diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/InstanceFilterEditor.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/InstanceFilterEditor.java
index eb440316f527..e0e44b922606 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/InstanceFilterEditor.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/InstanceFilterEditor.java
@@ -1,18 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2000-2017 JetBrains s.r.o.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
+// Copyright 2000-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 package com.intellij.debugger.ui;
 
 import com.intellij.debugger.DebuggerBundle;
@@ -30,6 +16,7 @@ import javax.swing.*;
 public class InstanceFilterEditor extends ClassFilterEditor {
   public InstanceFilterEditor(Project project) {
     super(project);
+    getEmptyText().setText(DebuggerBundle.message("add.instance.filter.dialog.empty.text"));
   }
 
   protected void addClassFilter() {
diff --git a/resources-en/src/messages/DebuggerBundle.properties b/resources-en/src/messages/DebuggerBundle.properties
index f8350619c332..9bcba031a2e1 100644
--- a/resources-en/src/messages/DebuggerBundle.properties
+++ b/resources-en/src/messages/DebuggerBundle.properties
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ status.hotswap.uptodate=Loaded classes are up to date. Nothing to reload.
 add.instance.filter.dialog.title=Add Instance Filter
 add.instance.filter.dialog.prompt=Enter instance ID:
 add.instance.filter.dialog.error.numeric.value.expected=Instance ID should be a numeric value of type 'long'
+add.instance.filter.dialog.empty.text=No instance filters configured
 position.highlighter.stripe.tooltip=Execution line
 hotswap.dialog.title.with.session=Reload Changed Classes for {0}
 hotswap.dialog.title=Reload Changed Classes