diff --git a/internal/assets/templates/rss-detailed-list.html b/internal/assets/templates/rss-detailed-list.html
index a926002..311923d 100644
--- a/internal/assets/templates/rss-detailed-list.html
+++ b/internal/assets/templates/rss-detailed-list.html
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
             {{ end }}
         </div>
     </li>
+    {{ else }}
+    <li>{{ .NoItemsMessage }}</li>
     {{ end }}
 </ul>
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/internal/assets/templates/rss-horizontal-cards-2.html b/internal/assets/templates/rss-horizontal-cards-2.html
index ffacc2f..0404fce 100644
--- a/internal/assets/templates/rss-horizontal-cards-2.html
+++ b/internal/assets/templates/rss-horizontal-cards-2.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 {{ define "widget-content-classes" }}widget-content-frameless{{ end }}
 
 {{ define "widget-content" }}
+{{ if gt (len .Items) 0 }}
 <div class="carousel-container">
     <div class="cards-horizontal carousel-items-container"{{ if ne 0.0 .CardHeight }} style="--rss-card-height: {{ .CardHeight }}rem;"{{ end }}>
         {{ range .Items }}
@@ -25,4 +26,7 @@
         {{ end }}
     </div>
 </div>
+{{ else }}
+<div class="widget-content-frame padding-widget">{{ .NoItemsMessage }}</div>
+{{ end }}
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/internal/assets/templates/rss-horizontal-cards.html b/internal/assets/templates/rss-horizontal-cards.html
index b9eabf7..0f79b56 100644
--- a/internal/assets/templates/rss-horizontal-cards.html
+++ b/internal/assets/templates/rss-horizontal-cards.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 {{ define "widget-content-classes" }}widget-content-frameless{{ end }}
 
 {{ define "widget-content" }}
+{{ if gt (len .Items) 0 }}
 <div class="carousel-container">
     <div class="cards-horizontal carousel-items-container"{{ if ne 0.0 .ThumbnailHeight }} style="--rss-thumbnail-height: {{ .ThumbnailHeight }}rem;"{{ end }}>
         {{ range .Items }}
@@ -25,4 +26,7 @@
         {{ end }}
     </div>
 </div>
+{{ else }}
+<div class="widget-content-frame padding-widget">{{ .NoItemsMessage }}</div>
+{{ end }}
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/internal/assets/templates/rss-list.html b/internal/assets/templates/rss-list.html
index 8116232..b0291ad 100644
--- a/internal/assets/templates/rss-list.html
+++ b/internal/assets/templates/rss-list.html
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
             </li>
         </ul>
     </li>
+    {{ else }}
+    <li>{{ .NoItemsMessage }}</li>
     {{ end }}
 </ul>
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/internal/feed/rss.go b/internal/feed/rss.go
index 27b4ea2..4374ca1 100644
--- a/internal/feed/rss.go
+++ b/internal/feed/rss.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func GetItemsFromRSSFeeds(requests []RSSFeedRequest) (RSSFeedItems, error) {
 		entries = append(entries, feeds[i]...)
 	}
 
-	if len(entries) == 0 {
+	if failed == len(requests) {
 		return nil, ErrNoContent
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/widget/rss.go b/internal/widget/rss.go
index de89ec3..72b6ca6 100644
--- a/internal/widget/rss.go
+++ b/internal/widget/rss.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type RSS struct {
 	Items           feed.RSSFeedItems     `yaml:"-"`
 	Limit           int                   `yaml:"limit"`
 	CollapseAfter   int                   `yaml:"collapse-after"`
+	NoItemsMessage  string                `yaml:"-"`
 }
 
 func (widget *RSS) Initialize() error {
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ func (widget *RSS) Initialize() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	widget.NoItemsMessage = "No items were returned from the feeds."
+
 	return nil
 }