diff --git a/tt-rss.css b/tt-rss.css
index ab4cdd6b0..67b93adf5 100644
--- a/tt-rss.css
+++ b/tt-rss.css
@@ -1236,6 +1236,7 @@ div.whiteBox {
 	background-color : white;
 	margin-left : 1px;
 	text-align : center;
+	padding : 1em;
 }
 
 /* layout */
diff --git a/tt-rss.php b/tt-rss.php
index 60ccb6f80..69a3bec88 100644
--- a/tt-rss.php
+++ b/tt-rss.php
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ window.onload = init;
 	</div>
 
 <?php if (!get_pref($link, 'COMBINED_DISPLAY_MODE')) { ?>
-	<div id="headlines-frame" class="headlines_normal"><div class="whiteBox">&nbsp;</div></div>
+	<div id="headlines-frame" class="headlines_normal"><div class="whiteBox">No feed selected.</div></div>
 	<div id="content-frame">&nbsp;</div>
 <?php } else { ?>
-	<div id="headlines-frame" class="headlines_cdm"><div class="whiteBox">&nbsp;</div></div>
+	<div id="headlines-frame" class="headlines_cdm"><div class="whiteBox">No feed selected.</div></div>
 <?php } ?>
 
 <?php if (get_pref($link, 'DISPLAY_FOOTER')) { ?>