diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/catalogue/browse/BrowseCatalogueController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/catalogue/browse/BrowseCatalogueController.kt
index 1249831d9c..e0a166078b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/catalogue/browse/BrowseCatalogueController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/catalogue/browse/BrowseCatalogueController.kt
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.inflate
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.snack
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.visible
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.widget.AutofitRecyclerView
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.widget.EmptyView
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.catalogue_controller.catalogue_view
+import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.catalogue_controller.empty_view
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.catalogue_controller.progress
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.main_activity.drawer
 import rx.Observable
@@ -352,16 +354,32 @@ open class BrowseCatalogueController(bundle: Bundle) :
         snack?.dismiss()
 
         if (catalogue_view != null) {
-            snack = catalogue_view.snack(getErrorMessage(error), Snackbar.LENGTH_INDEFINITE) {
-                setAction(R.string.action_retry) {
-                    // If not the first page, show bottom progress bar.
-                    if (adapter.mainItemCount > 0) {
-                        val item = progressItem ?: return@setAction
-                        adapter.addScrollableFooterWithDelay(item, 0, true)
-                    } else {
-                        showProgressBar()
-                    }
-                    presenter.requestNext()
+            val message = getErrorMessage(error)
+            val retryAction = View.OnClickListener {
+                empty_view.hide()
+
+                // If not the first page, show bottom progress bar.
+                if (adapter.mainItemCount > 0 && progressItem != null) {
+                    adapter.addScrollableFooterWithDelay(progressItem!!, 0, true)
+                } else {
+                    showProgressBar()
+                }
+                presenter.requestNext()
+            }
+            val openInWebViewAction = View.OnClickListener {
+                openInWebView()
+            }
+
+            if (adapter.isEmpty) {
+                empty_view.show(message, listOf(
+                    EmptyView.Action(R.string.action_retry, retryAction),
+                    EmptyView.Action(R.string.action_open_in_web_view, openInWebViewAction)
+                ))
+            } else {
+                empty_view.hide()
+
+                snack = catalogue_view.snack(message, Snackbar.LENGTH_INDEFINITE) {
+                    setAction(R.string.action_retry, retryAction)
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/widget/EmptyView.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/widget/EmptyView.kt
index 84628dac94..ca63025d8a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/widget/EmptyView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/widget/EmptyView.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@ package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.widget
 
 import android.content.Context
 import android.util.AttributeSet
+import android.view.View
+import android.widget.Button
+import android.widget.LinearLayout
 import android.widget.RelativeLayout
 import androidx.annotation.StringRes
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.R
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.gone
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.visible
 import kotlin.random.Random
+import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.common_view_empty.view.actions_container
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.common_view_empty.view.text_face
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.common_view_empty.view.text_label
 
@@ -29,24 +33,50 @@ class EmptyView @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet?
      * Show the information view
      * @param textResource text of information view
      */
-    fun show(@StringRes textResource: Int) {
+    fun show(@StringRes textResource: Int, actions: List<Action>? = null) {
+        show(context.getString(textResource), actions)
+    }
+
+    fun show(message: String, actions: List<Action>? = null) {
         text_face.text = getRandomErrorFace()
-        text_label.text = context.getString(textResource)
+        text_label.text = message
+
+        actions_container.removeAllViews()
+        if (!actions.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+            actions.forEach {
+                val button = Button(context).apply {
+                    layoutParams = LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
+                        LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
+                        LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT)
+
+                    setText(it.resId)
+                    setOnClickListener(it.listener)
+                }
+
+                actions_container.addView(button)
+            }
+        }
+
         this.visible()
     }
 
     companion object {
         private val ERROR_FACES = listOf(
-                "(･o･;)",
-                "Σ(ಠ_ಠ)",
-                "ಥ_ಥ",
-                "(˘･_･˘)",
-                "(；￣Д￣)",
-                "(･Д･。"
+            "(･o･;)",
+            "Σ(ಠ_ಠ)",
+            "ಥ_ಥ",
+            "(˘･_･˘)",
+            "(；￣Д￣)",
+            "(･Д･。"
         )
 
         fun getRandomErrorFace(): String {
             return ERROR_FACES[Random.nextInt(ERROR_FACES.size)]
         }
     }
+
+    data class Action(
+        @StringRes val resId: Int,
+        val listener: View.OnClickListener
+    )
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/catalogue_controller.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/catalogue_controller.xml
index de6afc1eea..12b00bbd3b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/catalogue_controller.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/catalogue_controller.xml
@@ -4,22 +4,35 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent">
 
-    <LinearLayout
-        android:id="@+id/catalogue_view"
+    <FrameLayout
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
-        android:orientation="vertical"
-        tools:context="eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.catalogue.browse.BrowseCatalogueController">
+        android:fitsSystemWindows="true">
 
-        <ProgressBar
-            android:id="@+id/progress"
-            style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleLarge"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        <LinearLayout
+            android:id="@+id/catalogue_view"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
-            android:layout_gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
+            android:orientation="vertical"
+            tools:context="eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.catalogue.browse.BrowseCatalogueController">
+
+            <ProgressBar
+                android:id="@+id/progress"
+                style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleLarge"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                android:layout_gravity="center"
+                android:visibility="gone" />
+
+        </LinearLayout>
+
+        <eu.kanade.tachiyomi.widget.EmptyView
+            android:id="@+id/empty_view"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:gravity="center"
             android:visibility="gone" />
 
-    </LinearLayout>
+    </FrameLayout>
 
 </androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/common_view_empty.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/common_view_empty.xml
index 7fdc6b21f8..5e2ca33b0a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/common_view_empty.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/common_view_empty.xml
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
-    android:layout_gravity="center">
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:gravity="center"
+    android:orientation="vertical"
+    android:padding="16dp">
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/text_face"
         style="@style/TextAppearance.Medium.Body2.Hint"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-        android:layout_margin="16dp"
         android:gravity="center"
         android:textSize="48sp"
         tools:text="-_-" />
@@ -21,10 +21,15 @@
         style="@style/TextAppearance.Medium.Body2.Hint"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_below="@+id/text_face"
-        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
         android:layout_margin="16dp"
         android:gravity="center"
         tools:text="Label" />
 
-</RelativeLayout>
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:id="@+id/actions_container"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:gravity="center"
+        android:orientation="vertical" />
+
+</LinearLayout>