diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/data/FavouriteCategoriesDao.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/data/FavouriteCategoriesDao.kt
index d0ada21da..148dfd820 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/data/FavouriteCategoriesDao.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/data/FavouriteCategoriesDao.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ abstract class FavouriteCategoriesDao {
 	abstract fun observeAll(): Flow<List<FavouriteCategoryEntity>>
 
 	@Query("SELECT * FROM favourite_categories WHERE category_id = :id")
-	abstract fun observe(id: Long): Flow<FavouriteCategoryEntity>
+	abstract fun observe(id: Long): Flow<FavouriteCategoryEntity?>
 
 	@Insert(onConflict = OnConflictStrategy.ABORT)
 	abstract suspend fun insert(category: FavouriteCategoryEntity): Long
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/domain/FavouritesRepository.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/domain/FavouritesRepository.kt
index 6e995696b..13a4c92c4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/domain/FavouritesRepository.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/domain/FavouritesRepository.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package org.koitharu.kotatsu.favourites.domain
 
 import androidx.room.withTransaction
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flatMapLatest
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.*
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.db.MangaDatabase
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.db.entity.*
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.model.FavouriteCategory
@@ -52,9 +49,9 @@ class FavouritesRepository(
 		}.distinctUntilChanged()
 	}
 
-	fun observeCategory(id: Long): Flow<FavouriteCategory> {
+	fun observeCategory(id: Long): Flow<FavouriteCategory?> {
 		return db.favouriteCategoriesDao.observe(id)
-			.map { it.toFavouriteCategory() }
+			.map { it?.toFavouriteCategory() }
 	}
 
 	fun observeCategories(mangaId: Long): Flow<List<FavouriteCategory>> {
@@ -162,6 +159,7 @@ class FavouritesRepository(
 
 	private fun observeOrder(categoryId: Long): Flow<SortOrder> {
 		return db.favouriteCategoriesDao.observe(categoryId)
+			.filterNotNull()
 			.map { x -> SortOrder(x.order, SortOrder.NEWEST) }
 			.distinctUntilChanged()
 	}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/ui/FavouritesContainerFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/ui/FavouritesContainerFragment.kt
index 065620e40..8e9d945a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/ui/FavouritesContainerFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/ui/FavouritesContainerFragment.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import androidx.appcompat.view.ActionMode
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.PopupMenu
 import androidx.core.graphics.Insets
 import androidx.core.view.children
+import androidx.core.view.isVisible
 import androidx.core.view.updateLayoutParams
 import androidx.core.view.updatePadding
 import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import org.koitharu.kotatsu.base.ui.BaseFragment
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.base.ui.util.ActionModeListener
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.model.FavouriteCategory
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.databinding.FragmentFavouritesBinding
+import org.koitharu.kotatsu.databinding.ItemEmptyStateBinding
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.favourites.ui.categories.CategoriesActivity
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.favourites.ui.categories.CategoriesEditDelegate
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.favourites.ui.categories.FavouritesCategoriesViewModel
@@ -31,13 +33,15 @@ class FavouritesContainerFragment :
 	BaseFragment<FragmentFavouritesBinding>(),
 	FavouritesTabLongClickListener,
 	CategoriesEditDelegate.CategoriesEditCallback,
-	ActionModeListener {
+	ActionModeListener,
+	View.OnClickListener {
 
 	private val viewModel by viewModel<FavouritesCategoriesViewModel>()
 	private val editDelegate by lazy(LazyThreadSafetyMode.NONE) {
 		CategoriesEditDelegate(requireContext(), this)
 	}
 	private var pagerAdapter: FavouritesPagerAdapter? = null
+	private var stubBinding: ItemEmptyStateBinding? = null
 
 	override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
@@ -52,9 +56,7 @@ class FavouritesContainerFragment :
 	override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
 		super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
 		val adapter = FavouritesPagerAdapter(this, this)
-		viewModel.visibleCategories.value?.let {
-			adapter.replaceData(it)
-		}
+		viewModel.visibleCategories.value?.let(::onCategoriesChanged)
 		binding.pager.adapter = adapter
 		pagerAdapter = adapter
 		TabLayoutMediator(binding.tabs, binding.pager, adapter).attach()
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ class FavouritesContainerFragment :
 
 	override fun onDestroyView() {
 		pagerAdapter = null
+		stubBinding = null
 		super.onDestroyView()
 	}
 
