diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanelpeople.cpp b/indra/newview/llpanelpeople.cpp
index daa2a04f656284daddc6ff917fe42e11ae4283c9..f60951ca66f45c9723d8153fc76be52f0903936f 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanelpeople.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanelpeople.cpp
@@ -645,6 +645,23 @@ void LLPanelPeople::onChange(EStatusType status, const std::string &channelURI,
 	updateButtons();
 }
 
+void LLPanelPeople::updateFriendListHelpText()
+{
+	// show special help text for just created account to help finding friends. EXT-4836
+	static LLTextBox* no_friends_text = getChild<LLTextBox>("no_friends_help_text");
+
+	// Seems sometimes all_friends can be empty because of issue with Inventory loading (clear cache, slow connection...)
+	// So, lets check all lists to avoid overlapping the text with online list. See EXT-6448.
+	bool any_friend_exists = mAllFriendList->filterHasMatches() || mOnlineFriendList->filterHasMatches();
+	no_friends_text->setVisible(!any_friend_exists);
+	if (no_friends_text->getVisible())
+	{
+		//update help text for empty lists
+		std::string message_name = mFilterSubString.empty() ? "no_friends_msg" : "no_filtered_friends_msg";
+		no_friends_text->setText(getString(message_name));
+	}
+}
+
 void LLPanelPeople::updateFriendList()
 {
 	if (!mOnlineFriendList || !mAllFriendList)
@@ -684,14 +701,6 @@ void LLPanelPeople::updateFriendList()
 			online_friendsp.push_back(buddy_id);
 	}
 
-	// show special help text for just created account to help found friends. EXT-4836
-	static LLTextBox* no_friends_text = getChild<LLTextBox>("no_friends_msg");
-
-	// Seems sometimes all_friends can be empty because of issue with Inventory loading (clear cache, slow connection...)
-	// So, lets check all lists to avoid overlapping the text with online list. See EXT-6448.
-	bool any_friend_exists = (all_friendsp.size() > 0) || (online_friendsp.size() > 0);
-	no_friends_text->setVisible(!any_friend_exists);
-
 	/*
 	 * Avatarlists  will be hidden by showFriendsAccordionsIfNeeded(), if they do not have items.
 	 * But avatarlist can be updated only if it is visible @see LLAvatarList::draw();   
@@ -1436,6 +1445,9 @@ void LLPanelPeople::showFriendsAccordionsIfNeeded()
 		// Rearrange accordions
 		LLAccordionCtrl* accordion = getChild<LLAccordionCtrl>("friends_accordion");
 		accordion->arrange();
+
+		// keep help text in a synchronization with accordions visibility.
+		updateFriendListHelpText();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanelpeople.h b/indra/newview/llpanelpeople.h
index 891381e2dee80b0063735709eddedd66aabf6445..1bd3ea471c51e8726892c4956ff7f9d8f542a15a 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanelpeople.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanelpeople.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class LLPanelPeople
 	} ESortOrder;
 
 	// methods indirectly called by the updaters
+	void					updateFriendListHelpText();
 	void					updateFriendList();
 	void					updateNearbyList();
 	void					updateRecentList();
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_people.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_people.xml
index 61784fede46a6f8483eb232106f24de46e0858eb..cc579cdd7a12cbcd3141bdc3edfceceed09fa6f2 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_people.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_people.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@
     <string
      name="no_friends"
      value="No friends" />
+    <string
+     name="no_friends_msg">
+         Find friends using [secondlife:///app/search/people Search] or right-click on a Resident to add them as a friend.
+Looking for people to hang out with? Try the [secondlife:///app/worldmap World Map].
+    </string>
+    <string
+     name="no_filtered_friends_msg">
+         Didn't find what you're looking for? Try [secondlife:///app/search/people Search].
+    </string>
     <string
      name="people_filter_label"
      value="Filter People" />
@@ -265,14 +274,11 @@
             <text
              follows="all"
              height="450"
-             left="10"
-             name="no_friends_msg"
+             left="13"
+             name="no_friends_help_text"
              top="10"
              width="293"
-             wrap="true">
-                Find friends using [secondlife:///app/search/people Search] or right-click on a Resident to add them as a friend.
-Looking for people to hang out with? Try the [secondlife:///app/worldmap World Map].
-             </text>
+             wrap="true" />
         </panel>
         <panel
          background_opaque="true"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/strings.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/strings.xml
index 80fddcba43d677dc332903bc9582ddc0e603e273..91c0af118f9fc653a788d9be999ec914b38cd912 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/strings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/strings.xml
@@ -1842,7 +1842,7 @@ Clears (deletes) the media and all params from the given face.
 	<string name="LeaveMouselook">Press ESC to return to World View</string>
 
 	<!-- inventory -->
-	<string name="InventoryNoMatchingItems">No matching items found in inventory.  Try [secondlife:///app/search/groups "Search"].</string>
+	<string name="InventoryNoMatchingItems">Didn't find what you're looking for? Try [secondlife:///app/search/all Search].</string>
 	<string name="FavoritesNoMatchingItems">Drag a landmark here to add it to your favorites.</string>
 	<string name="InventoryNoTexture">You do not have a copy of this texture in your inventory</string>
     <!-- use value="" because they have preceding spaces -->