diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/Dashboard/Default/index.tsx b/packages/next/src/views/Dashboard/Default/index.tsx
index e8111bdb121..c2118828b39 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/Dashboard/Default/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/Dashboard/Default/index.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function DefaultDashboard(props: DashboardViewServerProps) {
     payload: {
       config: {
         admin: {
-          components: { afterDashboard, beforeDashboard },
+          components: { afterDashboard, beforeDashboard, emptyDashboard },
         },
         routes: { admin: adminRoute },
       },
@@ -75,7 +75,23 @@ export function DefaultDashboard(props: DashboardViewServerProps) {
 
         <Fragment>
           {!navGroups || navGroups?.length === 0 ? (
-            <p>no nav groups....</p>
+            emptyDashboard ? (
+              RenderServerComponent({
+                Component: emptyDashboard,
+                importMap: payload.importMap,
+                serverProps: {
+                  i18n,
+                  locale,
+                  params,
+                  payload,
+                  permissions,
+                  searchParams,
+                  user,
+                } satisfies ServerProps,
+              })
+            ) : (
+              <p>no nav groups....</p>
+            )
           ) : (
             navGroups.map(({ entities, label }, groupIndex) => {
               return (
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/bin/generateImportMap/iterateConfig.ts b/packages/payload/src/bin/generateImportMap/iterateConfig.ts
index 9c945e21b57..e6e906165dc 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/bin/generateImportMap/iterateConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/bin/generateImportMap/iterateConfig.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ export function iterateConfig({
   addToImportMap(config.admin?.components?.beforeLogin)
   addToImportMap(config.admin?.components?.beforeNavLinks)
 
+  addToImportMap(config.admin?.components?.emptyDashboard)
+
   addToImportMap(config.admin?.components?.providers)
 
