diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/views/WorkflowsView.test.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/views/WorkflowsView.test.ts
index 8d55ef8764a..c0f4bac9df8 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/views/WorkflowsView.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/views/WorkflowsView.test.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,16 @@ describe('WorkflowsView', () => {
 				expect(getByText('There are currently no workflows to view')).toBeInTheDocument();
 			});
 
+			it('does not repeat generic prompt in fallback empty state', async () => {
+				const projectsStore = mockedStore(useProjectsStore);
+				projectsStore.currentProject = { scopes: ['workflow:create'] } as Project;
+
+				const { getAllByText } = renderComponent({ pinia });
+				await waitAllPromises();
+
+				expect(getAllByText('What do you want to build?')).toHaveLength(1);
+			});
+
 			it('for user with create scope', async () => {
 				const projectsStore = mockedStore(useProjectsStore);
 				projectsStore.currentProject = { scopes: ['workflow:create'] } as Project;
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/workflows/composables/useWorkflowsEmptyState.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/workflows/composables/useWorkflowsEmptyState.ts
index 5d8e5070f55..d9d2975da60 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/workflows/composables/useWorkflowsEmptyState.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/workflows/composables/useWorkflowsEmptyState.ts
@@ -96,9 +96,11 @@ export function useWorkflowsEmptyState() {
 			return i18n.baseText('workflows.empty.description.readOnlyEnv');
 		} else if (!projectPermissions.value.workflow.create) {
 			return i18n.baseText('workflows.empty.description.noPermission');
-		} else {
+		} else if (showRecommendedTemplatesInline.value) {
 			return i18n.baseText('workflows.empty.description');
 		}
+
+		return '';
 	});
 
 	return {