diff --git a/src/root/overview.tt b/src/root/overview.tt
index 965cb129..9b31aeb5 100644
--- a/src/root/overview.tt
+++ b/src/root/overview.tt
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 <h2>Projects</h2>
 
+[% IF projects.size != 0 %]
+
 <p>The following projects are hosted on this server:</p>
 
 <table class="table table-condensed table-striped clickable-rows">
@@ -36,4 +38,11 @@
   </tbody>
 </table>
 
+[% ELSE %]
+
+  <div class="alert alert-warning">Hydra has no projects yet. Please
+  <a href="[% c.uri_for(c.controller('Project').action_for('create')) %]">create a project</a>.</div>
+
+[% END %]
+
 [% END %]