diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 560af2c7..e1e89ba1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ _This release is scheduled to be released on 2022-01-01._
 - Updated github actions.
 - Replace spectron with playwright, update dependencies including electron update to v16.
 - Added lithuanian language to translations.js
+- Show info message if newsfeed is empty (fixes #2731)
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
index b5113675..2fe340a2 100644
--- a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
+++ b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Module.register("newsfeed", {
 		}
 		if (this.newsItems.length === 0) {
 			return {
-				loaded: false
+				empty: true
 			};
 		}
 		if (this.activeItem >= this.newsItems.length) {
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ Module.register("newsfeed", {
 			const dateB = new Date(b.pubdate);
 			return dateB - dateA;
 		});
+
 		if (this.config.maxNewsItems > 0) {
 			newsItems = newsItems.slice(0, this.config.maxNewsItems);
 		}
@@ -219,7 +220,6 @@ Module.register("newsfeed", {
 			}
 
 			//Remove selected tags from the end of rss feed items (title or description)
-
 			if (this.config.removeEndTags) {
 				for (let endTag of this.config.endTags) {
 					if (item.title.slice(-endTag.length) === endTag) {
diff --git a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.njk b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.njk
index 2b037dcc..b957ffb9 100644
--- a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.njk
+++ b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.njk
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@
             {% endif %}
         </div>
     {% endif %}
+{% elseif empty %}
+    <div class="small dimmed">
+        {{ "NEWSFEED_NO_ITEMS" | translate | safe }}
+    </div>
 {% elseif error %}
     <div class="small dimmed">
         {{ "MODULE_CONFIG_ERROR" | translate({MODULE_NAME: "Newsfeed", ERROR: error}) | safe }}
diff --git a/tests/configs/modules/newsfeed/ignore_items.js b/tests/configs/modules/newsfeed/ignore_items.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b12a10a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/configs/modules/newsfeed/ignore_items.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* Magic Mirror Test config newsfeed module
+ *
+ * MIT Licensed.
+ */
+let config = {
+	timeFormat: 12,
+
+	modules: [
+		{
+			module: "newsfeed",
+			position: "bottom_bar",
+			config: {
+				feeds: [
+					{
+						title: "Rodrigo Ramirez Blog",
+						url: "http://localhost:8080/tests/configs/data/feed_test_rodrigoramirez.xml"
+					}
+				],
+				ignoreOldItems: true
+			}
+		}
+	]
+};
+
+/*************** DO NOT EDIT THE LINE BELOW ***************/
+if (typeof module !== "undefined") {
+	module.exports = config;
+}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/modules/newsfeed_spec.js b/tests/e2e/modules/newsfeed_spec.js
index d7a3b9fe..1a7f5662 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/modules/newsfeed_spec.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/modules/newsfeed_spec.js
@@ -60,4 +60,17 @@ describe("Newsfeed module", function () {
 			expect(elem.textContent).toContain("Error in the Newsfeed module. Malformed url.");
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe("Ignore items", function () {
+		beforeAll(function (done) {
+			helpers.startApplication("tests/configs/modules/newsfeed/ignore_items.js");
+			helpers.getDocument(done, 3000);
+		});
+
+		it("should show empty items info message", function () {
+			const elem = document.querySelector(".newsfeed .small");
+			expect(elem).not.toBe(null);
+			expect(elem.textContent).toContain("No news at the moment.");
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/translations/de.json b/translations/de.json
index cacbe2bd..a1b92cab 100644
--- a/translations/de.json
+++ b/translations/de.json
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 	"MODULE_CONFIG_CHANGED": "Die Konfigurationsoptionen für das {MODULE_NAME} Modul haben sich geändert. \nBitte überprüfen Sie die Dokumentation.",
 	"MODULE_CONFIG_ERROR": "Fehler im {MODULE_NAME} Modul. {ERROR}",
 
+	"NEWSFEED_NO_ITEMS": "Keine Neuigkeiten momentan.",
+
 	"UPDATE_NOTIFICATION": "Aktualisierung für MagicMirror² verfügbar.",
 	"UPDATE_NOTIFICATION_MODULE": "Aktualisierung für das {MODULE_NAME} Modul verfügbar.",
 	"UPDATE_INFO_SINGLE": "Die aktuelle Installation ist {COMMIT_COUNT} Commit hinter dem {BRANCH_NAME} Branch.",
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
index 5959fc82..43ba9c74 100644
--- a/translations/en.json
+++ b/translations/en.json
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 	"MODULE_ERROR_UNAUTHORIZED": "Authorization failed.",
 	"MODULE_ERROR_UNSPECIFIED": "Check logs for more details.",
 
+	"NEWSFEED_NO_ITEMS": "No news at the moment.",
+
 	"UPDATE_NOTIFICATION": "MagicMirror² update available.",
 	"UPDATE_NOTIFICATION_MODULE": "Update available for {MODULE_NAME} module.",
 	"UPDATE_INFO_SINGLE": "The current installation is {COMMIT_COUNT} commit behind on the {BRANCH_NAME} branch.",