diff --git a/resources/celerity/map.php b/resources/celerity/map.php
index b31e0d637b..ca33f2d429 100644
--- a/resources/celerity/map.php
+++ b/resources/celerity/map.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 return array(
   'names' => array(
-    'conpherence.pkg.css' => '1e8e5a40',
+    'conpherence.pkg.css' => '80a3fcb3',
     'conpherence.pkg.js' => '89b4837e',
     'core.pkg.css' => '476e9330',
     'core.pkg.js' => '1d376fa9',
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ return array(
     'rsrc/css/application/config/unhandled-exception.css' => '4c96257a',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/durable-column.css' => '194ac487',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/header-pane.css' => '517de9fe',
-    'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/menu.css' => '8344d122',
-    'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/message-pane.css' => 'c075e8fe',
+    'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/menu.css' => '78c7b811',
+    'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/message-pane.css' => '8d13ac4d',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/notification.css' => '6cdcc253',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/participant-pane.css' => '7bba0b56',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/transaction.css' => '46253e19',
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ return array(
     'config-page-css' => '8798e14f',
     'conpherence-durable-column-view' => '194ac487',
     'conpherence-header-pane-css' => '517de9fe',
-    'conpherence-menu-css' => '8344d122',
-    'conpherence-message-pane-css' => 'c075e8fe',
+    'conpherence-menu-css' => '78c7b811',
+    'conpherence-message-pane-css' => '8d13ac4d',
     'conpherence-notification-css' => '6cdcc253',
     'conpherence-participant-pane-css' => '7bba0b56',
     'conpherence-thread-manager' => '01774ab2',
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceViewController.php b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceViewController.php
index 7478ef08bc..e13d020626 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceViewController.php
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ final class ConpherenceViewController extends
       $button_text = pht('Send');
     } else if ($user->isLoggedIn()) {
       $action = ConpherenceUpdateActions::JOIN_ROOM;
-      $button_text = pht('Join');
+      $button_text = pht('Join Room');
     } else {
       // user not logged in so give them a login button.
       $login_href = id(new PhutilURI('/auth/start/'))
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceLayoutView.php b/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceLayoutView.php
index 635280e35a..2b6ed5e0d2 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceLayoutView.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceLayoutView.php
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ final class ConpherenceLayoutView extends AphrontView {
     $selected_thread_id = null;
     $selected_thread_phid = null;
     $can_edit_selected = null;
+    $nux = null;
     if ($this->thread) {
       $selected_id = $this->thread->getPHID().'-nav-item';
       $selected_thread_id = $this->thread->getID();
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ final class ConpherenceLayoutView extends AphrontView {
         $this->getUser(),
         $this->thread,
         PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT);
+    } else {
+      $nux = $this->buildNUXView();
     }
     $this->initBehavior('conpherence-menu',
       array(
@@ -146,29 +149,7 @@ final class ConpherenceLayoutView extends AphrontView {
                 'sigil' => 'conpherence-no-threads',
                 'style' => 'display: none;',
               ),
-              array(
-                phutil_tag(
-                  'div',
-                  array(
-                    'class' => 'text',
-                  ),
-                  pht('You are not in any rooms yet.')),
-                javelin_tag(
-                  'a',
-                  array(
-                    'href' => '/conpherence/search/',
-                    'class' => 'button grey mlr',
-                  ),
-                  pht('Join a Room')),
-                javelin_tag(
-                  'a',
-                  array(
-                    'href' => '/conpherence/new/',
-                    'class' => 'button grey',
-                    'sigil' => 'workflow',
-                  ),
-                  pht('Create a Room')),
-            )),
+              $nux),
             javelin_tag(
               'div',
               array(
@@ -224,4 +205,55 @@ final class ConpherenceLayoutView extends AphrontView {
       ));
   }
 
+  private function buildNUXView() {
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+
+    $engine = new ConpherenceThreadSearchEngine();
+    $engine->setViewer($viewer);
+    $saved = $engine->buildSavedQueryFromBuiltin('all');
+    $query = $engine->buildQueryFromSavedQuery($saved);
+    $pager = $engine->newPagerForSavedQuery($saved);
+    $pager->setPageSize(10);
+    $results = $engine->executeQuery($query, $pager);
+    $view = $engine->renderResults($results, $saved);
+
+    $create_button = id(new PHUIButtonView())
+      ->setTag('a')
+      ->setText(pht('New Room'))
+      ->setHref('/conpherence/new/')
+      ->setWorkflow(true)
+      ->setColor(PHUIButtonView::GREEN);
+
+    if ($results) {
+      $create_button->setIcon('fa-comments');
+
+      $header = id(new PHUIHeaderView())
+        ->setHeader(pht('Joinable Rooms'))
+        ->addActionLink($create_button);
+
+      $box = id(new PHUIObjectBoxView())
+        ->setHeader($header)
+        ->setObjectList($view->getObjectList());
+      if ($viewer->isLoggedIn()) {
+        $info = id(new PHUIInfoView())
+          ->appendChild(pht('You have not joined any rooms yet.'))
+          ->setSeverity(PHUIInfoView::SEVERITY_NOTICE);
+        $box->setInfoView($info);
+      }
+
+      return $box;
+    } else {
+
+      $view = id(new PHUIBigInfoView())
+        ->setIcon('fa-comments')
+        ->setTitle(pht('Welcome to Conpherence'))
+        ->setDescription(
+          pht('Conpherence lets you create public or private rooms to '.
+            'communicate with others.'))
+        ->addAction($create_button);
+
+        return $view;
+    }
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/menu.css b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/menu.css
index 44a91849d7..aa5798bfff 100644
--- a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/menu.css
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/menu.css
@@ -11,27 +11,6 @@
   background: #fff;
 }
 
-.conpherence-layout .conpherence-no-threads {
-  text-align: center;
-  position: fixed;
-  left: 240px;
-  right: 240px;
-  top: 76px;
-  bottom: 0px;
-  min-width: 300px;
-  width: auto;
-}
-
-.device .conpherence-layout .conpherence-no-threads {
-  left: 0;
-  right: 0;
-  width: 100%;
-}
-
-.conpherence-layout .conpherence-no-threads .text {
-  margin: 0px 0px 16px 0px;
-}
-
 .conpherence-menu-pane {
   width: 100%;
   position: absolute;
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/message-pane.css b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/message-pane.css
index 954e4ef44b..7209ac7085 100644
--- a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/message-pane.css
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/message-pane.css
@@ -24,12 +24,20 @@
   width: 100%;
 }
 
-.conpherence-layout .conpherence-no-threads {
-  text-align: center;
+.conpherence-layout .conpherence-content-pane .conpherence-no-threads {
+  top: 44px;
+  right: 0;
+  background: #fff;
+  z-index: 26;
 }
 
-.conpherence-layout .conpherence-no-threads .text {
-  margin: 16px 0px 16px 0px;
+.conpherence-layout .phui-big-info-view {
+  margin: 16px;
+}
+
+.conpherence-layout .conpherence-no-threads .phui-box-border {
+  border: none;
+  margin: 0;
 }
 
 .conpherence-show-more-messages {