diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/history/FileHistoryPanelImpl.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/history/FileHistoryPanelImpl.java
index dd8c403d9d6e..bdf630fc1075 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/history/FileHistoryPanelImpl.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/history/FileHistoryPanelImpl.java
@@ -578,9 +578,12 @@ public class FileHistoryPanelImpl extends PanelWithActionsAndCloseButton {
     if ((virtualFile == null || !virtualFile.isValid()) && !myFilePath.getIOFile().exists()) {
       setEmptyText("File " + myFilePath.getName() + " not found");
     }
-    else {
+    else if (myInRefresh) {
       setEmptyText(CommonBundle.getLoadingTreeNodeText());
     }
+    else {
+      setEmptyText(StatusText.DEFAULT_EMPTY_TEXT);
+    }
   }
 
   private void setEmptyText(@NotNull String emptyText) {