diff --git a/backend/src/services/SecretImportService.ts b/backend/src/services/SecretImportService.ts
index ec9f9f5c4..56c600610 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/SecretImportService.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/SecretImportService.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ export const getAllImportedSecrets = async (
           folderId: secPathFolder.id,
           secretPath: el.secretPath
         });
+    } else {
+      if (el.secretPath === "/") {
+        // this happens when importing with a fresh env without any folders
+        importedSecByFid.push({ environment: el.environment, folderId: "root", secretPath: "/" });
+      }
     }
   });
   if (importedSecByFid.length === 0) return [];
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/DashboardPage/DashboardPage.tsx b/frontend/src/views/DashboardPage/DashboardPage.tsx
index fbbb66053..262fb2a92 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/DashboardPage/DashboardPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/DashboardPage/DashboardPage.tsx
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ export const DashboardPage = ({ envFromTop }: { envFromTop: string }) => {
   const isSnapshotSecretEmtpy =
     isRollbackMode && !isSnapshotSecretsLoading && !snapshotSecret?.secrets?.length;
   const isSecretEmpty = (!isRollbackMode && isDashboardSecretEmpty) || isSnapshotSecretEmtpy;
-  const isSecretImportEmpty = !importedSecrets?.length;
+  const isSecretImportEmpty = !secretImportCfg?.imports?.length;
   const isEmptyPage = isFoldersEmpty && isSecretEmpty && isSecretImportEmpty;
 
   if (isSecretsLoading || isEnvListLoading) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/DashboardPage/components/SecretImportSection/SecretImportItem.tsx b/frontend/src/views/DashboardPage/components/SecretImportSection/SecretImportItem.tsx
index 6e424fc1a..162bdcd55 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/DashboardPage/components/SecretImportSection/SecretImportItem.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/DashboardPage/components/SecretImportSection/SecretImportItem.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 import { useEffect } from "react";
 import { useSortable } from "@dnd-kit/sortable";
-import { faFileImport, faFolder, faUpDown, faXmark } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import {
+  faFileImport,
+  faFolder,
+  faKey,
+  faUpDown,
+  faXmark
+} from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 
-import { IconButton, TableContainer, Tooltip } from "@app/components/v2";
+import { EmptyState, IconButton, TableContainer, Tooltip } from "@app/components/v2";
 import { useWorkspace } from "@app/context";
 import { useToggle } from "@app/hooks/useToggle";
 
@@ -119,6 +125,13 @@ export const SecretImportItem = ({
                     </tr>
                   </thead>
                   <tbody>
+                    {importedSecrets?.length === 0 && (
+                      <tr>
+                        <td colSpan={3}>
+                          <EmptyState title="No secrets found" icon={faKey} />
+                        </td>
+                      </tr>
+                    )}
                     {importedSecrets.map(({ key, value, overriden }, index) => (
                       <tr key={`${importedEnv}-${importedSecPath}-${key}-${index + 1}`}>
                         <td className="h-10" style={{ padding: "0.25rem 1rem" }}>