diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/browse-classgroups.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/browse-classgroups.ftl
index b2179fd93..ceec3903c 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/browse-classgroups.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/browse-classgroups.ftl
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ ${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/browseClassGrou
     <#else>
         <#-- Would be nice to update classgroups-checkForData.ftl with macro so it could be used here as well -->
         <#-- <#include "classgroups-checkForData.ftl"> -->
-        <h3>There is currently no content in the system</h3>
+        <h3>There is currently no content in the system, or you need to create class groups and assign your classes to them.</h3>
         
         <#if user.loggedIn>
             <#if user.hasSiteAdminAccess>
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/classgroups-checkForData.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/classgroups-checkForData.ftl
index 19c32a771..51fe77fe2 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/classgroups-checkForData.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/classgroups-checkForData.ftl
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         </span>
     </#if>
     
-    <h3>There is currently no content in the system</h3>
+    <h3>There is currently no content in the system, or you need to create class groups and assign your classes to them.</h3>
     
     <#if user.loggedIn && user.hasSiteAdminAccess>
         <p>You can <a href="${urls.siteAdmin}" title="Manage content">add content and manage this site</a> from the Site Administration page.</p>