diff --git a/icekit_events/plugins/event_content_listing/migrations/0003_eventcontentlistingitem_no_items_message.py b/icekit_events/plugins/event_content_listing/migrations/0003_eventcontentlistingitem_no_items_message.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e38ddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icekit_events/plugins/event_content_listing/migrations/0003_eventcontentlistingitem_no_items_message.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('ik_event_listing', '0002_auto_20170222_1136'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='eventcontentlistingitem',
+            name='no_items_message',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, help_text=b'Message to show if there are not items in listing.', null=True, max_length=255),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/icekit_events/plugins/event_content_listing/templates/icekit_events/plugins/event_content_listing/default.html b/icekit_events/plugins/event_content_listing/templates/icekit_events/plugins/event_content_listing/default.html
index 055e5cb..533ae30 100644
--- a/icekit_events/plugins/event_content_listing/templates/icekit_events/plugins/event_content_listing/default.html
+++ b/icekit_events/plugins/event_content_listing/templates/icekit_events/plugins/event_content_listing/default.html
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 	{% for event in instance.get_items %}
 		{% include "icekit_events/plugins/event_content_listing/_event.html" %}
 	{% empty %}
-			<li>There are no items to show on this page</li>
-		{{ instance.get_default_embed }}
+		<li>{{ instance.no_items_message|default:"There are no items to show" }}</li>
 	{% endfor %}
 </div>