diff --git a/mobile/templates/mobile/home.html b/mobile/templates/mobile/home.html
index a24ccee..a96537e 100644
--- a/mobile/templates/mobile/home.html
+++ b/mobile/templates/mobile/home.html
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@
             </div>
         {% endif %}
 
-        {% if news_items %}
-            <div>
-                <div class="mb-2.5 flex items-baseline justify-between">
-                    <span class="font-display text-xs font-extrabold text-muted uppercase tracking-wide">{% trans "Club news" %}</span>
-                    <a class="text-xs font-semibold text-club" href="{% url "mobile:news_list" %}">{% trans "All news" %}</a>
-                </div>
+        <div>
+            <div class="mb-2.5 flex items-baseline justify-between">
+                <span class="font-display text-xs font-extrabold text-muted uppercase tracking-wide">{% trans "Club news" %}</span>
+                <a class="text-xs font-semibold text-club" href="{% url "mobile:news_list" %}">{% trans "All news" %}</a>
+            </div>
+            {% if news_items %}
                 {% with lead=news_items.0 %}
                     <a class="m-card block overflow-hidden" href="{% url "mobile:news_detail" lead.slug %}">
                         <div class="flex h-[104px] items-center justify-center bg-line text-xs text-dim">{% trans "News photo" %}</div>
@@ -156,10 +156,14 @@
                         {% endfor %}
                     </div>
                 {% endif %}
-            </div>
-        {% endif %}
+            {% else %}
+                <div class="m-card p-6 text-center">
+                    <p class="text-sm text-muted">{% trans "No news yet." %}</p>
+                </div>
+            {% endif %}
+        </div>
 
-        {% if not hero_attendance and not needs_answer and not dues_rows and not news_items %}
+        {% if not hero_attendance and not needs_answer and not dues_rows %}
             <div class="m-card p-6 text-center">
                 <p class="text-sm text-muted">{% trans "Nothing to show right now." %}</p>
             </div>
diff --git a/mobile/tests.py b/mobile/tests.py
index ab8ad5f..bd076e0 100644
--- a/mobile/tests.py
+++ b/mobile/tests.py
@@ -326,6 +326,15 @@ class HomeViewTests(TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(list(response.context["news_items"]), [])
 
+    def test_news_card_shows_an_empty_state_with_a_link_to_all_news_when_there_is_none(self):
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
+
+        response = self._get("home")
+
+        self.assertEqual(list(response.context["news_items"]), [])
+        self.assertContains(response, "No news yet.")
+        self.assertContains(response, 'href="/app/news/"')
+
     def test_empty_account_gets_a_graceful_empty_state(self):
         bare_user = User.objects.create_user(email="new@example.com", password="pw-secret-123")
         self.client.force_login(bare_user)