diff --git a/src/components/empty-feed-message/empty-feed-message.module.css b/src/components/empty-feed-message/empty-feed-message.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e4245eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/empty-feed-message/empty-feed-message.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.message {
+  color: var(--red);
+  font-size: 13px;
+  text-transform: lowercase;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/empty-feed-message/empty-feed-message.tsx b/src/components/empty-feed-message/empty-feed-message.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4989acb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/empty-feed-message/empty-feed-message.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import styles from './empty-feed-message.module.css';
+
+const EmptyFeedMessage = () => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  return <div className={styles.message}>{t('nothing_found')}</div>;
+};
+
+export default EmptyFeedMessage;
diff --git a/src/components/feed-footer/feed-footer-utils.test.ts b/src/components/feed-footer/feed-footer-utils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d3361bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/feed-footer/feed-footer-utils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { shouldShowEmptyFeed } from './feed-footer-utils';
+
+describe('shouldShowEmptyFeed', () => {
+  it.each([0, 1, 60, 1000])('shows the empty state after all %i requested communities load even when pagination has more', (requestedCommunityCount) => {
+    const communities = Array.from({ length: requestedCommunityCount }, (_, index) => ({ updatedAt: index + 1 }));
+    const emptyLoadedFeed = {
+      requestedCommunityCount,
+      communities,
+      feedLength: 0,
+      hasMore: true,
+    };
+
+    expect(shouldShowEmptyFeed(emptyLoadedFeed)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps loading while any requested community has not loaded', () => {
+    expect(
+      shouldShowEmptyFeed({
+        requestedCommunityCount: 2,
+        communities: [{ updatedAt: 1 }, undefined],
+        feedLength: 0,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+
+    expect(
+      shouldShowEmptyFeed({
+        requestedCommunityCount: 2,
+        communities: [{ updatedAt: 1 }, {}],
+        feedLength: 0,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('does not show the empty state when posts or a search are present', () => {
+    const loadedFeed = {
+      requestedCommunityCount: 1,
+      communities: [{ updatedAt: 1 }],
+    };
+
+    expect(shouldShowEmptyFeed({ ...loadedFeed, feedLength: 1 })).toBe(false);
+    expect(shouldShowEmptyFeed({ ...loadedFeed, feedLength: 0, isLoadingCommunityData: true })).toBe(false);
+    expect(shouldShowEmptyFeed({ ...loadedFeed, feedLength: 0, isSearching: true })).toBe(false);
+    expect(shouldShowEmptyFeed({ ...loadedFeed, feedLength: 0, searchQuery: 'query' })).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/feed-footer/feed-footer-utils.ts b/src/components/feed-footer/feed-footer-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..290f914d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/feed-footer/feed-footer-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+interface FeedCommunityLoadState {
+  updatedAt?: number;
+}
+
+interface ShouldShowEmptyFeedOptions {
+  requestedCommunityCount: number;
+  communities: Array<FeedCommunityLoadState | undefined>;
+  feedLength: number;
+  isLoadingCommunityData?: boolean;
+  isSearching?: boolean;
+  searchQuery?: string;
+}
+
+export const shouldShowEmptyFeed = ({
+  requestedCommunityCount,
+  communities,
+  feedLength,
+  isLoadingCommunityData,
+  isSearching,
+  searchQuery,
+}: ShouldShowEmptyFeedOptions): boolean => {
+  // `hasMore` also represents pagination. `updatedAt` is the hook's count-safe
+  // evidence that each requested community snapshot loaded.
+  const haveAllRequestedCommunitiesLoaded = communities.length === requestedCommunityCount && communities.every((community) => Boolean(community?.updatedAt));
+
+  return haveAllRequestedCommunitiesLoaded && feedLength === 0 && !isLoadingCommunityData && !isSearching && !searchQuery;
+};
diff --git a/src/components/feed-footer/feed-footer.module.css b/src/components/feed-footer/feed-footer.module.css
index 0172e728..432d3e84 100644
--- a/src/components/feed-footer/feed-footer.module.css
+++ b/src/components/feed-footer/feed-footer.module.css
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@
   color: var(--red);
   font-size: 13px;
   text-transform: lowercase;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/components/feed-footer/feed-footer.tsx b/src/components/feed-footer/feed-footer.tsx
index 56bba6a1..ea967694 100644
--- a/src/components/feed-footer/feed-footer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/feed-footer/feed-footer.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Link, useLocation, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useCommunities } from '@bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks';
 import { isAllView, isModView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
+import { useCommunityIdentifiers } from '../../hooks/use-community-identifier';
 import { useFeedStateString } from '../../hooks/use-state-string';
+import EmptyFeedMessage from '../empty-feed-message/empty-feed-message';
 import LoadingEllipsis from '../loading-ellipsis';
+import { shouldShowEmptyFeed } from './feed-footer-utils';
 import styles from './feed-footer.module.css';
 import React from 'react';
 
