diff --git a/library/Icingadb/Widget/Detail/ObjectDetail.php b/library/Icingadb/Widget/Detail/ObjectDetail.php
index 31d3e7544..4b37225e5 100644
--- a/library/Icingadb/Widget/Detail/ObjectDetail.php
+++ b/library/Icingadb/Widget/Detail/ObjectDetail.php
@@ -702,7 +702,10 @@ protected function createAffectedObjects(): ?array
 
         return [
             HtmlElement::create('h2', null, Text::create(t('Affected Objects'))),
-            new DependencyNodeList($affectedObjects)
+            (new DependencyNodeList($affectedObjects))
+                ->setEmptyStateMessage(
+                    t('You are not authorized to view the objects affected by this object.')
+                )
         ];
     }
 }