diff --git a/src/layouts/hass-tabs-subpage-data-table.ts b/src/layouts/hass-tabs-subpage-data-table.ts
index f891f6b1f9..7d3e90d623 100644
--- a/src/layouts/hass-tabs-subpage-data-table.ts
+++ b/src/layouts/hass-tabs-subpage-data-table.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ export class HaTabsSubpageDataTable extends LitElement {
    */
   @property({ type: String }) public noDataText?: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Hides the data table and show an empty message.
+   * @type {Boolean}
+   */
+  @property({ type: Boolean }) public empty = false;
+
   @property() public route!: Route;
 
   /**
@@ -198,56 +204,61 @@ export class HaTabsSubpageDataTable extends LitElement {
         .mainPage=${this.mainPage}
         .supervisor=${this.supervisor}
       >
-        ${!this.hideFilterMenu
-          ? html`
-              <div slot="toolbar-icon">
-                ${this.narrow
+        ${this.empty
+          ? html`<div class="center">
+              <slot name="empty">${this.noDataText}</slot>
+            </div>`
+          : html`${!this.hideFilterMenu
+                ? html`
+                    <div slot="toolbar-icon">
+                      ${this.narrow
+                        ? html`
+                            <div class="filter-menu">
+                              ${this.numHidden || this.activeFilters
+                                ? html`<span class="badge"
+                                    >${this.numHidden || "!"}</span
+                                  >`
+                                : ""}
+                              <slot name="filter-menu"></slot>
+                            </div>
+                          `
+                        : ""}<slot name="toolbar-icon"></slot>
+                    </div>
+                  `
+                : ""}
+              ${this.narrow
+                ? html`
+                    <div slot="header">
+                      <slot name="header">
+                        <div class="search-toolbar">${headerToolbar}</div>
+                      </slot>
+                    </div>
+                  `
+                : ""}
+              <ha-data-table
+                .hass=${this.hass}
+                .columns=${this.columns}
+                .data=${this.data}
+                .noDataText=${this.noDataText}
+                .filter=${this.filter}
+                .selectable=${this.selectable}
+                .hasFab=${this.hasFab}
+                .id=${this.id}
+                .dir=${computeRTLDirection(this.hass)}
+                .clickable=${this.clickable}
+                .appendRow=${this.appendRow}
+              >
+                ${!this.narrow
                   ? html`
-                      <div class="filter-menu">
-                        ${this.numHidden || this.activeFilters
-                          ? html`<span class="badge"
-                              >${this.numHidden || "!"}</span
-                            >`
-                          : ""}
-                        <slot name="filter-menu"></slot>
+                      <div slot="header">
+                        <slot name="header">
+                          <div class="table-header">${headerToolbar}</div>
+                        </slot>
                       </div>
                     `
-                  : ""}<slot name="toolbar-icon"></slot>
-              </div>
-            `
-          : ""}
-        ${this.narrow
-          ? html`
-              <div slot="header">
-                <slot name="header">
-                  <div class="search-toolbar">${headerToolbar}</div>
-                </slot>
-              </div>
-            `
-          : ""}
-        <ha-data-table
-          .hass=${this.hass}
-          .columns=${this.columns}
-          .data=${this.data}
-          .filter=${this.filter}
-          .selectable=${this.selectable}
-          .hasFab=${this.hasFab}
-          .id=${this.id}
-          .noDataText=${this.noDataText}
-          .dir=${computeRTLDirection(this.hass)}
-          .clickable=${this.clickable}
-          .appendRow=${this.appendRow}
-        >
-          ${!this.narrow
-            ? html`
-                <div slot="header">
-                  <slot name="header">
-                    <div class="table-header">${headerToolbar}</div>
-                  </slot>
-                </div>
-              `
-            : html` <div slot="header"></div> `}
-        </ha-data-table>
+                  : html` <div slot="header"></div> `}
+              </ha-data-table>`}
+
         <div slot="fab"><slot name="fab"></slot></div>
       </hass-tabs-subpage>
     `;
@@ -374,6 +385,16 @@ export class HaTabsSubpageDataTable extends LitElement {
       .filter-menu {
         position: relative;
       }
+      .center {
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        justify-content: center;
+        text-align: center;
+        box-sizing: border-box;
+        height: 100%;
+        width: 100%;
+        padding: 16px;
+      }
