diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 191ab58c25..5bd2d6711c 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1425,6 +1425,7 @@ static void xmb_init_horizontal_list(menu_handle_t *menu, xmb_handle_t *xmb)
    info.menu_list    = NULL;
    info.type         = 0;
    info.type_default = MENU_FILE_PLAIN;
+   info.flags        = SL_FLAG_ALLOW_EMPTY_LIST;
    strlcpy(info.label, "content_collection_list", sizeof(info.label));
    strlcpy(info.path, settings->playlist_directory, sizeof(info.path));
    strlcpy(info.exts, "lpl", sizeof(info.exts));
diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index e25c5fdc13..fc454c8e1c 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -1602,14 +1602,18 @@ static int menu_displaylist_parse_generic(menu_displaylist_info_t *info, bool *n
 
    dir_list_sort(str_list, true);
 
-
    list_size = str_list->size;
 
    if (list_size <= 0)
    {
-      menu_list_push(info->list,
-            "No items.", "", 0, 0);
+      if (!(info->flags & SL_FLAG_ALLOW_EMPTY_LIST))
+      {
+         menu_list_push(info->list,
+               "No items.", "", 0, 0);
+      }
+
       string_list_free(str_list);
+
       return 0;
    }
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.h b/menu/menu_setting.h
index 5526f6c1e8..8b6535493d 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.h
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ enum setting_list_flags
    SL_FLAG_LOGGING_OPTIONS       =  (1 << 25),
    SL_FLAG_SAVING_OPTIONS        =  (1 << 26),
    SL_FLAG_ALL                   =  (1 << 27),
+   SL_FLAG_ALLOW_EMPTY_LIST      =  (1 << 28)
 };
 
 #define SL_FLAG_ALL_SETTINGS (SL_FLAG_ALL - SL_FLAG_MAIN_MENU)