diff --git a/packages/nicolium/src/columns/trends.tsx b/packages/nicolium/src/columns/trends.tsx
index bdbcd2ca0..eb0878c1d 100644
--- a/packages/nicolium/src/columns/trends.tsx
+++ b/packages/nicolium/src/columns/trends.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 import clsx from 'clsx';
 import React from 'react';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import AccountContainer from '@/components/accounts/account-container';
+import { EmptyMessage } from '@/components/empty-message';
 import Hashtag from '@/components/hashtag';
 import ScrollableList from '@/components/scrollable-list';
 import StatusContainer from '@/components/statuses/status-container';
 import TrendingLink from '@/components/trending-link';
+import Button from '@/components/ui/button';
 import PlaceholderAccount from '@/features/placeholder/components/placeholder-account';
 import PlaceholderHashtag from '@/features/placeholder/components/placeholder-hashtag';
 import PlaceholderStatus from '@/features/placeholder/components/placeholder-status';
+import { useFeatures } from '@/hooks/use-features';
 import { useSuggestedAccounts } from '@/queries/trends/use-suggested-accounts';
 import { useTrendingLinks } from '@/queries/trends/use-trending-links';
 import { useTrendingStatuses } from '@/queries/trends/use-trending-statuses';
@@ -21,6 +25,8 @@ interface ITrendsColumn {
 }
 
 const TrendsColumn: React.FC<ITrendsColumn> = ({ type, multiColumn }) => {
+  const features = useFeatures();
+
   const {
     data: accounts,
     isFetching: isFetchingAccounts,
@@ -56,6 +62,40 @@ const TrendsColumn: React.FC<ITrendsColumn> = ({ type, multiColumn }) => {
       isFetching = isFetchingAccounts;
       isLoading = isLoadingAccounts;
       placeholderComponent = PlaceholderAccount;
+
+      console.log(accounts, isFetching, isLoading);
+      if (!isFetching && !isLoading && accounts?.length === 0) {
+        children = [
+          <EmptyMessage
+            key='key-is-required'
+            text={
+              <div className='flex flex-col items-center gap-4'>
+                <FormattedMessage
+                  id='trends.no_accounts.first_line'
+                  defaultMessage='No suggested accounts found.'
+                />
+                <br />
+                {features.profileDirectory ? (
+                  <>
+                    <FormattedMessage
+                      id='trends.no_accounts.second_line'
+                      defaultMessage='Try entering a search query or browsing the profile directory to find accounts to follow.'
+                    />
+                    <Button to='/directory' theme='muted'>
+                      <FormattedMessage id='column.directory' defaultMessage='Profile directory' />
+                    </Button>
+                  </>
+                ) : (
+                  <FormattedMessage
+                    id='trends.no_accounts.second_line.no_directory'
+                    defaultMessage='Try entering a search query to find accounts to follow.'
+                  />
+                )}
+              </div>
+            }
+          />,
+        ];
+      }
       break;
     }
     case 'hashtags': {
diff --git a/packages/nicolium/src/locales/en.json b/packages/nicolium/src/locales/en.json
index d6b6f48b0..fb8deb5f1 100644
--- a/packages/nicolium/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/packages/nicolium/src/locales/en.json
@@ -2015,6 +2015,9 @@
   "timeline.gap.load_recent": "Load recent posts",
   "toast.view": "View",
   "trends.count_by_accounts": "{count} {rawCount, plural, one {person} other {people}} talking",
+  "trends.no_accounts.first_line": "No suggested accounts found.",
+  "trends.no_accounts.second_line": "Try entering a search query or browsing the profile directory to find accounts to follow.",
+  "trends.no_accounts.second_line.no_directory": "Try entering a search query to find accounts to follow.",
   "trends.title": "Trends",
   "trends_panel.view_all": "View all",
   "unauthorized_modal.text": "You need to be logged in to do that.",