diff --git a/app/src/main/java/www/thecodemonks/techbytes/ui/bookmarks/BookmarksFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/www/thecodemonks/techbytes/ui/bookmarks/BookmarksFragment.kt
index 9588539..4813bb4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/www/thecodemonks/techbytes/ui/bookmarks/BookmarksFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/www/thecodemonks/techbytes/ui/bookmarks/BookmarksFragment.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ package www.thecodemonks.techbytes.ui.bookmarks
 
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.View
+import android.view.View.GONE
+import android.view.View.VISIBLE
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.lifecycle.Observer
 import androidx.navigation.fragment.findNavController
@@ -45,8 +47,10 @@ import www.thecodemonks.techbytes.utils.SpacesItemDecorator
 
 
 class BookmarksFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_bookmarks) {
+
     private lateinit var viewModel: ArticleViewModel
     private lateinit var newsAdapter: NewsAdapter
+
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
 
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ class BookmarksFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_bookmarks) {
 
         // get saved articles from room db
         viewModel.getSavedArticle().observe(viewLifecycleOwner, Observer {
+            no_bookmarks.visibility = if (it.isNullOrEmpty()) VISIBLE else GONE
             newsAdapter.differ.submitList(it)
         })
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_bookmarks.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_bookmarks.xml
index 3e67e81..37a38cc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_bookmarks.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_bookmarks.xml
@@ -40,5 +40,14 @@
         app:layoutManager="androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager"
         tools:listitem="@layout/item_post_article" />
 
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/no_bookmarks"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_gravity="center"
+        android:text="@string/no_bookmarks"
+        android:textColor="@color/categoryText"
+        android:textSize="18sp"
+        android:visibility="gone" />
 
 </androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index f541f70..940aa84 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@
     <string name="author">By Sanju S</string>
     <string name="bookmark">Bookmark</string>
     <string name="bookmarks_holder">Bookmarks</string>
+    <string name="no_bookmarks">No bookmarks yet</string>
     <string name="hello_blank_fragment">Hello blank fragment</string>
 </resources>
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