diff --git a/app/views/shared/empty_states/_issues.html.haml b/app/views/shared/empty_states/_issues.html.haml
index 7a7e3d46796..c229d18903f 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/empty_states/_issues.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/empty_states/_issues.html.haml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
           Also, issues are searchable and filterable.
         - if project_select_button
           = render 'shared/new_project_item_select', path: 'issues/new', label: 'New issue'
+        = link_to 'New issue', button_path, class: 'btn btn-new', title: 'New issue', id: 'new_issue_link'
       - else
-        %h4 There are no issues to show.
-      = link_to 'New issue', button_path, class: 'btn btn-new', title: 'New issue', id: 'new_issue_link'
+        .text-center
+          %h4 There are no issues to show.
+          = link_to 'New issue', button_path, class: 'btn btn-new', title: 'New issue', id: 'new_issue_link'
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/issues-empty-state-not-centered.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/issues-empty-state-not-centered.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..883125e28b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/issues-empty-state-not-centered.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Centered issues empty state
+merge_request:
+author: