diff --git a/list/list.go b/list/list.go
index 6808142..fd5742a 100644
--- a/list/list.go
+++ b/list/list.go
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ func (m Model) statusView() string {
 		}
 	} else if len(m.items) == 0 {
 		// Not filtering: no items.
-		status = m.Styles.StatusEmpty.Render("No " + m.itemNamePlural)
+		status = m.Styles.StatusEmpty.Render()
 	} else {
 		// Normal
 		filtered := m.FilterState() == FilterApplied
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ func (m Model) populatedView() string {
 		if m.filterState == Filtering {
 			return ""
 		}
-		return m.Styles.NoItems.Render("No " + m.itemNamePlural + ".")
+		return m.Styles.NoItems.Render()
 	}
 
 	if len(items) > 0 {
diff --git a/list/style.go b/list/style.go
index e663c07..1dd466e 100644
--- a/list/style.go
+++ b/list/style.go
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ func DefaultStyles() (s Styles) {
 		Foreground(lipgloss.AdaptiveColor{Light: "#A49FA5", Dark: "#777777"}).
 		Padding(0, 0, 1, 2) //nolint:mnd
 
-	s.StatusEmpty = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(subduedColor)
+	s.StatusEmpty = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(subduedColor).
+		SetString("No items.")
 
 	s.StatusBarActiveFilter = lipgloss.NewStyle().
 		Foreground(lipgloss.AdaptiveColor{Light: "#1a1a1a", Dark: "#dddddd"})