diff --git a/man/swaync.5.scd b/man/swaync.5.scd
index effcbc6..bdccc3c 100644
--- a/man/swaync.5.scd
+++ b/man/swaync.5.scd
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ config file to be able to detect config errors
 	default: true ++
 	description: Hides the control center when clicking on notification action
 
+*text-empty* ++
+	type: string ++
+	default: "No Notifications" ++
+	description: Text that appears when there are no notifications to show
+
 *fit-to-screen* ++
 	type: bool ++
 	default: true ++
diff --git a/src/config.json.in b/src/config.json.in
index 9c51fb4..609ebfd 100644
--- a/src/config.json.in
+++ b/src/config.json.in
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   "transition-time": 200,
   "hide-on-clear": false,
   "hide-on-action": true,
+  "text-empty": "No Notifications",
   "script-fail-notify": true,
   "scripts": {
     "example-script": {
diff --git a/src/configModel/configModel.vala b/src/configModel/configModel.vala
index 56f6547..f443ecb 100644
--- a/src/configModel/configModel.vala
+++ b/src/configModel/configModel.vala
@@ -412,6 +412,9 @@ namespace SwayNotificationCenter {
         /** Hides the control center when clicking on notification action */
         public bool hide_on_action { get; set; default = true; }
 
+        /** Text that appears when there are no notifications to show */
+        public string text_empty { get; set; default = "No Notifications"; }
+
         /** The controlcenters horizontal alignment. Supersedes `positionX` if not `NONE` */
         public PositionX control_center_positionX { // vala-lint=naming-convention
             get; set; default = PositionX.NONE;
diff --git a/src/configSchema.json b/src/configSchema.json
index 6421007..1a7f05c 100644
--- a/src/configSchema.json
+++ b/src/configSchema.json
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@
       "description": "Hides the control center when clicking on notification action",
       "default": true
     },
+    "text-empty": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Text that appears when there are no notifications to show",
+      "default": "No Notifications"
+    },
     "script-fail-notify": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "Sends a notification if a script fails to run",
diff --git a/src/controlCenter/controlCenter.ui b/src/controlCenter/controlCenter.ui
index 07d230a..52bfa03 100644
--- a/src/controlCenter/controlCenter.ui
+++ b/src/controlCenter/controlCenter.ui
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <object class="GtkLabel">
+                      <object class="GtkLabel" id="text_empty_label">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="can-focus">False</property>
                         <property name="label" translatable="yes">No Notifications</property>
diff --git a/src/controlCenter/controlCenter.vala b/src/controlCenter/controlCenter.vala
index b768989..05a7ef3 100644
--- a/src/controlCenter/controlCenter.vala
+++ b/src/controlCenter/controlCenter.vala
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ namespace SwayNotificationCenter {
         [GtkChild]
         unowned Gtk.Box notifications_box;
         [GtkChild]
+        unowned Gtk.Label text_empty_label;
+        [GtkChild]
         unowned Gtk.Stack stack;
         [GtkChild]
         unowned Gtk.ScrolledWindow scrolled_window;
@@ -61,11 +63,13 @@ namespace SwayNotificationCenter {
             list_box.get_style_context ().add_class ("control-center-list");
             viewport.add (list_box);
 
+            text_empty_label.set_text (ConfigModel.instance.text_empty);
+
             if (swaync_daemon.use_layer_shell) {
                 if (!GtkLayerShell.is_supported ()) {
                     stderr.printf ("GTKLAYERSHELL IS NOT SUPPORTED!\n");
                     stderr.printf ("Swaync only works on Wayland!\n");
-                    stderr.printf ("If running waylans session, try running:\n");
+                    stderr.printf ("If running wayland session, try running:\n");
                     stderr.printf ("\tGDK_BACKEND=wayland swaync\n");
                     Process.exit (1);
                 }