diff --git a/components/search/SearchWidget.vue b/components/search/SearchWidget.vue
index 8a008381..80796ea7 100644
--- a/components/search/SearchWidget.vue
+++ b/components/search/SearchWidget.vue
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ const activate = () => {
             :result="result"
             :tabindex="focused ? 0 : -1"
           />
+          <span v-if="query.length !== 0 && results.length === 0" block text-center text-sm text-secondary>
+            {{ t('search.search_empty') }}
+          </span>
         </template>
         <div v-else>
           <SearchResultSkeleton />
diff --git a/locales/de-DE.json b/locales/de-DE.json
index 713386a9..6e1c26f6 100644
--- a/locales/de-DE.json
+++ b/locales/de-DE.json
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@
     "replying": "Antworten"
   },
   "search": {
-    "search_desc": "Suche nach Accounts & Hashtags"
+    "search_desc": "Suche nach Accounts & Hashtags",
+    "search_empty": "Nichts für diese Suchbegriffe gefunden"
   },
   "settings": {
     "about": {
diff --git a/locales/en-GB.json b/locales/en-GB.json
index ebe53f8f..7cda0020 100644
--- a/locales/en-GB.json
+++ b/locales/en-GB.json
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@
     "update_available_short": "Update Elk"
   },
   "search": {
-    "search_desc": "Search for people & hashtags"
+    "search_desc": "Search for people & hashtags",
+    "search_empty": "Could not find anything for these search terms"
   },
   "settings": {
     "about": {
diff --git a/locales/en-US.json b/locales/en-US.json
index 7d2da470..f096dfce 100644
--- a/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/locales/en-US.json
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@
     }
   },
   "search": {
-    "search_desc": "Search for people & hashtags"
+    "search_desc": "Search for people & hashtags",
+    "search_empty": "Could not find anything for these search terms"
   },
   "settings": {
     "about": {
diff --git a/locales/es-ES.json b/locales/es-ES.json
index 114c3f1d..fd63b8a2 100644
--- a/locales/es-ES.json
+++ b/locales/es-ES.json
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@
     }
   },
   "search": {
-    "search_desc": "Buscar personas y etiquetas"
+    "search_desc": "Buscar personas y etiquetas",
+    "search_empty": "No se pudo encontrar nada para estos términos de búsqueda"
   },
   "settings": {
     "about": {
diff --git a/locales/fr-FR.json b/locales/fr-FR.json
index 6ddeeb17..cdfaabe4 100644
--- a/locales/fr-FR.json
+++ b/locales/fr-FR.json
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@
     }
   },
   "search": {
-    "search_desc": "Recherche de personnes & hashtags"
+    "search_desc": "Recherche de personnes & hashtags",
+    "search_empty": "Aucun résultat avec ces mots-clefs"
   },
   "settings": {
     "about": {
diff --git a/locales/nl-NL.json b/locales/nl-NL.json
index e303c954..98813c8c 100644
--- a/locales/nl-NL.json
+++ b/locales/nl-NL.json
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@
     "update_available_short": "Update Elk"
   },
   "search": {
-    "search_desc": "Zoek naar mensen & hashtags"
+    "search_desc": "Zoek naar mensen & hashtags",
+    "search_empty": "Deze zoektermen leveren geen resultaat op"
   },
   "settings": {
     "about": {
diff --git a/locales/uk-UA.json b/locales/uk-UA.json
index 3001b65f..77ea7221 100644
--- a/locales/uk-UA.json
+++ b/locales/uk-UA.json
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@
     "update_available_short": "Оновити Elk"
   },
   "search": {
-    "search_desc": "Пошук користувачів та хештеґів"
+    "search_desc": "Пошук користувачів та хештеґів",
+    "search_empty": "Не вдалося знайти нічого, що відповідає цим пошуковим термінам"
   },
   "settings": {
     "about": {
diff --git a/locales/zh-CN.json b/locales/zh-CN.json
index 10021b0f..8f888c44 100644
--- a/locales/zh-CN.json
+++ b/locales/zh-CN.json
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@
     }
   },
   "search": {
-    "search_desc": "搜索用户或话题标签"
+    "search_desc": "搜索用户或话题标签",
+    "search_empty": "无法找到符合这些搜索词的任何内容"
   },
   "settings": {
     "about": {
diff --git a/locales/zh-TW.json b/locales/zh-TW.json
index 04322d22..3b158438 100644
--- a/locales/zh-TW.json
+++ b/locales/zh-TW.json
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@
     "update_available_short": "更新鹿鳴"
   },
   "search": {
-    "search_desc": "搜索用戶或話題標籤"
+    "search_desc": "搜索用戶或話題標籤",
+    "search_empty": "無法找到符合搜尋條件之結果"
   },
   "settings": {
     "about": {