3 files changed, 35 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/app/views/projects/issues/_discussion.html.haml b/app/views/projects/issues/_discussion.html.haml
index b151393abab..c2f4457b60b 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/issues/_discussion.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/issues/_discussion.html.haml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 - content_for :note_actions do
   - if can?(current_user, :update_issue, @issue)
-    = link_to 'Reopen issue', issue_path(@issue, issue: {state_event: :reopen}, status_only: true, format: 'json'), data: {no_turbolink: true, original_text: "Reopen issue", alternative_text: "Comment & reopen issue"}, class: "btn btn-nr btn-grouped btn-reopen btn-comment js-note-target-reopen #{issue_button_visibility(@issue, false)}", title: 'Reopen issue'
-    = link_to 'Close issue', issue_path(@issue, issue: {state_event: :close}, status_only: true, format: 'json'), data: {no_turbolink: true, original_text: "Close issue", alternative_text: "Comment & close issue"}, class: "btn btn-nr btn-grouped btn-close btn-comment js-note-target-close #{issue_button_visibility(@issue, true)}", title: 'Close issue'
+    = link_to 'Reopen issue', issue_path(@issue, issue: {state_event: :reopen}, status_only: true, format: 'json'), data: {no_turbolink: true, original_text: "Reopen issue", alternative_text: "Comment & reopen issue"}, class: "btn btn-nr btn-reopen btn-comment js-note-target-reopen #{issue_button_visibility(@issue, false)}", title: 'Reopen issue'
+    = link_to 'Close issue', issue_path(@issue, issue: {state_event: :close}, status_only: true, format: 'json'), data: {no_turbolink: true, original_text: "Close issue", alternative_text: "Comment & close issue"}, class: "btn btn-nr btn-close btn-comment js-note-target-close #{issue_button_visibility(@issue, true)}", title: 'Close issue'
 
 #notes
   = render 'projects/notes/notes_with_form'
diff --git a/app/views/projects/issues/_head.html.haml b/app/views/projects/issues/_head.html.haml
index 166dae248b6..403adb7426b 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/issues/_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/issues/_head.html.haml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-%ul.nav-links.sub-nav
-  %div{ class: (container_class) }
+.nav-links.sub-nav
+  %ul{ class: (container_class) }
     - if project_nav_tab?(:issues) && !current_controller?(:merge_requests)
       = nav_link(controller: :issues) do
         = link_to url_for_project_issues(@project, only_path: true), title: 'Issues' do
diff --git a/app/views/projects/issues/index.html.haml b/app/views/projects/issues/index.html.haml
index 68befa5196f..3742f61a1f8 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/issues/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/issues/index.html.haml
@@ -8,17 +8,38 @@
     = auto_discovery_link_tag(:atom, namespace_project_issues_url(@project.namespace, @project, :atom, private_token: current_user.private_token), title: "#{@project.name} issues")
 
 %div{ class: (container_class) }
-  .top-area
-    = render 'shared/issuable/nav', type: :issues
-    .nav-controls
-      - if current_user
-        = link_to namespace_project_issues_path(@project.namespace, @project, :atom, { private_token: current_user.private_token }), class: 'btn append-right-10' do
-          = icon('rss')
-          %span.icon-label
-            Subscribe
-      = render 'shared/issuable/search_form', path: namespace_project_issues_path(@project.namespace, @project)
+  - if @project.issues.any?
+    .top-area
+      = render 'shared/issuable/nav', type: :issues
+      .nav-controls
+        - if current_user
+          = link_to namespace_project_issues_path(@project.namespace, @project, :atom, { private_token: current_user.private_token }), class: 'btn append-right-10' do
+            = icon('rss')
+            %span.icon-label
+              Subscribe
+        = render 'shared/issuable/search_form', path: namespace_project_issues_path(@project.namespace, @project)
+        - if can? current_user, :create_issue, @project
+          = link_to new_namespace_project_issue_path(@project.namespace, @project, issue: { assignee_id: @issuable_finder.assignee.try(:id), milestone_id: @issuable_finder.milestones.try(:first).try(:id) }), class: "btn btn-new", title: "New Issue", id: "new_issue_link" do
+            New Issue
+    = render 'shared/issuable/filter', type: :issues
+
+    .issues-holder
+      = render "issues"
+  - else
+    .blank-state.blank-state-welcome
+      %h2.blank-state-title.blank-state-welcome-title
+        Welcome to GitLab Issues
+      %p.blank-state-text
+        Code, test, and deploy together
+    .blank-state
+      .blank-state-icon
+        = custom_icon("issues", size: 50)
+      %h3.blank-state-title
+        You don't have any issues right now.
+      %p.blank-state-text
+        Issues are the best way to track your project progress
       - if can? current_user, :create_issue, @project
-        = link_to new_namespace_project_issue_path(@project.namespace, @project, issue: { assignee_id: @issuable_finder.assignee.try(:id), milestone_id: @issuable_finder.milestones.try(:first).try(:id) }), class: "btn btn-new", title: "New Issue", id: "new_issue_link" do
+        = link_to new_namespace_project_issue_path(@project.namespace, @project), class: "btn btn-new", title: "New Issue", id: "new_issue_link" do
           New Issue
 
   = render 'shared/issuable/filter', type: :issues