diff --git a/www/common/common-ui-elements.js b/www/common/common-ui-elements.js
index 43ffbbaf3..056e81808 100644
--- a/www/common/common-ui-elements.js
+++ b/www/common/common-ui-elements.js
@@ -1152,12 +1152,12 @@ define([
 
         var hasFriends = Object.keys(config.friends || {}).length !== 0;
         var onFriendShare = Util.mkEvent();
-        var friendsList = hasFriends ? createShareWithFriends(config, onFriendShare) : undefined;
+        var friendsList = hasFriends ? createShareWithFriends(config, onFriendShare) : h('p', Messages.share_noContacts);
         // var friendsUIClass = hasFriends ? '.cp-share-columns' : '';
 
         onFriendShare.reg(saveValue);
 
-        contactsAccessRights = createAccessRights('contact-rights');
+        var contactsAccessRights = hasFriends ? createAccessRights('contact-rights') : '';
         var contacts = h('.cp-share-modal', contactsAccessRights);
         var $contacts = $(contacts);
 
diff --git a/www/common/translations/messages.json b/www/common/translations/messages.json
index 8de498439..032a2d87c 100644
--- a/www/common/translations/messages.json
+++ b/www/common/translations/messages.json
@@ -988,6 +988,7 @@
     "share_linkOpen": "Open in new tab",
     "share_linkCopy": "Copy to clipboard",
     "share_contactCategory": "Contacts",
+    "share_noContacts": "You have no friends, learn how to get some. // XXX", 
     "share_embedCategory": "Embed",
     "share_mediatagCopy": "Copy mediatag to clipboard",
     "loading_pad_1": "Initializing pad",