diff --git a/wp-admin/css/common.css b/wp-admin/css/common.css
index c084b20..46c17cc 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/common.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/common.css
@@ -1805,6 +1805,22 @@ html.wp-toolbar {
 .metabox-holder .postbox-container .empty-container {
 	border: 3px dashed #b4b9be;
 	height: 250px;
+	position: relative;
+}
+
+.metabox-holder .postbox-container .empty-container:after {
+	content: "Drag panels here";
+	margin: auto;
+	position: absolute;
+	top: 0;
+	left: 0;
+	bottom: 0;
+	right: 0;
+	height: 1em;
+	width: 200px;
+	text-align: center;
+	color: #ccc;
+	font-size:18px;
 }
 
 .metabox-holder.columns-1 .postbox-container .empty-container,
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/dashboard-rtl.css b/wp-admin/css/dashboard-rtl.css
index 4cb1fcf..f9d95aa 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/dashboard-rtl.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/dashboard-rtl.css
@@ -1013,6 +1013,11 @@ a.rsswidget {
 		min-height: 0;
 	}
 
+	#dashboard-widgets #postbox-container-3 .empty-container:after,
+	#dashboard-widgets #postbox-container-4 .empty-container:after {
+		display: none;
+	}
+
 	#wpbody #wpbody-content #dashboard-widgets.columns-1 .postbox-container {
 		width: 100%;
 	}
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css b/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
index 6f4f53b..57a161d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
@@ -1013,6 +1013,11 @@ a.rsswidget {
 		min-height: 0;
 	}
 
+	#dashboard-widgets #postbox-container-3 .empty-container:after,
+	#dashboard-widgets #postbox-container-4 .empty-container:after {
+		display: none;
+	}
+
 	#wpbody #wpbody-content #dashboard-widgets.columns-1 .postbox-container {
 		width: 100%;
 	}
@@ -1055,6 +1060,10 @@ a.rsswidget {
 		height: 0;
 		min-height: 0;
 	}
+
+	#dashboard-widgets #postbox-container-4 .empty-container:after {
+		display: none;
+	}
 }
 
 @media screen and (max-width: 870px) {