CourseEvents: Occurrences
diff --git a/templates/widgets/asidenav/asidenav.hamlet b/templates/widgets/asidenav/asidenav.hamlet
index 336018a10..99aebe090 100644
--- a/templates/widgets/asidenav/asidenav.hamlet
+++ b/templates/widgets/asidenav/asidenav.hamlet
@@ -9,38 +9,42 @@ $newline never
         _{MsgLogo}
 
   <div .asidenav>
-    $forall tid <- favouriteTerms
-      <div .asidenav__box>
-        <h3 .asidenav__box-title uw-show-hide data-show-hide-id="#{termToText tid}" data-show-hide-align=right>
-          <div .asidenav-term-identifier--long>
-            _{ShortTermIdentifier tid}
-          <div .asidenav-term-identifier--short>
-            #{toPathPiece tid}
-        $forall favReason <- sortOn Down universeF
-          $if not (null $ favouriteTermReason tid favReason)
-            <h3 .asidenav__box-subtitle>
-              _{favReason}
-            <ul .asidenav__list.list--iconless>
-              $forall ((cName, _, _, csh), courseRoute, mPageActions, _, courseVisible, _, mayEdit) <- favouriteTermReason tid favReason
-                <li .asidenav__list-item :highlight courseRoute:.asidenav__list-item--active>
-                  <a .asidenav__link-wrapper href=@{courseRoute}>
-                    <div .asidenav__link-shorthand>#{csh}
-                    <div .asidenav__link-label>
-                      #{cName}
-                      $if mayEdit && not courseVisible
-                        \ #{iconInvisible}
-                      $if showFavToggle favReason
-                        <span .button--favourite-toggle>
-                          ^{favouriteToggleWgt} #
-                  <div .asidenav__nested-list-wrapper>
-                    $maybe pageActions <- mPageActions
-                      <ul .asidenav__nested-list.list--iconless>
-                        $forall (label, route) <- pageActions
-                          <li .asidenav__nested-list-item>
-                            <a .asidenav__link-wrapper href=#{route}>#{label}
-                    $nothing
-                      <p .asidenav__nested-list--unavailable>
-                        _{MsgFavouritesUnavailableTip}
+    $if null favouriteTerms
+      <div .asidenav__box-subtitle>
+        _{MsgFavouritesEmptyTip}
+    $else
+      $forall tid <- favouriteTerms
+        <div .asidenav__box>
+          <h3 .asidenav__box-title uw-show-hide data-show-hide-id="#{termToText tid}" data-show-hide-align=right>
+            <div .asidenav-term-identifier--long>
+              _{ShortTermIdentifier tid}
+            <div .asidenav-term-identifier--short>
+              #{toPathPiece tid}
+          $forall favReason <- sortOn Down universeF
+            $if not (null $ favouriteTermReason tid favReason)
+              <h3 .asidenav__box-subtitle>
+                _{favReason}
+              <ul .asidenav__list.list--iconless>
+                $forall ((cName, _, _, csh), courseRoute, mPageActions, _, courseVisible, _, mayEdit) <- favouriteTermReason tid favReason
+                  <li .asidenav__list-item :highlight courseRoute:.asidenav__list-item--active>
+                    <a .asidenav__link-wrapper href=@{courseRoute}>
+                      <div .asidenav__link-shorthand>#{csh}
+                      <div .asidenav__link-label>
+                        #{cName}
+                        $if mayEdit && not courseVisible
+                          \ #{iconInvisible}
+                        $if showFavToggle favReason
+                          <span .button--favourite-toggle>
+                            ^{favouriteToggleWgt} #
+                    <div .asidenav__nested-list-wrapper>
+                      $maybe pageActions <- mPageActions
+                        <ul .asidenav__nested-list.list--iconless>
+                          $forall (label, route) <- pageActions
+                            <li .asidenav__nested-list-item>
+                              <a .asidenav__link-wrapper href=#{route}>#{label}
+                      $nothing
+                        <p .asidenav__nested-list--unavailable>
+                          _{MsgFavouritesUnavailableTip}
 
     <div .asidenav__sigillum>
       <img src=@{StaticR img_lmu_sigillum_svg}>