diff --git a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
index 461dd51b570..1fcadbfefba 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ class DashboardController < ApplicationController
   def index
     @groups = current_user.authorized_groups
 
+    @has_authorized_projects = @projects.count > 0
+
     @projects = case params[:scope]
                 when 'personal' then
                   @projects.personal(current_user)
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/_activities.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/_activities.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c63ef24fca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/_activities.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+= render "events/event_last_push", event: @last_push
+
+.event_filter
+  = event_filter_link EventFilter.push, 'Push events'
+  = event_filter_link EventFilter.merged, 'Merge events'
+  = event_filter_link EventFilter.comments, 'Comments'
+  = event_filter_link EventFilter.team, 'Team'
+
+- if @events.any?
+  .content_list= render @events
+- else
+  %p.nothing_here_message Projects activity will be displayed here
+.loading.hide
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/_projects.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/_projects.html.haml
index fac0a074691..d92983ff6a5 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/_projects.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/_projects.html.haml
@@ -30,4 +30,7 @@
           %span.last_activity
             %strong Last activity:
             %span= project_last_activity(project)
+    - if projects.blank?
+      %li.wll
+        %h3.nothing_here_message There are no projects here.
   .bottom= paginate projects, theme: "gitlab"
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/_sidebar.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/_sidebar.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca57cd30732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/_sidebar.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+- if @groups.present?
+  = render "groups", groups: @groups
+= render "projects", projects: @projects
+%div
+  %span.rss-icon
+    = link_to dashboard_path(:atom, { private_token: current_user.private_token }) do
+      = image_tag "rss_ui.png", title: "feed"
+      %strong News Feed
+
+%hr
+.gitlab-promo
+  = link_to "Homepage", "http://gitlabhq.com"
+  = link_to "Blog", "http://blog.gitlabhq.com"
+  = link_to "@gitlabhq", "https://twitter.com/gitlabhq"
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/_zero_authorized_projects.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/_zero_authorized_projects.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d1676ed11fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/_zero_authorized_projects.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+%h3.nothing_here_message
+  There are no projects you have access to.
+  %br
+  - if current_user.can_create_project?
+    You can create up to
+    = current_user.projects_limit
+    projects. Click on button below to add a new one
+    .link_holder
+      = link_to new_project_path, class: "btn primary" do
+        New Project »
+  - else
+    If you will be added to project - it will be displayed here
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/index.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/index.html.haml
index 6b360dc1fef..0b4c4844a7f 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/index.html.haml
@@ -1,50 +1,11 @@
-- if @projects.any?
+- if @has_authorized_projects
   .projects
     .activities.span8
-      = render "events/event_last_push", event: @last_push
-
-      .event_filter
-        = event_filter_link EventFilter.push, 'Push events'
-        = event_filter_link EventFilter.merged, 'Merge events'
-        = event_filter_link EventFilter.comments, 'Comments'
-        = event_filter_link EventFilter.team, 'Team'
-
-      - if @events.any?
-        .content_list= render @events
-      - else
-        %p.nothing_here_message Projects activity will be displayed here
-      .loading.hide
+      = render 'activities'
     .side
-      - if @groups.present?
-        = render "groups", groups: @groups
-      = render "projects", projects: @projects
-      %div
-        %span.rss-icon
-          = link_to dashboard_path(:atom, { private_token: current_user.private_token }) do
-            = image_tag "rss_ui.png", title: "feed"
-            %strong News Feed
-
-      %hr
-      .gitlab-promo
-        = link_to "Homepage", "http://gitlabhq.com"
-        = link_to "Blog", "http://blog.gitlabhq.com"
-        = link_to "@gitlabhq", "https://twitter.com/gitlabhq"
-
+      = render 'sidebar'
 
 - else
-  %h3.nothing_here_message There are no projects you have access to.
-  %br
-  %h4.nothing_here_message
-    - if current_user.can_create_project?
-      You can create up to
-      = current_user.projects_limit
-      projects. Click on button below to add a new one
-      .link_holder
-        = link_to new_project_path, class: "btn primary" do
-          New Project »
-    - else
-      If you will be added to project - it will be displayed here
-
-
+  = render "zero_authorized_projects"
 :javascript
   $(function(){ Pager.init(20); });