diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanelpicks.cpp b/indra/newview/llpanelpicks.cpp
index 4f4b828cca1923f74b79c4784db2681708615b8b..15e826ac2c70018eeae5a7355144af499f0374a0 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanelpicks.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanelpicks.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ void LLPanelPicks::updateData()
 		mNoPicks = false;
 		mNoClassifieds = false;
 
-		getChild<LLUICtrl>("picks_panel_text")->setValue(LLTrans::getString("PicksClassifiedsLoadingText"));
+		mNoItemsLabel->setValue(LLTrans::getString("PicksClassifiedsLoadingText"));
+		mNoItemsLabel->setVisible(TRUE);
 
 		mPicksList->clear();
 		LLAvatarPropertiesProcessor::getInstance()->sendAvatarPicksRequest(getAvatarId());
@@ -314,15 +315,17 @@ void LLPanelPicks::processProperties(void* data, EAvatarProcessorType type)
 		mNoClassifieds = !mClassifiedsList->size();
 	}
 
-	if (mNoPicks && mNoClassifieds)
+	bool no_data = mNoPicks && mNoClassifieds;
+	mNoItemsLabel->setVisible(no_data);
+	if (no_data)
 	{
 		if(getAvatarId() == gAgentID)
 		{
-			getChild<LLUICtrl>("picks_panel_text")->setValue(LLTrans::getString("NoPicksClassifiedsText"));
+			mNoItemsLabel->setValue(LLTrans::getString("NoPicksClassifiedsText"));
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			getChild<LLUICtrl>("picks_panel_text")->setValue(LLTrans::getString("NoAvatarPicksClassifiedsText"));
+			mNoItemsLabel->setValue(LLTrans::getString("NoAvatarPicksClassifiedsText"));
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -359,6 +362,8 @@ BOOL LLPanelPicks::postBuild()
 	mPicksList->setNoItemsCommentText(getString("no_picks"));
 	mClassifiedsList->setNoItemsCommentText(getString("no_classifieds"));
 
+	mNoItemsLabel = getChild<LLUICtrl>("picks_panel_text");
+
 	childSetAction(XML_BTN_NEW, boost::bind(&LLPanelPicks::onClickPlusBtn, this));
 	childSetAction(XML_BTN_DELETE, boost::bind(&LLPanelPicks::onClickDelete, this));
 	childSetAction(XML_BTN_TELEPORT, boost::bind(&LLPanelPicks::onClickTeleport, this));
diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanelpicks.h b/indra/newview/llpanelpicks.h
index 526ba48dcbce53906dfe8eac5b8cbf239c7dca55..a02ed81bb06e1055fda0b6f52367f58153e4df51 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanelpicks.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanelpicks.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ class LLPanelPicks
 	LLPanelClassifiedInfo* mPanelClassifiedInfo;
 	LLPanelPickEdit* mPanelPickEdit;
 	LLToggleableMenu* mPlusMenu;
+	LLUICtrl* mNoItemsLabel;
 
 	// <classified_id, edit_panel>
 	typedef std::map<LLUUID, LLPanelClassifiedEdit*> panel_classified_edit_map_t;