diff --git a/src/browser.c b/src/browser.c
index d569bb43..e5a4047c 100644
--- a/src/browser.c
+++ b/src/browser.c
@@ -436,7 +436,10 @@ char *browse(char *path)
 
 	titlebar(path);
 
-	while (TRUE) {
+	if (list_length == 0) {
+		statusline(ALERT, _("No entries"));
+		napms(1200);
+	} else while (TRUE) {
 		functionptrtype function;
 		int kbinput;