diff --git a/e2e/pages/page.ts b/e2e/pages/page.ts
index 01e9895d9..0ee4009cb 100644
--- a/e2e/pages/page.ts
+++ b/e2e/pages/page.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export abstract class Page {
     private static USE_HASH_STRATEGY = true;
 
     private locators = {
-        app: by.css('alfresco-content-app'),
+        app: by.css('app-root'),
         overlay: by.css('.cdk-overlay-container'),
         snackBar: by.css('simple-snack-bar')
     };
diff --git a/src/app/common/adf.module.ts b/src/app/common/adf.module.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9698c33a5..000000000
--- a/src/app/common/adf.module.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/*!
- * @license
- * Copyright 2017 Alfresco Software, Ltd.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
-
-import { CoreModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-core';
-import { DataTableModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-datatable';
-import { DocumentListModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-documentlist';
-import { ViewerModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-viewer';
-import { UploadModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-upload';
-import { SearchModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-search';
-import { LoginModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-login';
-
-export function modules() {
-    return [
-        CoreModule,
-        DataTableModule,
-        DocumentListModule,
-        ViewerModule,
-        UploadModule,
-        SearchModule,
-        LoginModule
-    ];
-}
-
-@NgModule({
-    imports: modules(),
-    exports: modules()
-})
-export class AdfModule {}
diff --git a/src/app/common/common.module.ts b/src/app/common/common.module.ts
index 7dadb14f4..06a8d886c 100644
--- a/src/app/common/common.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/common/common.module.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { DatePipe } from '@angular/common';
 import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
 import { FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 
-import { AdfModule } from './adf.module';
+import { AdfModule } from '../adf.module';
 import { MaterialModule } from './material.module';
 
 import { FolderDialogComponent } from './dialogs/folder-dialog.component';
diff --git a/src/app/components/favorites/favorites.component.html b/src/app/components/favorites/favorites.component.html
index bfa1a8880..a66bf922b 100644
--- a/src/app/components/favorites/favorites.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/favorites/favorites.component.html
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
     <div class="inner-layout__content">
 
         <adf-document-list #documentList
+            [ngClass]="{ 'app-no-content': documentList.isEmpty() }"
             currentFolderId="-favorites-"
             selectionMode="multiple"
             [navigate]="false"
@@ -86,6 +87,16 @@
             [contentActions]="false"
             (node-dblclick)="onNodeDoubleClick($event.detail?.node?.entry)">
 
+            <empty-folder-content>
+                <ng-template>
+                    <div class="app-no-content_block">
+                        <md-icon>star_rate</md-icon>
+                        <p class="app-no-content_title">{{ 'APP.BROWSE.FAVORITES.EMPTY_STATE.TITLE' | translate }}</p>
+                        <p class="app-no-content_text">{{ 'APP.BROWSE.FAVORITES.EMPTY_STATE.TEXT' | translate }}</p>
+                    </div>
+                </ng-template>
+            </empty-folder-content>
+
             <data-columns>
 
                 <data-column
diff --git a/src/app/components/files/files.component.html b/src/app/components/files/files.component.html
index fcaafd62e..ab926d7fa 100644
--- a/src/app/components/files/files.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/files/files.component.html
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
             [showNotificationBar]="false">
 
             <adf-document-list #documentList
+                [ngClass]="{ 'app-no-content': documentList.isEmpty() }"
                 [loading]="isLoading"
                 [node]="paging"
                 [sorting]="[ 'modifiedAt', 'desc' ]"
diff --git a/src/app/components/libraries/libraries.component.html b/src/app/components/libraries/libraries.component.html
index 98524e8d0..6fdf722fe 100644
--- a/src/app/components/libraries/libraries.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/libraries/libraries.component.html
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <div class="inner-layout__content">
 
         <adf-document-list #documentList
+            [ngClass]="{ 'app-no-content': documentList.isEmpty() }"
             currentFolderId="-sites-"
             selectionMode="none"
             [navigate]="false"
@@ -18,6 +19,16 @@
             [contentActions]="false"
             (node-dblclick)="onNodeDoubleClick($event)">
 
