diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_head_panel.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_head_panel.html.haml
index 8f4f3d7815f..1f3ce2f40ef 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_head_panel.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_head_panel.html.haml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
         %span.separator
       %h1.project_name= title
       %ul.nav
+        %li
+          = link_to public_root_path, title: "Public area", class: 'has_bottom_tooltip', 'data-original-title' => 'Public area' do
+            %i.icon-globe
         - if current_user.is_admin?
           %li
             = link_to admin_root_path, title: "Admin area", class: 'has_bottom_tooltip', 'data-original-title' => 'Admin area' do
diff --git a/app/views/public/projects/index.html.haml b/app/views/public/projects/index.html.haml
index 21e9d2e6029..52e01c3d56e 100644
--- a/app/views/public/projects/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/public/projects/index.html.haml
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@
         .pull-right
           %pre.dark.tiny git clone #{project.http_url_to_repo}
 
+  - unless @projects.present?
+    %h3.nothing_here_message No public projects
 
 = paginate @projects, theme: "admin"