diff --git a/src/resources/ui/nautilus-folder-is-empty.ui b/src/resources/ui/nautilus-folder-is-empty.ui
index 22031ba9b..db949ab1e 100644
--- a/src/resources/ui/nautilus-folder-is-empty.ui
+++ b/src/resources/ui/nautilus-folder-is-empty.ui
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <property name="hexpand">True</property>
     <property name="vexpand">True</property>
     <property name="row_spacing">12</property>
+    <property name="visible">False</property>
     <child>
       <object class="GtkImage">
         <property name="visible">True</property>
diff --git a/src/resources/ui/nautilus-no-search-results.ui b/src/resources/ui/nautilus-no-search-results.ui
index 92683bece..122d69b55 100644
--- a/src/resources/ui/nautilus-no-search-results.ui
+++ b/src/resources/ui/nautilus-no-search-results.ui
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <property name="hexpand">True</property>
     <property name="vexpand">True</property>
     <property name="row_spacing">12</property>
+    <property name="visible">False</property>
     <child>
       <object class="GtkImage">
         <property name="visible">True</property>
diff --git a/src/resources/ui/nautilus-starred-is-empty.ui b/src/resources/ui/nautilus-starred-is-empty.ui
index 04465cd44..5d92c7de9 100644
--- a/src/resources/ui/nautilus-starred-is-empty.ui
+++ b/src/resources/ui/nautilus-starred-is-empty.ui
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <property name="hexpand">True</property>
     <property name="vexpand">True</property>
     <property name="row_spacing">12</property>
+    <property name="visible">False</property>
     <child>
       <object class="GtkImage">
         <property name="visible">True</property>
diff --git a/src/resources/ui/nautilus-trash-is-empty.ui b/src/resources/ui/nautilus-trash-is-empty.ui
index 528f21d58..e4bcd1ca4 100644
--- a/src/resources/ui/nautilus-trash-is-empty.ui
+++ b/src/resources/ui/nautilus-trash-is-empty.ui
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <property name="hexpand">True</property>
     <property name="vexpand">True</property>
     <property name="row_spacing">12</property>
+    <property name="visible">False</property>
     <child>
       <object class="GtkImage">
         <property name="visible">True</property>