diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/purchases/Purchases.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/purchases/Purchases.qml
index 5060b65e0b..7486e41a24 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/purchases/Purchases.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/purchases/Purchases.qml
@@ -258,7 +258,9 @@ Rectangle {
             height: 40;
             // Anchors
             anchors.left: parent.left;
+            anchors.leftMargin: 8;
             anchors.right: parent.right;
+            anchors.rightMargin: 8;
             anchors.top: parent.top;
             anchors.topMargin: 4;
 
@@ -304,6 +306,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
         ListView {
             id: purchasesContentsList;
+            visible: purchasesModel.count !== 0;
             clip: true;
             model: filteredPurchasesModel;
             // Anchors
@@ -329,6 +332,52 @@ Rectangle {
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        Item {
+            id: noPurchasesAlertContainer;
+            visible: !purchasesContentsList.visible;
+            anchors.top: filterBarContainer.bottom;
+            anchors.topMargin: 12;
+            anchors.left: parent.left;
+            anchors.bottom: parent.bottom;
+            width: parent.width;
+            
+            // Explanitory text
+            RalewayRegular {
+                id: haventPurchasedYet;
+                text: "<b>You haven't purchased anything yet!</b><br><br>Get an item from <b>Marketplace</b> to add it to your <b>Purchases</b>.";
+                // Text size
+                size: 22;
+                // Anchors
+                anchors.top: parent.top;
+                anchors.topMargin: 150;
+                anchors.left: parent.left;
+                anchors.leftMargin: 24;
+                anchors.right: parent.right;
+                anchors.rightMargin: 24;
+                height: paintedHeight;
+                // Style
+                color: hifi.colors.faintGray;
+                wrapMode: Text.WordWrap;
+                // Alignment
+                horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter;
+            }
+
+            // "Set Up" button
+            HifiControlsUit.Button {
+                color: hifi.buttons.blue;
+                colorScheme: hifi.colorSchemes.dark;
+                anchors.top: haventPurchasedYet.bottom;
+                anchors.topMargin: 20;
+                anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter;
+                width: parent.width * 2 / 3;
+                height: 50;
+                text: "Visit Marketplace";
+                onClicked: {
+                    sendToScript({method: 'purchases_goToMarketplaceClicked'});
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
     //
     // PURCHASES CONTENTS END
diff --git a/scripts/system/marketplaces/marketplaces.js b/scripts/system/marketplaces/marketplaces.js
index 7b479cdcad..3b97a4c142 100644
--- a/scripts/system/marketplaces/marketplaces.js
+++ b/scripts/system/marketplaces/marketplaces.js
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@
             case 'purchases_backClicked':
                 tablet.gotoWebScreen(message.referrerURL, MARKETPLACES_INJECT_SCRIPT_URL);
                 break;
+            case 'purchases_goToMarketplaceClicked':
+                tablet.gotoWebScreen(MARKETPLACE_URL_INITIAL, MARKETPLACES_INJECT_SCRIPT_URL);
+                break;
             default:
                 print('Unrecognized message from Checkout.qml or Purchases.qml: ' + JSON.stringify(message));
         }