+            <empty-folder-content>
+                <ng-template>
+                    <div class="app-no-content_block">
+                        <md-icon>group_work</md-icon>
+                        <p class="app-no-content_title">{{ 'APP.BROWSE.LIBRARIES.EMPTY_STATE.TITLE' | translate }}</p>
+                        <p class="app-no-content_text">{{ 'APP.BROWSE.LIBRARIES.EMPTY_STATE.TITLE' | translate }}</p>
+                    </div>
+                </ng-template>
+            </empty-folder-content>
+
             <data-columns>
                 <data-column
                     key="$thumbnail"
diff --git a/src/app/components/recent-files/recent-files.component.html b/src/app/components/recent-files/recent-files.component.html
index a70a9e526..a94bff4df 100644
--- a/src/app/components/recent-files/recent-files.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/recent-files/recent-files.component.html
@@ -70,14 +70,25 @@
     <div class="inner-layout__content">
 
         <adf-document-list #documentList
-                currentFolderId="-recent-"
-                selectionMode="multiple"
-                [navigate]="false"
-                [sorting]="[ 'modifiedAt', 'desc' ]"
-                [pageSize]="25"
-                [contextMenuActions]="true"
-                [contentActions]="false"
-                (node-dblclick)="onNodeDoubleClick($event.detail?.node?.entry)">
+            [ngClass]="{ 'app-no-content': documentList.isEmpty() }"
+            currentFolderId="-recent-"
+            selectionMode="multiple"
+            [navigate]="false"
+            [sorting]="[ 'modifiedAt', 'desc' ]"
+            [pageSize]="25"
+            [contextMenuActions]="true"
+            [contentActions]="false"
+            (node-dblclick)="onNodeDoubleClick($event.detail?.node?.entry)">
+
+            <empty-folder-content>
+                <ng-template>
+                    <div class="app-no-content_block">
+                        <md-icon>access_time</md-icon>
+                        <p class="app-no-content_title">{{ 'APP.BROWSE.RECENT.EMPTY_STATE.TITLE' | translate }}</p>
+                        <p class="app-no-content_text">{{ 'APP.BROWSE.RECENT.EMPTY_STATE.TITLE' | translate }}</p>
+                    </div>
+                </ng-template>
+            </empty-folder-content>
 
             <data-columns>
                 <data-column
diff --git a/src/app/components/shared-files/shared-files.component.html b/src/app/components/shared-files/shared-files.component.html
index cbcacd676..e84e09bfc 100644
--- a/src/app/components/shared-files/shared-files.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/shared-files/shared-files.component.html
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 
     <div class="inner-layout__content">
         <adf-document-list #documentList
+            [ngClass]="{ 'app-no-content': documentList.isEmpty() }"
             currentFolderId="-sharedlinks-"
             selectionMode="multiple"
             [sorting]="[ 'modifiedAt', 'desc' ]"
@@ -77,6 +78,16 @@
             [contentActions]="false"
             (node-dblclick)="onNodeDoubleClick($event.detail?.node?.entry)">
 
+            <empty-folder-content>
+                <ng-template>
+                    <div class="app-no-content_block">
+                        <md-icon>people</md-icon>
+                        <p class="app-no-content_title">{{ 'APP.BROWSE.SHARED.EMPTY_STATE.TITLE' | translate }}</p>
+                        <p class="app-no-content_text">{{ 'APP.BROWSE.SHARED.EMPTY_STATE.TITLE' | translate }}</p>
+                    </div>
+                </ng-template>
+            </empty-folder-content>
+
             <data-columns>
                 <data-column
                     key="$thumbnail"
diff --git a/src/app/components/trashcan/trashcan.component.html b/src/app/components/trashcan/trashcan.component.html
index 77e4a2da9..b5e743941 100644
--- a/src/app/components/trashcan/trashcan.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/trashcan/trashcan.component.html
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     <div class="inner-layout__content">
 