     `;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/panels/config/automation/ha-automation-picker.ts b/src/panels/config/automation/ha-automation-picker.ts
index 2e0c917086..acde418b3f 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/automation/ha-automation-picker.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/automation/ha-automation-picker.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,19 @@ import {
   mdiPlay,
   mdiPlayCircleOutline,
   mdiPlus,
+  mdiRobotHappy,
   mdiStopCircleOutline,
   mdiTransitConnection,
 } from "@mdi/js";
 import "@lrnwebcomponents/simple-tooltip/simple-tooltip";
-import { CSSResultGroup, html, LitElement, TemplateResult } from "lit";
+import {
+  css,
+  CSSResultGroup,
+  html,
+  LitElement,
+  nothing,
+  TemplateResult,
+} from "lit";
 import { customElement, property, state } from "lit/decorators";
 import memoizeOne from "memoize-one";
 import { differenceInDays } from "date-fns/esm";
@@ -295,6 +303,7 @@ class HaAutomationPicker extends LitElement {
         .activeFilters=${this._activeFilters}
         .columns=${this._columns(this.narrow, this.hass.locale)}
         .data=${this._automations(this.automations, this._filteredAutomations)}
+        .empty=${!this.automations.length}
         @row-click=${this._handleRowClicked}
         .noDataText=${this.hass.localize(
           "ui.panel.config.automation.picker.no_automations"
@@ -318,6 +327,35 @@ class HaAutomationPicker extends LitElement {
           @related-changed=${this._relatedFilterChanged}
         >
         </ha-button-related-filter-menu>
+        ${!this.automations.length
+          ? html` <div class="empty" slot="empty">
+              <ha-svg-icon .path=${mdiRobotHappy}></ha-svg-icon>
+              <h1>
+                ${this.hass.localize(
+                  "ui.panel.config.automation.picker.empty_header"
+                )}
+              </h1>
+              <p>
+                ${this.hass.localize(
+                  "ui.panel.config.automation.picker.empty_text_1"
+                )}<br />
+                ${this.hass.localize(
+                  "ui.panel.config.automation.picker.empty_text_2"
+                )}
+              </p>
+              <a
+                href=${documentationUrl(this.hass, "/docs/automation/editor/")}
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noreferrer"
+              >
+                <ha-button>
+                  ${this.hass.localize(
+                    "ui.panel.config.automation.picker.learn_more"
+                  )}
+                </ha-button>
+              </a>
+            </div>`
+          : nothing}
         <ha-fab
           slot="fab"
           .label=${this.hass.localize(
@@ -505,7 +543,15 @@ class HaAutomationPicker extends LitElement {
   }
 
   static get styles(): CSSResultGroup {
-    return haStyle;
+    return [
+      haStyle,
+      css`
+        .empty {
+          --paper-font-headline_-_font-size: 28px;
+          --mdc-icon-size: 80px;
+        }
+      `,
+    ];
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/panels/config/scene/ha-scene-dashboard.ts b/src/panels/config/scene/ha-scene-dashboard.ts
index 5e8fdc13e4..176a9ee63c 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/scene/ha-scene-dashboard.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/scene/ha-scene-dashboard.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,20 @@ import {
   mdiDelete,
   mdiHelpCircle,
   mdiInformationOutline,
+  mdiPalette,
   mdiPencilOff,
   mdiPlay,
   mdiPlus,
 } from "@mdi/js";
 import "@lrnwebcomponents/simple-tooltip/simple-tooltip";
-import { css, CSSResultGroup, html, LitElement, TemplateResult } from "lit";
+import {
+  css,
+  CSSResultGroup,
+  html,
+  LitElement,
+  nothing,
+  TemplateResult,
+} from "lit";
 import { customElement, property, state } from "lit/decorators";
 import memoizeOne from "memoize-one";
 import { differenceInDays } from "date-fns/esm";
@@ -21,6 +29,7 @@ import {
 } from "../../../components/data-table/ha-data-table";
 import "../../../components/ha-button-related-filter-menu";
 import "../../../components/ha-fab";
+import "../../../components/ha-button";
 import "../../../components/ha-icon-button";
 import "../../../components/ha-state-icon";
 import "../../../components/ha-svg-icon";
@@ -214,6 +223,7 @@ class HaSceneDashboard extends LitElement {
         .columns=${this._columns(this.hass.locale, this.narrow)}
         id="entity_id"
         .data=${this._scenes(this.scenes, this._filteredScenes)}
+        .empty=${!this.scenes.length}
         .activeFilters=${this._activeFilters}
         .noDataText=${this.hass.localize(
           "ui.panel.config.scene.picker.no_scenes"
@@ -238,6 +248,30 @@ class HaSceneDashboard extends LitElement {
           @related-changed=${this._relatedFilterChanged}
         >
         </ha-button-related-filter-menu>
+        ${!this.scenes.length
+          ? html` <div class="empty" slot="empty">
+              <ha-svg-icon .path=${mdiPalette}></ha-svg-icon>
+              <h1>
+                ${this.hass.localize(
+                  "ui.panel.config.scene.picker.empty_header"
