diff --git a/app/views/aspects/_empty_messages.haml b/app/views/aspects/_empty_messages.haml
index 28b97fab1..734ee5b12 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/_empty_messages.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/_empty_messages.haml
@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@
 
 #no_posts.empty_message{:style => ("display:none" unless @posts.count == 0)}
   .null_arrow ⇧
-  %h3 Nobody has said anything yet.  Get the conversation started!
+  %h3=t('.start_talking')
 
 #no_friends.empty_message{:style => ("display:none" unless @friends.count == 0)}
-  %h3 You have no friends in this aspect.
 
-  - unless (@aspect == :all) || (@aspect == :public)
-    %h4= link_to "Add a friend", "#add_request_pane", :class => "add_request_button"
+  - if (@aspect == :all) || (@aspect == :public)
+    %h3=t('.nobody')
+    %h4= link_to t('.add_friend'), aspects_manage_path
+    %h4= link_to t('.invite'), aspects_manage_path
   - else
-    %h4= link_to "Add a friend", aspects_manage_path
+    %h3=t('.nobody_in_aspect', :aspect_name => @aspect.name)
+    %h4= link_to t('.add_friend_to', :aspect_name => @aspect.name), "#add_request_pane", :class => "add_request_button"
+    %h4= link_to t('.invite', :aspect_name => @aspect.name), "#invite_user_pane", :class => "invite_user_button", :class => "invite_user_button", :title => t('.invite')
 
-  %h4= link_to "Invite a friend to join Diaspora!", "#invite_user_pane", :class => "invite_user_button", :class => "invite_user_button", :title => "Invite a friend"
 
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 221c4e034..f80a24733 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ en:
           friends_albums: "Friends Albums"
           your_albums: "Your Albums"
   aspects:
+      empty_messages:
+          start_talking:  "Nobody has said anything yet.  Get the conversation started!"
+          nobody: "We know you have friends, bring them to Diaspora!"
+          nobody_in_aspect: "Your aspect '%{aspect_name}' is empty."
+          add_friend: "Add a friend"
+          add_friend_to: "Add a someone to %{aspect_name}"
+          invite: "Invite a someone to join Diaspora!"
       manage:
           add_a_new_aspect: "Add a new aspect"
           add_a_new_friend:  "Add a new friend"