         <adf-document-list #documentList
+            [ngClass]="{ 'app-no-content': documentList.isEmpty() }"
             currentFolderId="-trashcan-"
             selectionMode="multiple"
             [navigate]="false"
@@ -35,6 +36,17 @@
             [contextMenuActions]="true"
             [contentActions]="false">
 
+            <empty-folder-content>
+                <ng-template>
+                    <div class="app-no-content_block">
+                        <md-icon>delete</md-icon>
+                        <p class="app-no-content_title">{{ 'APP.BROWSE.TRASHCAN.EMPTY_STATE.TITLE' | translate }}</p>
+                        <p class="app-no-content_text">{{ 'APP.BROWSE.TRASHCAN.EMPTY_STATE.FIRST_TEXT' | translate }}</p>
+                        <p class="app-no-content_text">{{ 'APP.BROWSE.TRASHCAN.EMPTY_STATE.SECOND_TEXT' | translate }}</p>
+                    </div>
+                </ng-template>
+            </empty-folder-content>
+
             <data-columns>
 
                 <data-column
diff --git a/src/app/ui/overrides/_alfresco-document-list.scss b/src/app/ui/overrides/_alfresco-document-list.scss
index cce1777e5..c1fc9c3f3 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/overrides/_alfresco-document-list.scss
+++ b/src/app/ui/overrides/_alfresco-document-list.scss
@@ -80,4 +80,46 @@ adf-document-list .adf-data-table {
             color: $alfresco-primary-text-color;
         }
     }
+
+    .adf-no-content-container {
+        border: none !important;
+    }
 }
+
+.app-no-content {
+    .adf-data-table {
+        height: 100%;
+
+        tr:hover, tr:focus {
+            background-color: unset;
+            cursor: default;
+        }
+    }
+
+    &_block {
+        color: $alfresco-secondary-text-color;
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: column;
+        align-items: center;
+
+        p {
+            line-height: 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    md-icon {
+        font-size: 52px;
+        height: 52px;
+        width: 52px;
+    }
+
+    &_title {
+        font-size: 18px;
+        font-weight: 600;
+    }
+
+    &_subtitle {
+        font-size: 14px;
+        font-weight: 300;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json b/src/assets/i18n/en.json
index 255a3ba6b..702407243 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
                 "SIDENAV_LINK": {
                     "LABEL": "File Libraries",
                     "TOOLTIP": "Access File Libraries"
+                },
+                "EMPTY_STATE": {
+                    "TITLE": "You aren't a member of any File Libraries yet",
+                    "TEXT": "Join sites to upload, view, and share files."
                 }
             },
             "SHARED": {
@@ -45,6 +49,10 @@
                 "SIDENAV_LINK": {
                     "LABEL": "Recent Files",
                     "TOOLTIP": "View files you recently edited"
+                },
+                "EMPTY_STATE": {
+                    "TITLE": "No recent files or folders",
+                    "TEXT": "Items you upload or edit in the last 30 days are shown here."
                 }
             },
             "FAVORITES": {
@@ -52,6 +60,10 @@
                 "SIDENAV_LINK": {
                     "LABEL": "Favorites",
                     "TOOLTIP": "View your favorite files and folders"
+                },
+                "EMPTY_STATE": {
+                    "TITLE": "No favorite files or folders",
+                    "TEXT": "Favorite items that you want to easily find later."
                 }
             },
             "TRASHCAN": {
@@ -59,6 +71,11 @@
                 "SIDENAV_LINK": {
                     "LABEL": "Trash",
                     "TOOLTIP": "View deleted files in the trash"
+                },
+                "EMPTY_STATE": {
+                    "TITLE": "Trash is empty",
+                    "FIRST_TEXT": "Items you delete are moved to the Trash.",
+                    "SECOND_TEXT": "Empty Trash to permanently delete items."
                 }
             }
         },