diff --git a/locales/rn/en.json b/locales/rn/en.json
index 7f79fe4d..1a7c8f68 100644
--- a/locales/rn/en.json
+++ b/locales/rn/en.json
@@ -1282,6 +1282,7 @@
       "in_outbox_short": "{count} waiting",
       "inbox": "Inbox",
       "more_unread": "+{count} more unread",
+      "no_folders": "No folders to show",
       "no_starred": "No starred mail",
       "no_starred_body": "Star a message to keep it here.",
       "no_subject": "(no subject)",
diff --git a/src/widgets/layouts/mail.tsx b/src/widgets/layouts/mail.tsx
index 23e28832..ab70929b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/layouts/mail.tsx
+++ b/src/widgets/layouts/mail.tsx
@@ -250,6 +250,13 @@ export const FolderCountsLayout: Layout = ({ s, p, f, height }) => {
     const count = role === 'drafts' ? folder.total : folder.unread;
     rows.push({ role, name: folder.name, count, strong: role !== 'drafts' && folder.unread > 0 });
   }
+  if (rows.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <Surface p={p}>
+        <Placeholder p={p} iconName="inbox" title={f.t('widgets.mail.no_folders', 'No folders to show')} click={open(links.inbox())} />
+      </Surface>
+    );
+  }
   const fit = Math.max(1, Math.floor((height - 40) / 31));
   const colors: Record<FolderCount['role'], string> = {
     inbox: p.folder.inbox,
diff --git a/src/widgets/parts.tsx b/src/widgets/parts.tsx
index dfe61696..ed2edc84 100644
--- a/src/widgets/parts.tsx
+++ b/src/widgets/parts.tsx
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ export function TaskRow({
   now: number;
   last?: boolean;
 }) {
-  const kind = dueKind(task, now);
+  // A finished task is not overdue: it shows its date.
+  const due = dueKind(task, now);
+  const kind = task.done && due === 'overdue' ? 'later' : due;
   const dueColor = task.done
     ? p.muted
     : kind === 'overdue'