diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/NoScoresPlaceholder.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/NoScoresPlaceholder.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b34e54b301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/NoScoresPlaceholder.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Select.Leaderboards;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet.Scores
+{
+    public class NoScoresPlaceholder : Container
+    {
+        public readonly Bindable<BeatmapLeaderboardScope> Scope = new Bindable<BeatmapLeaderboardScope>();
+
+        private readonly SpriteText text;
+
+        public NoScoresPlaceholder()
+        {
+            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+            Child = text = new SpriteText
+            {
+                Font = OsuFont.GetFont(),
+            };
+        }
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+            Scope.BindValueChanged(scope => text.Text = getText(scope.NewValue), true);
+        }
+
+        private string getText(BeatmapLeaderboardScope scope)
+        {
+            switch (scope)
+            {
+                default:
+                case BeatmapLeaderboardScope.Global:
+                return @"No scores yet. Maybe should try setting some?";
+
+                case BeatmapLeaderboardScope.Friend:
+                return @"None of your friends has set a score on this map yet!";
+
+                case BeatmapLeaderboardScope.Country:
+                return @"No one from your country has set a score on this map yet!";
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/ScoresContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/ScoresContainer.cs
index bc5daa39a0..62ec9ca609 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/ScoresContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/ScoresContainer.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet.Scores
         private readonly LoadingAnimation loadingAnimation;
         private readonly FillFlowContainer modFilter;
         private readonly LeaderboardModSelector modSelector;
+        private readonly NoScoresPlaceholder noScoresPlaceholder;
 
         [Resolved]
         private IAPIProvider api { get; set; }
@@ -125,6 +126,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet.Scores
                                     Spacing = new Vector2(0, spacing),
                                     Children = new Drawable[]
                                     {
+                                        noScoresPlaceholder = new NoScoresPlaceholder
+                                        {
+                                            Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                                            Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                                            Alpha = 0,
+                                            Scope = { BindTarget = scope }
+                                        },
                                         topScoresContainer = new FillFlowContainer
                                         {
                                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
@@ -204,6 +212,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet.Scores
 
             Scores = null;
 
+            noScoresPlaceholder.Hide();
+
             updateModFilterVisibility();
 
             if (hasNoLeaderboard)
@@ -215,6 +225,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet.Scores
             {
                 loadingAnimation.Hide();
                 Scores = scores;
+
+                if (!scores.Scores.Any())
+                    noScoresPlaceholder.Show();
             };
             api.Queue(getScoresRequest);
         }