diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/js/app.js b/apps/files_sharing/js/app.js
index ff6997ab12..f34f1e9eaf 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/js/app.js
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/js/app.js
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ OCA.Sharing.App = {
 
 		this._extendFileList(this._inFileList);
 		this._inFileList.appName = t('files_sharing', 'Shared with you');
-		this._inFileList.$el.find('#emptycontent').text(t('files_sharing', 'No files have been shared with you yet.'));
+		this._inFileList.$el.find('#emptycontent').html('<div class="icon-share"></div>' +
+			'<h2>' + t('files_sharing', 'Nothing shared with you') + '</h2>' +
+			'<p>' + t('files_sharing', 'Files and folders others share with you will show up here') + '</p>');
 		return this._inFileList;
 	},
 
diff --git a/core/css/styles.css b/core/css/styles.css
index e84b6615d9..0d97cc1148 100644
--- a/core/css/styles.css
+++ b/core/css/styles.css
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@ input[type="submit"].enabled {
 	height: 64px;
 	width: 64px;
 	margin: 0 auto 15px;
+	-ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=50)";
+	filter: alpha(opacity=50);
+	opacity: .5;
 }