diff --git a/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/ui/MainWindow.java b/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/ui/MainWindow.java
index e1dbcfcae..ed7514276 100644
--- a/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/ui/MainWindow.java
+++ b/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/ui/MainWindow.java
@@ -615,6 +615,9 @@ public class MainWindow extends JFrame {
 					}
 				});
 			}
+			if (recentFiles.getItemCount() == 0) {
+				recentFiles.add(new JMenuItem(NLS.str("menu.no_recent_files")));
+			}
 		}
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/jadx-gui/src/main/resources/i18n/Messages_en_US.properties b/jadx-gui/src/main/resources/i18n/Messages_en_US.properties
index 7d51cbf26..69148c3cd 100644
--- a/jadx-gui/src/main/resources/i18n/Messages_en_US.properties
+++ b/jadx-gui/src/main/resources/i18n/Messages_en_US.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 menu.file=File
 menu.view=View
 menu.recent_files=Recent Files
+menu.no_recent_files=No recent files
 menu.preferences=Preferences
 menu.sync=Sync with editor
 menu.flatten=Show flatten packages