@@ -45,12 +49,55 @@ const FeedFooter = ({
   const isInModView = isModView(location.pathname);
   const isInAllView = isAllView(location.pathname);
 
+  const feedCommunityIdentifiers = useCommunityIdentifiers(communityAddresses);
+  const { communities } = useCommunities({ communities: feedCommunityIdentifiers });
   const feedStateString = useFeedStateString(communityAddresses);
   const loadingStateString =
-    useFeedStateString(communityAddresses) ||
+    feedStateString ||
     (!hasFeedLoaded || (feedLength === 0 && !(weeklyFeedLength > feedLength || monthlyFeedLength > feedLength || yearlyFeedLength > feedLength))
       ? t('loading_feed')
       : t('looking_for_more_posts'));
+  const hasEmptyFeedData = shouldShowEmptyFeed({
+    requestedCommunityCount: feedCommunityIdentifiers.length,
+    communities,
+    feedLength,
+    isLoadingCommunityData: Boolean(feedStateString),
+    isSearching,
+    searchQuery,
+  });
+
+  const widerFeedSuggestion =
+    weeklyFeedLength > feedLength && !searchQuery ? (
+      <div className={styles.morePostsSuggestion}>
+        <Trans
+          i18nKey='more_posts_last_week'
+          values={{ currentTimeFilterName, count: feedLength }}
+          components={{
+            1: <Link key='weekly-posts-link' to={(isInModView ? '/s/mod/' : isInAllView ? '/s/all/' : '/') + (params?.sortType || 'hot') + '/1w'} />,
+          }}
+        />
+      </div>
+    ) : monthlyFeedLength > feedLength && !searchQuery ? (
+      <div className={styles.morePostsSuggestion}>
+        <Trans
+          i18nKey='more_posts_last_month'
+          values={{ currentTimeFilterName, count: feedLength }}
+          components={{
+            1: <Link key='monthly-posts-link' to={(isInModView ? '/s/mod/' : isInAllView ? '/s/all/' : '/') + (params?.sortType || 'hot') + '/1m'} />,
+          }}
+        />
+      </div>
+    ) : yearlyFeedLength > feedLength && !searchQuery ? (
+      <div className={styles.morePostsSuggestion}>
+        <Trans
+          i18nKey='more_posts_last_year'
+          values={{ currentTimeFilterName, count: feedLength }}
+          components={{
+            1: <Link key='yearly-posts-link' to={(isInModView ? '/s/mod/' : isInAllView ? '/s/all/' : '/') + (params?.sortType || 'hot') + '/1y'} />,
+          }}
+        />
+      </div>
+    ) : null;
 
   // Add state to track initial loading
   const [hasFetchedCommunityAddresses, setHasFetchedSubplebbitAddresses] = useState(false);
@@ -63,6 +110,8 @@ const FeedFooter = ({
     return () => clearTimeout(timer);
   }, []);
 
