diff --git a/core/ui/PageTemplate/story.tid b/core/ui/PageTemplate/story.tid
index 0654ba46f..796c60032 100644
--- a/core/ui/PageTemplate/story.tid
+++ b/core/ui/PageTemplate/story.tid
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tags: $:/tags/PageTemplate
 
 </section>
 
-<$list filter="[list[$:/StoryList]]" history="$:/HistoryList" template="$:/core/ui/ViewTemplate" editTemplate="$:/core/ui/EditTemplate" storyview={{$:/view}} />
+<$list filter="[list[$:/StoryList]]" history="$:/HistoryList" template="$:/core/ui/ViewTemplate" editTemplate="$:/core/ui/EditTemplate" storyview={{$:/view}} emptyMessage={{$:/config/EmptyStoryMessage}}/>
 
 <section class="story-frontdrop">
 
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/mechanisms/HistoryMechanism.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/mechanisms/HistoryMechanism.tid
index d7790550e..b5fdc8763 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/mechanisms/HistoryMechanism.tid
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/mechanisms/HistoryMechanism.tid
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 created: 20140213171818824
-modified: 20140516172236345
+modified: 20150207131000000
 tags: Mechanisms
 title: HistoryMechanism
 type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
@@ -25,3 +25,11 @@ Which renders the same as the "Open" sidebar tab, with the addition of a tick ag
 <$button message="tm-close-tiddler" class="tc-btn-invisible tc-btn-mini">&times;</$button> <$link to={{!!title}}><$view field="title"/> <$reveal type="match" state="$:/HistoryList!!current-tiddler" text=<<currentTiddler>>>&#x2713;</$reveal></$link>
 
 </$list>
+
+!! Empty Story
+
+To display content when the story is empty, create $:/config/EmptyStoryMessage and enter the desired contents. The following would show the GettingStarted tiddler when all others are closed.
+
+```
+{{GettingStarted||$:/core/ui/ViewTemplate}}
+```
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