diff --git a/src/panels/config/automation/trace/ha-automation-trace.ts b/src/panels/config/automation/trace/ha-automation-trace.ts
index d439bdebc6..2c86617ce2 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/automation/trace/ha-automation-trace.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/automation/trace/ha-automation-trace.ts
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ export class HaAutomationTrace extends LitElement {
         </div>
 
         ${this._traces === undefined
-          ? "Loading…"
+          ? html`<div class="container">Loading…</div>`
           : this._traces.length === 0
-          ? "No traces found"
+          ? html`<div class="container">No traces found</div>`
           : this._trace === undefined
           ? ""
           : html`
@@ -426,6 +426,10 @@ export class HaAutomationTrace extends LitElement {
           flex-direction: column;
         }
 
+        .container {
+          padding: 16px;
+        }
+
         .graph {
           border-right: 1px solid var(--divider-color);
         }