diff --git a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/MainFrameRibbonMenu.java b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/MainFrameRibbonMenu.java
index cabdfa691..ce343b217 100644
--- a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/MainFrameRibbonMenu.java
+++ b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/MainFrameRibbonMenu.java
@@ -178,6 +178,14 @@ public class MainFrameRibbonMenu extends MainFrameMenu {
                 historyButton.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingUtilities.LEFT);
                 openHistoryPanel.addButtonToLastGroup(historyButton);
             }
+
+            if (recentFiles.isEmpty()) {
+                JCommandButton emptyLabel = new JCommandButton(translate("menu.recentFiles.empty"));
+                emptyLabel.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingUtilities.LEFT);
+                emptyLabel.setEnabled(false);
+                openHistoryPanel.addButtonToLastGroup(emptyLabel);
+            }
+
             openHistoryPanel.setMaxButtonColumns(1);
             targetPanel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
             targetPanel.add(openHistoryPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
diff --git a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/locales/MainFrame.properties b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/locales/MainFrame.properties
index 2d9a0f022..1e407b88d 100644
--- a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/locales/MainFrame.properties
+++ b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/locales/MainFrame.properties
@@ -708,4 +708,7 @@ message.imported.swf.manually = Cannot load imported SWF\n%url%\nThe file or URL
 message.warning.hexViewNotUpToDate = Hex View is not up-to-date. Please save and reload the file to update Hex View.
 message.font.replace.updateTexts = Some characters were replaced. Do you want to update the existing texts?
 
-menu.settings.simplifyExpressions = Simplify expressions
\ No newline at end of file
+menu.settings.simplifyExpressions = Simplify expressions
+
+#after 8.0.1
+menu.recentFiles.empty = Recent file list is empty