diff --git a/ui/new/index.jsp b/ui/new/index.jsp
index 4716f0e705a..0a46faf37c6 100644
--- a/ui/new/index.jsp
+++ b/ui/new/index.jsp
@@ -323,11 +323,7 @@ long milliseconds = new Date().getTime();
                             <p>
                                 Loading &hellip;</p>
                         </div>
-                        <div id="midmenu_container">
-                            <div class="midmenu_emptymsgbox">
-                                <p>
-                                    No Items Available</p>
-                            </div>
+                        <div id="midmenu_container">                            
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
@@ -780,7 +776,14 @@ long milliseconds = new Date().getTime();
     <li id="no_available_actions" style="display: none">
         <%=t.t("no.available.actions")%></li>
     
-    <!-- Zonetree Template (begin) --> 
+    <!-- middle menu: no items available (begin) --> 
+    <div id="midmenu_container_no_items_available" class="midmenu_emptymsgbox" style="display:none">
+        <p>
+            No Items Available</p>
+    </div>
+    <!-- middle menu: no items available (end) --> 
+    
+    <!-- Zone Template (begin) --> 
     <div class="leftmenu_expandedlist" id="leftmenu_zone_node_template" style="display:none">
      	<div class="leftmenu_loadingbox" style="display:none;" id="loading_container">
         	<div class="leftmenu_loader"></div>
diff --git a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.js b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.js
index 5aeff8b8171..d418993d238 100644
--- a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.js
+++ b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.js
@@ -934,6 +934,9 @@ function listMidMenuItems2(commandString, jsonResponse1, jsonResponse2, toMidmen
                 }  
                 count = items.length;
             }  
+            else {
+                $("#midmenu_container").append($("#midmenu_container_no_items_available").clone().show());  
+            }
             $("#midmenu_container").show();
 	        $("#midmenu_spinning_wheel").hide();           
         }