+                )}
+              </h1>
+              <p>
+                ${this.hass.localize("ui.panel.config.scene.picker.empty_text")}
+              </p>
+              <a
+                href=${documentationUrl(this.hass, "/docs/scene/editor/")}
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noreferrer"
+              >
+                <ha-button>
+                  ${this.hass.localize(
+                    "ui.panel.config.scene.picker.learn_more"
+                  )}
+                </ha-button>
+              </a>
+            </div>`
+          : nothing}
         <a href="/config/scene/edit/new" slot="fab">
           <ha-fab
             .label=${this.hass.localize(
@@ -350,6 +384,10 @@ class HaSceneDashboard extends LitElement {
         a {
           text-decoration: none;
         }
+        .empty {
+          --paper-font-headline_-_font-size: 28px;
+          --mdc-icon-size: 80px;
+        }
       `,
     ];
   }
diff --git a/src/panels/config/script/ha-script-picker.ts b/src/panels/config/script/ha-script-picker.ts
index 59a05f6b9e..2345c2db92 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/script/ha-script-picker.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/script/ha-script-picker.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,18 @@ import {
   mdiInformationOutline,
   mdiPlay,
   mdiPlus,
+  mdiScriptText,
   mdiTransitConnection,
 } from "@mdi/js";
 import { differenceInDays } from "date-fns/esm";
-import { CSSResultGroup, LitElement, TemplateResult, css, html } from "lit";
+import {
+  CSSResultGroup,
+  LitElement,
+  TemplateResult,
+  css,
+  html,
+  nothing,
+} from "lit";
 import { customElement, property, state } from "lit/decorators";
 import { styleMap } from "lit/directives/style-map";
 import memoizeOne from "memoize-one";
@@ -241,6 +249,7 @@ class HaScriptPicker extends LitElement {
         .tabs=${configSections.automations}
         .columns=${this._columns(this.narrow, this.hass.locale)}
         .data=${this._scripts(this.scripts, this._filteredScripts)}
+        .empty=${!this.scripts.length}
         .activeFilters=${this._activeFilters}
         id="entity_id"
         .noDataText=${this.hass.localize(
@@ -266,6 +275,32 @@ class HaScriptPicker extends LitElement {
           @related-changed=${this._relatedFilterChanged}
         >
         </ha-button-related-filter-menu>
+        ${!this.scripts.length
+          ? html` <div class="empty" slot="empty">
+              <ha-svg-icon .path=${mdiScriptText}></ha-svg-icon>
+              <h1>
+                ${this.hass.localize(
+                  "ui.panel.config.script.picker.empty_header"
+                )}
+              </h1>
+              <p>
+                ${this.hass.localize(
+                  "ui.panel.config.script.picker.empty_text"
+                )}
+              </p>
+              <a
+                href=${documentationUrl(this.hass, "/docs/script/editor/")}
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noreferrer"
+              >
+                <ha-button>
+                  ${this.hass.localize(
+                    "ui.panel.config.script.picker.learn_more"
+                  )}
+                </ha-button>
+              </a>
+            </div>`
+          : nothing}
         <ha-fab
           slot="fab"
           ?is-wide=${this.isWide}
@@ -471,6 +506,10 @@ class HaScriptPicker extends LitElement {
         a {
           text-decoration: none;
         }
+        .empty {
+          --paper-font-headline_-_font-size: 28px;
+          --mdc-icon-size: 80px;
+        }
       `,
     ];
   }
diff --git a/src/translations/en.json b/src/translations/en.json
index 0fbc62fdb2..fa5a53ef2b 100644
--- a/src/translations/en.json
+++ b/src/translations/en.json
@@ -2360,7 +2360,10 @@
               "trigger": "Trigger",
               "actions": "Actions",
               "state": "State"
-            }
+            },
+            "empty_header": "Start automating",
+            "empty_text_1": "The automation editor is an easy way of creating and editing automations.",
+            "empty_text_2": "Even if you're new to home automation."
           },
           "dialog_new": {
             "header": "Create automation",
@@ -3059,7 +3062,9 @@
               "state": "State"
             },
             "delete": "[%key:ui::common::delete%]",
-            "duplicate": "[%key:ui::common::duplicate%]"
+            "duplicate": "[%key:ui::common::duplicate%]",
+            "empty_header": "Create your first script",
+            "empty_text": "Scripts allow you to perform a sequence of actions."
           },
           "dialog_new": {
             "header": "Create script",
@@ -3159,7 +3164,9 @@
               "state": "State",
               "name": "Name",
               "last_activated": "Last activated"
-            }
+            },
+            "empty_header": "Create your first scene",
+            "empty_text": "Scenes are an easy way to store and replicate the state of devices."
           },
           "editor": {
             "default_name": "New scene",