diff --git a/lib/pangea/login/pages/find_course_page.dart b/lib/pangea/login/pages/find_course_page.dart
index 0d90c3b5f..d4e3c2662 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/login/pages/find_course_page.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/login/pages/find_course_page.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:matrix/matrix.dart';
 
 import 'package:fluffychat/config/themes.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/l10n/l10n.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/bot/widgets/bot_face_svg.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/common/utils/error_handler.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/common/widgets/error_indicator.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/common/widgets/url_image_widget.dart';
@@ -344,7 +345,36 @@ class FindCoursePageView extends StatelessWidget {
                   }
 
                   if (controller.filteredCourses.isEmpty) {
-                    return Text(L10n.of(context).nothingFound);
+                    return Padding(
+                      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(32.0),
+                      child: Column(
+                        spacing: 12.0,
+                        children: [
+                          const BotFace(
+                            expression: BotExpression.addled,
+                            width: Avatar.defaultSize * 1.5,
+                          ),
+                          Text(
+                            L10n.of(context).noPublicCoursesFound,
+                            textAlign: TextAlign.center,
+                            style: theme.textTheme.bodyLarge,
+                          ),
+                          ElevatedButton(
+                            onPressed: () => context.go('/rooms/course/own'),
+                            style: ElevatedButton.styleFrom(
+                              backgroundColor:
+                                  theme.colorScheme.primaryContainer,
+                              foregroundColor:
+                                  theme.colorScheme.onPrimaryContainer,
+                            ),
+                            child: Row(
+                              mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
+                              children: [Text(L10n.of(context).startOwn)],
+                            ),
+                          ),
+                        ],
+                      ),
+                    );
                   }
 
                   return Expanded(