diff --git a/mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_page/body.dart b/mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_page/body.dart
index e288030829..0200610f55 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_page/body.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_page/body.dart
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class _ChannelsBody extends StatelessWidget {
                         Grid.gutter,
                         Grid.xs,
                         Grid.gutter,
-                        0,
+                        Grid.twelve,
                       ),
                       child: Semantics(
                         header: true,
diff --git a/mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_page/sections.dart b/mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_page/sections.dart
index 4ada819095..d1f1e4a541 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_page/sections.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_page/sections.dart
@@ -367,10 +367,15 @@ class _ChannelSection extends StatelessWidget {
                     top: Grid.half,
                     bottom: Grid.half,
                   ),
-                  child: Text(
-                    emptyLabel,
-                    style: contentListBodyTextStyle.copyWith(
-                      color: context.colors.onSurfaceVariant,
+                  child: Align(
+                    alignment: Alignment.centerLeft,
+                    child: Text(
+                      emptyLabel,
+                      style: contentListBodyTextStyle.copyWith(
+                        color: context.colors.onSurfaceVariant.withValues(
+                          alpha: 0.65,
+                        ),
+                      ),
                     ),
                   ),
                 )
diff --git a/mobile/lib/features/channels/me/me_page.dart b/mobile/lib/features/channels/me/me_page.dart
index 2073819fc1..a0aab7e990 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/features/channels/me/me_page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/features/channels/me/me_page.dart
@@ -270,8 +270,18 @@ class MePage extends HookConsumerWidget {
             if (sliver && visible.isEmpty && organization.groups.isEmpty)
               SliverToBoxAdapter(
                 child: Padding(
-                  padding: const EdgeInsets.all(Grid.gutter),
-                  child: _MeEmptyState(onNewChat: newChat),
+                  padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(
+                    horizontal: Grid.gutter,
+                    vertical: Grid.half,
+                  ),
+                  child: Text(
+                    'No chats yet',
+                    style: contentListBodyTextStyle.copyWith(
+                      color: context.colors.onSurfaceVariant.withValues(
+                        alpha: 0.65,
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                  ),
                 ),
               ),
           ];