   if (config.admin?.components?.views) {
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/config/types.ts b/packages/payload/src/config/types.ts
index a76832e8038..65fb8f5d916 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/config/types.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/config/types.ts
@@ -805,6 +805,10 @@ export type Config = {
        * Add custom components before the navigation links
        */
       beforeNavLinks?: CustomComponent[]
+      /**
+       * Add custom components when dashboard has any nav groups to show
+       */
+      emptyDashboard?: CustomComponent[]
       /** Replace graphical components */
       graphics?: {
         /** Replace the icon in the navigation */
diff --git a/test/empty-dashboard/components/EmptyDashboard/index.tsx b/test/empty-dashboard/components/EmptyDashboard/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..323572c701f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/empty-dashboard/components/EmptyDashboard/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import type { PayloadServerReactComponent, SanitizedConfig } from 'payload'
+
+import React from 'react'
+
+const baseClass = 'empty-dashboard'
+
+export const EmptyDashboard: PayloadServerReactComponent<
+  SanitizedConfig['admin']['components']['emptyDashboard'][0]
+> = () => {
+  return (
+    <div className={baseClass}>
+      <h4>Empty Dashboard</h4>
+      <p>This is a custom empty dashboard component.</p>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/test/empty-dashboard/config.ts b/test/empty-dashboard/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a2a8834e0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/empty-dashboard/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
+import path from 'path'
+
+import { buildConfigWithDefaults } from '../buildConfigWithDefaults.js'
+import { devUser } from '../credentials.js'
+
+const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+const dirname = path.dirname(filename)
+
+export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
+  admin: {
+    importMap: {
+      baseDir: path.resolve(dirname),
+    },
+    components: {
+      emptyDashboard: ['/components/EmptyDashboard/index.js#EmptyDashboard'],
+    },
+    autoLogin: {
+      email: devUser.email,
+      password: devUser.password,
+    },
+  },
+  collections: [
+    {
+      slug: 'users',
+      auth: true,
+      fields: [],
+      admin: {
+        group: false,
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+  onInit: async (payload) => {
+    await payload.create({
+      collection: 'users',
+      data: {
+        email: devUser.email,
+        password: devUser.password,
+      },
+    })
+  },
+  typescript: {
+    outputFile: path.resolve(dirname, 'payload-types.ts'),
+  },
+})
diff --git a/test/empty-dashboard/e2e.spec.ts b/test/empty-dashboard/e2e.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0b1410df6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/empty-dashboard/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import type { Page } from '@playwright/test'
+
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test'
+import path from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+
+import { ensureCompilationIsDone, initPageConsoleErrorCatch } from '../helpers.js'
+import { initPayloadE2ENoConfig } from '../helpers/initPayloadE2ENoConfig.js'
+import { TEST_TIMEOUT_LONG } from '../playwright.config.js'
+
+const { beforeAll, describe } = test
+const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+const dirname = path.dirname(filename)
+
+describe('Empty Dashboard', () => {
+  let serverURL: string
+  let page: Page
+
+  beforeAll(async ({ browser }, testInfo) => {
+    testInfo.setTimeout(TEST_TIMEOUT_LONG)
+
+    // Initialize Payload
+    ;({ serverURL } = await initPayloadE2ENoConfig({ dirname }))
+
+    // Set up browser context
+    const context = await browser.newContext()
+    page = await context.newPage()
+    initPageConsoleErrorCatch(page)
+
+    // Wait for compilation to complete
+    await ensureCompilationIsDone({ page, serverURL })
+  })
+
+  test('should display empty dashboard component', async () => {
+    // Navigate to admin dashboard
+    await page.goto(`${serverURL}/admin`)
+
+    // Wait for the empty dashboard to be visible
+    const emptyDashboard = page.locator('.empty-dashboard')
+    await expect(emptyDashboard).toBeVisible()
+
+    // Verify the content
+    const title = emptyDashboard.locator('h4')
+    await expect(title).toHaveText('Empty Dashboard')
+
+    const description = emptyDashboard.locator('p')
+    await expect(description).toContainText('This is a custom empty dashboard component.')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/empty-dashboard/payload-types.ts b/test/empty-dashboard/payload-types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..91197ba3cee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/empty-dashboard/payload-types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+/* tslint:disable */
+/* eslint-disable */
+/**
+ * This file was automatically generated by Payload.
+ * DO NOT MODIFY IT BY HAND. Instead, modify your source Payload config,
+ * and re-run `payload generate:types` to regenerate this file.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Supported timezones in IANA format.
+ *
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "supportedTimezones".
+ */
+export type SupportedTimezones =
+  | 'Pacific/Midway'
+  | 'Pacific/Niue'
+  | 'Pacific/Honolulu'
+  | 'Pacific/Rarotonga'
+  | 'America/Anchorage'
+  | 'Pacific/Gambier'
+  | 'America/Los_Angeles'
+  | 'America/Tijuana'
+  | 'America/Denver'
+  | 'America/Phoenix'
+  | 'America/Chicago'
+  | 'America/Guatemala'
+  | 'America/New_York'
+  | 'America/Bogota'
+  | 'America/Caracas'
+  | 'America/Santiago'
+  | 'America/Buenos_Aires'
+  | 'America/Sao_Paulo'
+  | 'Atlantic/South_Georgia'
+  | 'Atlantic/Azores'
+  | 'Atlantic/Cape_Verde'
+  | 'Europe/London'
+  | 'Europe/Berlin'
+  | 'Africa/Lagos'
+  | 'Europe/Athens'
+  | 'Africa/Cairo'
+  | 'Europe/Moscow'
+  | 'Asia/Riyadh'
+  | 'Asia/Dubai'
+  | 'Asia/Baku'
+  | 'Asia/Karachi'
+  | 'Asia/Tashkent'
+  | 'Asia/Calcutta'
+  | 'Asia/Dhaka'
+  | 'Asia/Almaty'
+  | 'Asia/Jakarta'
+  | 'Asia/Bangkok'
+  | 'Asia/Shanghai'
+  | 'Asia/Singapore'
+  | 'Asia/Tokyo'
+  | 'Asia/Seoul'
+  | 'Australia/Brisbane'
+  | 'Australia/Sydney'
+  | 'Pacific/Guam'
+  | 'Pacific/Noumea'
+  | 'Pacific/Auckland'
+  | 'Pacific/Fiji';
+
+export interface Config {
+  auth: {
+    users: UserAuthOperations;
+  };
+  blocks: {};
+  collections: {
+    users: User;
+    'payload-locked-documents': PayloadLockedDocument;
+    'payload-preferences': PayloadPreference;
+    'payload-migrations': PayloadMigration;
+  };
+  collectionsJoins: {};
+  collectionsSelect: {
+    users: UsersSelect<false> | UsersSelect<true>;
+    'payload-locked-documents': PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<false> | PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<true>;
+    'payload-preferences': PayloadPreferencesSelect<false> | PayloadPreferencesSelect<true>;
+    'payload-migrations': PayloadMigrationsSelect<false> | PayloadMigrationsSelect<true>;
+  };
+  db: {
+    defaultIDType: string;
+  };
+  globals: {};
+  globalsSelect: {};
+  locale: null;
+  user: User & {
+    collection: 'users';
+  };
+  jobs: {
+    tasks: unknown;
+    workflows: unknown;
+  };
+}
+export interface UserAuthOperations {
+  forgotPassword: {
+    email: string;
+    password: string;
+  };
+  login: {
+    email: string;
+    password: string;
+  };
+  registerFirstUser: {
+    email: string;
+    password: string;
+  };
+  unlock: {
+    email: string;
+    password: string;
+  };
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "users".
+ */
+export interface User {
+  id: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  email: string;
+  resetPasswordToken?: string | null;
+  resetPasswordExpiration?: string | null;
+  salt?: string | null;
+  hash?: string | null;
+  loginAttempts?: number | null;
+  lockUntil?: string | null;
+  sessions?:
+    | {
+        id: string;
+        createdAt?: string | null;
+        expiresAt: string;
+      }[]
+    | null;
+  password?: string | null;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-locked-documents".
+ */
+export interface PayloadLockedDocument {
+  id: string;
+  document?: {
+    relationTo: 'users';
+    value: string | User;
+  } | null;
+  globalSlug?: string | null;
+  user: {
+    relationTo: 'users';
+    value: string | User;
+  };
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-preferences".
+ */
+export interface PayloadPreference {
+  id: string;
+  user: {
+    relationTo: 'users';
+    value: string | User;
+  };
+  key?: string | null;
+  value?:
+    | {
+        [k: string]: unknown;
+      }
+    | unknown[]
+    | string
+    | number
+    | boolean
+    | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-migrations".
+ */
+export interface PayloadMigration {
+  id: string;
+  name?: string | null;
+  batch?: number | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "users_select".
+ */
+export interface UsersSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+  email?: T;
+  resetPasswordToken?: T;
+  resetPasswordExpiration?: T;
+  salt?: T;
+  hash?: T;
+  loginAttempts?: T;
+  lockUntil?: T;
+  sessions?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        id?: T;
+        createdAt?: T;
+        expiresAt?: T;
+      };
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-locked-documents_select".
+ */
+export interface PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  document?: T;
+  globalSlug?: T;
+  user?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-preferences_select".
+ */
+export interface PayloadPreferencesSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  user?: T;
+  key?: T;
+  value?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-migrations_select".
+ */
+export interface PayloadMigrationsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  name?: T;
+  batch?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "auth".
+ */
+export interface Auth {
+  [k: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+
+declare module 'payload' {
+  // @ts-ignore 
+  export interface GeneratedTypes extends Config {}
+}
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