diff --git a/app/src/main/java/apps/amine/bou/readerforselfoss/HomeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/apps/amine/bou/readerforselfoss/HomeActivity.kt
index 80d502f..be0d928 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/apps/amine/bou/readerforselfoss/HomeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/apps/amine/bou/readerforselfoss/HomeActivity.kt
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ class HomeActivity : AppCompatActivity(), SearchView.OnQueryTextListener {
                         }
                         tabNew.setBadgeCount(items.size - 1)
 
+                        mayBeEmpty()
+
                     } catch (e: IndexOutOfBoundsException) {}
 
                 }
@@ -502,6 +504,15 @@ class HomeActivity : AppCompatActivity(), SearchView.OnQueryTextListener {
         }
     }
 
+    fun mayBeEmpty() =
+        if (items.isEmpty()) {
+            emptyText.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+            mRecyclerView.visibility = View.GONE
+        } else {
+            emptyText.visibility = View.GONE
+            mRecyclerView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+        }
+
     private fun getElementsAccordingToTab() =
         when (elementsShown) {
             UNREAD_SHOWN -> getUnRead()
@@ -522,13 +533,7 @@ class HomeActivity : AppCompatActivity(), SearchView.OnQueryTextListener {
             }
             if (didUpdate)
                 handleListResult()
-            if (items.isEmpty()) {
-                emptyText.visibility = View.VISIBLE
-                mRecyclerView.visibility = View.GONE
-            } else {
-                emptyText.visibility = View.GONE
-                mRecyclerView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
-            }
+            mayBeEmpty()
             mSwipeRefreshLayout.isRefreshing = false
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_home.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_home.xml
index fd15d97..7608c5a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_home.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_home.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@
                         <LinearLayout
                             android:layout_width="match_parent"
                             android:layout_height="match_parent"
-                            android:orientation="vertical">
+                            android:orientation="vertical"
+                            android:background="@color/background_grey">
 
                             <TextView
                                 android:id="@+id/emptyText"
@@ -85,12 +86,13 @@
                                 android:textAlignment="center"
                                 android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Headline"
                                 android:textColor="@color/about_libraries_card_dark"
+                                android:background="@color/transparent"
                                 android:visibility="gone" />
                             <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
                                 android:id="@+id/my_recycler_view"
                                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                                android:background="@color/background_grey"
+                                android:background="@color/transparent"
                                 android:clipToPadding="false"
                                 android:scrollbars="vertical"
                                 app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior" />