diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/lang/en/tool_lp.php b/admin/tool/lp/lang/en/tool_lp.php
index 71f4af2c675..412419d5203 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/lang/en/tool_lp.php
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/lang/en/tool_lp.php
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ $string['nfiles'] = '{$a} file(s)';
 $string['noactivities'] = 'No activities';
 $string['nocompetencies'] = 'No competencies have been created in this framework.';
 $string['nocompetenciesincourse'] = 'No competencies have been linked to this course.';
+$string['nocompetenciesinevidence'] = 'No competencies have been linked to this evidence.';
+$string['nocompetenciesinlearningplan'] = 'No competencies have been linked to this learning plan.';
 $string['nocompetenciesintemplate'] = 'No competencies have been linked to this learning plan template.';
 $string['nocompetencyframeworks'] = 'No competency frameworks have been created yet.';
 $string['nocompetencyselected'] = 'No competency selected';
diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/templates/plan_page.mustache b/admin/tool/lp/templates/plan_page.mustache
index ee25b5cf6d7..8bf2019c863 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/templates/plan_page.mustache
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/templates/plan_page.mustache
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@
                 {{/competencies}}
             </tbody>
         </table>
+        {{^competencies}}
+            <p class="alert alert-info">
+                {{#str}}nocompetenciesinlearningplan, tool_lp{{/str}}
+            </p>
+        {{/competencies}}
     </div>
 </div>
 {{#js}}
diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/templates/user_evidence_page.mustache b/admin/tool/lp/templates/user_evidence_page.mustache
index e0582b2594f..29f28cf0fa7 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/templates/user_evidence_page.mustache
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/templates/user_evidence_page.mustache
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@
                 {{/usercompetencies}}
             </tbody>
         </table>
+        {{^usercompetencies}}
+            <p class="alert alert-info">
+                {{#str}}nocompetenciesinevidence, tool_lp{{/str}}
+            </p>
+        {{/usercompetencies}}
     </div>
 </div>