@@ -101,6 +104,15 @@ class FavouritesContainerFragment :
 
 	private fun onCategoriesChanged(categories: List<CategoryListModel>) {
 		pagerAdapter?.replaceData(categories)
+		if (categories.isEmpty()) {
+			binding.pager.isVisible = false
+			binding.tabs.isVisible = false
+			showStub()
+		} else {
+			binding.pager.isVisible = true
+			binding.tabs.isVisible = true
+			(stubBinding?.root ?: binding.stubEmptyState).isVisible = false
+		}
 	}
 
 	override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu, inflater: MenuInflater) {
@@ -130,6 +142,12 @@ class FavouritesContainerFragment :
 		return true
 	}
 
+	override fun onClick(v: View) {
+		when (v.id) {
+			R.id.button_retry -> startActivity(FavouritesCategoryEditActivity.newIntent(v.context))
+		}
+	}
+
 	override fun onDeleteCategory(category: FavouriteCategory) {
 		viewModel.deleteCategory(category.id)
 	}
@@ -168,6 +186,18 @@ class FavouritesContainerFragment :
 		menu.show()
 	}
 
+	private fun showStub() {
+		val stub = stubBinding ?: ItemEmptyStateBinding.bind(binding.stubEmptyState.inflate())
+		stub.root.isVisible = true
+		stub.icon.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_heart_outline)
+		stub.textPrimary.setText(R.string.text_empty_holder_primary)
+		stub.textSecondary.setText(R.string.empty_favourite_categories)
+		stub.buttonRetry.setText(R.string.add)
+		stub.buttonRetry.isVisible = true
+		stub.buttonRetry.setOnClickListener(this)
+		stubBinding = stub
+	}
+
 	companion object {
 
 		fun newInstance() = FavouritesContainerFragment()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/ui/categories/FavouritesCategoriesViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/ui/categories/FavouritesCategoriesViewModel.kt
index 31c1e11de..46dc79586 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/ui/categories/FavouritesCategoriesViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/ui/categories/FavouritesCategoriesViewModel.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class FavouritesCategoriesViewModel(
 		repository.observeCategories(),
 		observeAllCategoriesVisible(),
 	) { list, showAll ->
-		mapCategories(list, showAll, showAll)
+		mapCategories(list, showAll, showAll && list.isNotEmpty())
 	}.asLiveDataDistinct(viewModelScope.coroutineContext + Dispatchers.Default)
 
 	fun deleteCategory(id: Long) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/ui/list/FavouritesListViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/ui/list/FavouritesListViewModel.kt
index 06d5bee3d..c2e8c00a1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/ui/list/FavouritesListViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/favourites/ui/list/FavouritesListViewModel.kt
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ class FavouritesListViewModel(
 	settings: AppSettings,
 ) : MangaListViewModel(settings), CountersProvider {
 
-	var sortOrder: LiveData<SortOrder> = if (categoryId == NO_ID) {
+	var sortOrder: LiveData<SortOrder?> = if (categoryId == NO_ID) {
 		MutableLiveData(null)
 	} else {
 		repository.observeCategory(categoryId)
-			.map { it.order }
+			.map { it?.order }
 			.asLiveDataDistinct(viewModelScope.coroutineContext + Dispatchers.Default)
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_category_edit.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_category_edit.xml
index e453df674..e8b9d8eab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_category_edit.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_category_edit.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
 					android:id="@+id/edit_name"
 					android:layout_width="match_parent"
 					android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-					android:hint="@string/name" />
+					android:hint="@string/name"
+					android:imeOptions="actionDone"
+					android:inputType="textCapSentences" />
 
 			</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_favourites.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_favourites.xml
index 0f7e61994..d93d500b3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_favourites.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_favourites.xml
@@ -17,4 +17,10 @@
 		android:layout_width="match_parent"
 		android:layout_height="match_parent" />
 
+	<ViewStub
+		android:id="@+id/stub_empty_state"
+		android:layout_width="match_parent"
+		android:layout_height="match_parent"
+		android:layout="@layout/item_empty_state" />
+
 </LinearLayout>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
index 012bf4aee..0b4fa423e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
@@ -284,4 +284,5 @@
 	<string name="name">Название</string>
 	<string name="edit">Изменить</string>
 	<string name="edit_category">Изменить категорию</string>
+	<string name="empty_favourite_categories">Нет категорий избранного</string>
 </resources>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 2bc68e061..d13563fab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -287,4 +287,5 @@
 	<string name="name">Name</string>
 	<string name="edit">Edit</string>
 	<string name="edit_category">Edit category</string>
+	<string name="empty_favourite_categories">No favourite categories</string>
 </resources>
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