diff --git a/ui/new/css/main.css b/ui/new/css/main.css
index 81e4e53561b..3563d418fbe 100644
--- a/ui/new/css/main.css
+++ b/ui/new/css/main.css
@@ -2006,6 +2006,7 @@ a:hover.search_button {
 	height:auto;
 	float:left;
 	text-align:left;
+	background:#FFF url(../images/midmenu_hover.gif) repeat-x top left;
 	color:#CCC;
 	font-size:11px;
 	font-weight:normal;
@@ -2251,6 +2252,25 @@ a:hover.search_button {
 	color:#999;
 }
 
+.midmenu_emptymsgbox {
+	width:220px;
+	height:auto;
+	float:left;
+	background:#d4d4d4 url(../images/midmenu_emptymsg.gif) repeat-x top left;
+	margin:0 0 0 0;
+	padding:0;
+}
+
+.midmenu_emptymsgbox p{
+	width:200px;
+	height:auto;
+	float:left;
+	color:#666;
+	font-size:11px;
+	font-weight:normal;
+	margin:0 0 0 0;
+	padding:0;
+}
 
 .main_contentarea_with_midmenu {
 	width:auto;
@@ -3067,7 +3087,7 @@ a:hover.search_button {
 	height:auto;
 	float:left;
 	position:absolute;
-	background:#FFF url(../images/midmenu_hover.gif) repeat top left;
+	background:#FFF repeat top left;
 	border:1px solid #CCC;
 	top:18px;
 	right:1px;
diff --git a/ui/new/images/midmenu_emptymsg.gif b/ui/new/images/midmenu_emptymsg.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d668944b8c8
Binary files /dev/null and b/ui/new/images/midmenu_emptymsg.gif differ
diff --git a/ui/new/index.jsp b/ui/new/index.jsp
index bee9823d813..e91278a55f5 100644
--- a/ui/new/index.jsp
+++ b/ui/new/index.jsp
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ long milliseconds = new Date().getTime();
                 <!-- Mid Menu starts here-->
                 <div class="midmenu_panel" id="middle_menu">
                     <div class="midmenu_box" id="midmenu_container">
-                    	
+                    	<div class="midmenu_emptymsgbox"><p>No Items Available</p></div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <!-- Mid Menu ends here-->