diff --git a/app/views/ems_infra/_empty.html.haml b/app/views/ems_infra/_empty.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ca720bb7479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/ems_infra/_empty.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+.blank-slate-pf
+  .blank-slate-pf-icon
+    %span.pficon.pficon-add-circle-o
+  %h1= _("Add a Provider")
+  %p
+    = _("You don't have any providers to display. Please add a Provider.")
+  %p
+    = _("Learn more about this")
+    %a{:href => "https://manageiq.org/docs/get-started/add-a-provider"}
+      = _("in the documentation.")
+  .blank-slate-pf-main-action
+    = link_to(_('Add a Provider'),
+      {:action => 'new'},
+      :class => 'btn btn-primary btn-lg',
+      "data-miq_sparkle_on" => true,
+      "data-miq_sparkle_off" => true,
+      "data-method" => :post,
+      :title => _("Add a new Infrastructure Provider"))
diff --git a/app/views/ems_infra/show_list.html.haml b/app/views/ems_infra/show_list.html.haml
index 039604839f28..69c175b02af5 100644
--- a/app/views/ems_infra/show_list.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/ems_infra/show_list.html.haml
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 #main_div
-  = render :partial => 'layouts/gtl'
+  - if ExtManagementSystem.any?
+    = render :partial => 'layouts/gtl'
+  - else
+    = render :partial => 'empty'
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index f16b0e40517e..f0407a06650c 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -1296,6 +1296,7 @@
         tagging_edit
       ),
       :post => %w(
+        new
         button
         create
         form_field_changed