diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/entity-action/common/sort-children-of/modal/sort-children-of-modal.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/entity-action/common/sort-children-of/modal/sort-children-of-modal.element.ts
index fc40d387ca..3e19535cfd 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/entity-action/common/sort-children-of/modal/sort-children-of-modal.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/entity-action/common/sort-children-of/modal/sort-children-of-modal.element.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ export class UmbSortChildrenOfModalElement extends UmbModalBaseElement<
 	}
 
 	#renderChildren() {
+		if (this._children.length === 0) return html`<uui-label>There are no children</uui-label>`;
+
 		return html`
 			<uui-ref-list>
 				${repeat(