diff --git a/src/assets/ba_data/python/bauiv1lib/settings/plugins.py b/src/assets/ba_data/python/bauiv1lib/settings/plugins.py
index 5f22847b..abc645e2 100644
--- a/src/assets/ba_data/python/bauiv1lib/settings/plugins.py
+++ b/src/assets/ba_data/python/bauiv1lib/settings/plugins.py
@@ -129,6 +129,15 @@ class PluginWindow(bui.Window):
 
         settings_button_x = 670 if uiscale is bui.UIScale.SMALL else 570
 
+        self._num_plugins_text = bui.textwidget(
+            parent=self._root_widget,
+            position=(settings_button_x - 130, self._height - 38),
+            size=(0, 0),
+            text='',
+            h_align='center',
+            v_align='center',
+        )
+
         self._category_button = bui.buttonwidget(
             parent=self._root_widget,
             scale=0.7,
@@ -174,6 +183,17 @@ class PluginWindow(bui.Window):
         )
         bui.widget(edit=self._scrollwidget, right_widget=self._scrollwidget)
 
+        self._no_plugins_installed_text = bui.textwidget(
+            parent=self._root_widget,
+            position=(self._width * 0.5, self._height * 0.5),
+            size=(0, 0),
+            text='',
+            color=(0.6, 0.6, 0.6),
+            scale=0.8,
+            h_align='center',
+            v_align='center',
+        )
+
         if bui.app.meta.scanresults is None:
             bui.screenmessage(
                 'Still scanning plugins; please try again.', color=(1, 0, 0)
@@ -274,6 +294,11 @@ class PluginWindow(bui.Window):
 
         plugspecs_sorted = sorted(plugspecs.items())
 
+        bui.textwidget(
+            edit=self._no_plugins_installed_text,
+            text='',
+        )
+
         for _classpath, plugspec in plugspecs_sorted:
             # counting number of enabled and disabled plugins
             # plugstate = plugstates.setdefault(plugspec[0], {})
@@ -372,6 +397,17 @@ class PluginWindow(bui.Window):
             bui.widget(edit=check, show_buffer_top=40, show_buffer_bottom=40)
             num_shown += 1
 
+        bui.textwidget(
+            edit=self._num_plugins_text,
+            text=str(num_shown),
+        )
+        
+        if num_shown == 0:
+            bui.textwidget(
+            edit=self._no_plugins_installed_text,
+            text='No Plugins Installed',
+        )
+
     def _save_state(self) -> None:
         try:
             sel = self._root_widget.get_selected_child()