diff --git a/apps/files_external/js/settings.js b/apps/files_external/js/settings.js
index cb9b7ad6822ac..12ad285c52b54 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/js/settings.js
+++ b/apps/files_external/js/settings.js
@@ -960,6 +960,7 @@ MountConfigListView.prototype = _.extend({
 					if (result.length === 0 && mainForm.attr('data-can-create') === 'false') {
 						mainForm.hide();
 						$('a[href="#external-storage"]').parent().hide();
+						$('#emptycontent').show();
 					}
 					onCompletion.resolve();
 				}
diff --git a/apps/files_external/templates/list.php b/apps/files_external/templates/list.php
index d006514bcde28..ed13ed837016f 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/templates/list.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/templates/list.php
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 
 <div id="emptycontent" class="hidden">
 	<div class="icon-external"></div>
-	<h2><?php p($l->t('No external storage configured')); ?></h2>
-	<p><a href="<?php p(link_to('', 'index.php/settings/personal#files_external' )); ?>"><?php p($l->t('You can add external storages in the personal settings')); ?></a></p>
+	<h2><?php p($l->t('No external storage configured or you don\'t have the permission to configure them')); ?></h2>
 </div>
 
 <input type="hidden" name="dir" value="" id="dir">
diff --git a/apps/files_external/templates/settings.php b/apps/files_external/templates/settings.php
index 237985bfd0f45..11b3451c32ee6 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/templates/settings.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/templates/settings.php
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ function writeParameterInput($parameter, $options, $classes = []) {
 	}
 ?>
 
+<div id="emptycontent" class="hidden">
+	<div class="icon-external"></div>
+	<h2><?php p($l->t('No external storage configured or you don\'t have the permission to configure them')); ?></h2>
+</div>
+
 <form data-can-create="<?php echo $canCreateMounts?'true':'false' ?>" id="files_external" class="section" data-encryption-enabled="<?php echo $_['encryptionEnabled']?'true': 'false'; ?>">
 	<h2 data-anchor-name="external-storage"><?php p($l->t('External storages')); ?></h2>
 	<?php if (isset($_['dependencies']) and ($_['dependencies'] !== '') and $canCreateMounts) print_unescaped(''.$_['dependencies'].''); ?>