+  const showEmptyFeed = hasFetchedCommunityAddresses && hasEmptyFeedData;
+
   if (!hasFetchedCommunityAddresses) {
     footerContent = <LoadingEllipsis string={t('loading_feed')} />;
   }
@@ -101,57 +150,32 @@ const FeedFooter = ({
         </div>
       </div>
     );
-  } else if (
-    hasFeedLoaded &&
-    feedLength === 0 &&
-    !hasMore &&
-    !isSearching &&
-    !searchQuery &&
-    !(weeklyFeedLength > feedLength || monthlyFeedLength > feedLength || yearlyFeedLength > feedLength)
-  ) {
-    footerContent = t('no_posts');
+  } else if (showEmptyFeed) {
+    footerContent = (
+      <>
+        {widerFeedSuggestion}
+        <EmptyFeedMessage />
+      </>
+    );
   } else if (hasMore || communityAddresses.length > 0 || (communityAddresses && communityAddresses.length === 0)) {
     // Only show newer posts/weekly/monthly suggestions when not searching
     footerContent = (
       <>
-        {weeklyFeedLength > feedLength && !searchQuery ? (
-          <div className={styles.morePostsSuggestion}>
-            <Trans
-              i18nKey='more_posts_last_week'
-              values={{ currentTimeFilterName, count: feedLength }}
-              components={{
-                1: <Link key='weekly-posts-link' to={(isInModView ? '/s/mod/' : isInAllView ? '/s/all/' : '/') + (params?.sortType || 'hot') + '/1w'} />,
-              }}
-            />
-          </div>
-        ) : monthlyFeedLength > feedLength && !searchQuery ? (
-          <div className={styles.morePostsSuggestion}>
-            <Trans
-              i18nKey='more_posts_last_month'
-              values={{ currentTimeFilterName, count: feedLength }}
-              components={{
-                1: <Link key='monthly-posts-link' to={(isInModView ? '/s/mod/' : isInAllView ? '/s/all/' : '/') + (params?.sortType || 'hot') + '/1m'} />,
-              }}
-            />
-          </div>
-        ) : yearlyFeedLength > feedLength && !searchQuery ? (
-          <div className={styles.morePostsSuggestion}>
-            <Trans
-              i18nKey='more_posts_last_year'
-              values={{ currentTimeFilterName, count: feedLength }}
-              components={{
-                1: <Link key='yearly-posts-link' to={(isInModView ? '/s/mod/' : isInAllView ? '/s/all/' : '/') + (params?.sortType || 'hot') + '/1y'} />,
-              }}
-            />
-          </div>
-        ) : null}
+        {widerFeedSuggestion}
         <div className={styles.stateString}>
           {communityAddresses.length === 0 ? (
             isInModView ? (
               <div className={styles.notModerator}>{t('not_moderator')}</div>
             ) : (
               <div>
-                <Trans i18nKey='no_communities_found' components={[<a href='https://github.com/bitsocialhq/lists'>https://github.com/bitsocialhq/lists</a>]} />
+                <Trans
+                  i18nKey='no_communities_found'
+                  components={[
+                    <a key='community-lists-link' href='https://github.com/bitsocialhq/lists'>
+                      https://github.com/bitsocialhq/lists
+                    </a>,
+                  ]}
+                />
                 <br />
                 {t('connect_community_notice')}
               </div>
diff --git a/src/views/community/community.tsx b/src/views/community/community.tsx
index 000c1057..08ddf3ed 100644
--- a/src/views/community/community.tsx
+++ b/src/views/community/community.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { isResolvableCommunityAddress } from '../../lib/utils/directory-codes';
 import useTimeFilter, { isValidTimeFilterName } from '../../hooks/use-time-filter';
 import { getCommunityIdentifier, getCommunityIdentifiers } from '../../hooks/use-community-identifier';
 import ErrorDisplay from '../../components/error-display';
+import EmptyFeedMessage from '../../components/empty-feed-message/empty-feed-message';
 import LoadingEllipsis from '../../components/loading-ellipsis';
 import Over18Warning from '../../components/over-18-warning';
 import Post from '../../components/post';
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ interface FooterProps {
   communityAddress: string;
   feedLength: number;
   isOnline: boolean;
+  hasCommunityLoaded: boolean;
   started: boolean;
   isSubCreatedButNotYetPublished: boolean;
   hasMore: boolean;
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ const Footer = ({
   communityAddress,
   feedLength,
   isOnline,
+  hasCommunityLoaded,
   started: _started,
   isSubCreatedButNotYetPublished: _isSubCreatedButNotYetPublished,
   hasMore,
@@ -58,7 +61,8 @@ const Footer = ({
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   let footerFirstLine;
   let footerSecondLine;
-  const loadingStateString = useFeedStateString(communityAddresses) || t('loading');
+  const feedStateString = useFeedStateString(communityAddresses);
+  const loadingStateString = feedStateString || t('loading');
 
   const [showNoResults, setShowNoResults] = useState(false);
   const [searchAttemptCompleted, setSearchAttemptCompleted] = useState(false);
@@ -180,8 +184,8 @@ const Footer = ({
         </div>
       );
     }
-  } else if (feedLength === 0 && isOnline && !hasMore) {
-    footerFirstLine = t('no_posts');
+  } else if (feedLength === 0 && isOnline && hasCommunityLoaded && !feedStateString) {
+    footerFirstLine = <EmptyFeedMessage />;
   } else if (feedLength === 0 || !isOnline) {
     footerFirstLine = loadingString;
   } else if (hasMore) {
@@ -320,6 +324,7 @@ const CommunityView = () => {
     communityAddress,
     feedLength: combinedFeed.length || 0,
     isOnline,
+    hasCommunityLoaded: Boolean(updatedAt),
     started,
     isSubCreatedButNotYetPublished,
     hasMore,