diff --git a/app/src/main/java/emu/skyline/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/emu/skyline/MainActivity.kt
index d884fcb7..aacd3b9f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/emu/skyline/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/emu/skyline/MainActivity.kt
@@ -294,14 +294,9 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     }
 
     private fun populateAdapter() {
-        binding.textTitle.text = null
-        binding.textTitle.visibility = View.GONE
         val items = getDataItems()
+        binding.emptyPlaceholder.isVisible = items.isEmpty()
         adapter.setItems(items)
-        if (items.isEmpty()) {
-            binding.textTitle.visibility = View.VISIBLE
-            binding.textTitle.text = getString(R.string.no_rom)
-        }
     }
 
     override fun onStart() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/main_activity.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/main_activity.xml
index 267cba9c..6ce42cb1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/main_activity.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/main_activity.xml
@@ -109,18 +109,19 @@
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
                     android:layout_height="72dp"
                     android:layout_marginHorizontal="8dp"
-                    android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
+                    android:layout_marginVertical="8dp"
                     app:cardUseCompatPadding="true"
                     app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/sub_text"
                     app:shapeAppearance="@style/ShapeAppearance.Material3.Corner.ExtraLarge" />
 
                 <TextView
-                    android:id="@+id/text_title"
+                    android:id="@+id/empty_placeholder"
                     style="?attr/textAppearanceTitleLarge"
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:layout_marginHorizontal="16dp"
                     android:layout_marginVertical="8dp"
+                    android:text="@string/no_rom"
                     android:textAlignment="viewStart"
                     app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/search_bar"/>
             </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>