diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 6cb1e722322b7..5c9203742578c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -3285,6 +3285,51 @@ export default function Sidebar({ routeReveal }: { routeReveal: SidebarRouteReve
               </p>
             )
           ) : null}
+          {/* A scope can hide every active thread; say so even when its project still has settled ones. */}
+          {!isSearchingThreads &&
+          !hasProjectFolders &&
+          visibleDraftSessionCount === 0 &&
+          pinnedThreads.length +
+            activeThreads.length +
+            workingThreads.length +
+            snoozedThreads.length ===
+            0 &&
+          (settledCount === 0 || scopedProjectGroups.length > 0) ? (
+            <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 px-2 py-6 text-center text-xs text-muted-foreground/60">
+              {projects.length === 0 ? (
+                <>
+                  <span>No projects yet</span>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={openAddProjectCommandPalette}
+                    className="inline-flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border border-sidebar-border px-2.5 py-1 text-2xs font-medium text-sidebar-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-sidebar-row-hover hover:text-sidebar-foreground"
+                  >
+                    <PlusIcon className="-mx-0.5 size-3" />
+                    Add project
+                  </button>
+                </>
+              ) : scopedProjectGroups.length > 0 ? (
+                <>
+                  <span>
+                    {`No ${settledCount > 0 ? "active threads" : "threads"} in ${
+                      scopedProjectGroups.length > 1
+                        ? "these projects"
+                        : scopedProjectGroups[0]!.displayName
+                    }${settledCount > 0 ? "" : " yet"}`}
+                  </span>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => setProjectScopeKeys([])}
+                    className="inline-flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border border-sidebar-border px-2.5 py-1 text-2xs font-medium text-sidebar-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-sidebar-row-hover hover:text-sidebar-foreground"
+                  >
+                    Show all projects
+                  </button>
+                </>
+              ) : (
+                "No threads yet"
+              )}
+            </div>
+          ) : null}
           {!isSearchingThreads ? (
             <TooltipProvider
               key="sidebar-thread-tooltips-150"
@@ -3621,37 +3666,6 @@ export default function Sidebar({ routeReveal }: { routeReveal: SidebarRouteReve
               </DndContext>
             </TooltipProvider>
           ) : null}
-          {!isSearchingThreads &&
-          !hasProjectFolders &&
-          visibleDraftSessionCount === 0 &&
-          pinnedThreads.length +
-            activeThreads.length +
-            workingThreads.length +
-            snoozedThreads.length +
-            settledCount ===
-            0 ? (
-            <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 px-2 py-6 text-center text-xs text-muted-foreground/60">
-              {projects.length === 0 ? (
-                <>
-                  <span>No projects yet</span>
-                  <button
-                    type="button"
-                    onClick={openAddProjectCommandPalette}
-                    className="inline-flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border border-sidebar-border px-2.5 py-1 text-2xs font-medium text-sidebar-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-sidebar-row-hover hover:text-sidebar-foreground"
-                  >
-                    <PlusIcon className="-mx-0.5 size-3" />
-                    Add project
-                  </button>
-                </>
-              ) : scopedProjectGroups.length > 1 ? (
-                "No threads in these projects yet"
-              ) : scopedProjectGroups[0] ? (
-                `No threads in ${scopedProjectGroups[0].displayName} yet`
-              ) : (
-                "No threads yet"
-              )}
-            </div>
-          ) : null}
         </SidebarGroup>
       </SidebarContent>
       <SidebarChromeFooter />