diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/reports.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/reports.css.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aab6be0c0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/reports.css.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.report__message {
+  margin-top: 2em;
+  border: 1px solid #cee1f4;
+  border-radius: .5em;
+  padding: .5em;
+  text-align: center;
+}
diff --git a/app/controllers/spree/admin/reports_controller_decorator.rb b/app/controllers/spree/admin/reports_controller_decorator.rb
index 2af21ddac3..657c6b6bb8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/spree/admin/reports_controller_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/spree/admin/reports_controller_decorator.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ require 'open_food_network/orders_and_fulfillments_report'
 Spree::Admin::ReportsController.class_eval do
   include Spree::ReportsHelper
 
+  helper_method :render_content?
+
   before_filter :cache_search_state
   # Fetches user's distributors, suppliers and order_cycles
   before_filter :load_data, only: [:customers, :products_and_inventory, :order_cycle_management, :packing]
diff --git a/app/views/spree/admin/reports/_table.html.haml b/app/views/spree/admin/reports/_table.html.haml
index d0c4af8a5d..7d0d9aaef7 100644
--- a/app/views/spree/admin/reports/_table.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/spree/admin/reports/_table.html.haml
@@ -1,21 +1,25 @@
 - column_partials ||= {}
-%br
-%br
-%table{id: id}
-  %thead
-    %tr
-      - @header.each do |heading|
-        %th= heading
-  %tbody
-    - @table.each do |row|
+- if render_content?
+  %br
+  %br
+  %table{id: id}
+    %thead
       %tr
-        - row.each_with_index do |cell_value, column_index|
-          %td
-            - partial = column_partials[column_index]
-            - if partial
-              = render partial, value: cell_value
-            - else
-              = cell_value
-    - if @table.empty?
-      %tr
-        %td{colspan: @header.count}= t(:none)
+        - @header.each do |heading|
+          %th= heading
+    %tbody
+      - @table.each do |row|
+        %tr
+          - row.each_with_index do |cell_value, column_index|
+            %td
+              - partial = column_partials[column_index]
+              - if partial
+                = render partial, value: cell_value
+              - else
+                = cell_value
+      - if @table.empty?
+        %tr
+          %td{colspan: @header.count}= t(:none)
+- else
+  %p.report__message
+    = t(".select_and_search")
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 2a38a62e36..707579765a 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -2598,6 +2598,8 @@ See the %{link} to find out more about %{sitename}'s features and to start using
         display_as:
           display_as: Display As
       reports:
+        table:
+          select_and_search: "Select filters and click on SEARCH to access your data."
         bulk_coop:
           bulk_coop_supplier_report: 'Bulk Co-op - Totals by Supplier'
           bulk_coop_allocation: 'Bulk Co-op - Allocation'
diff --git a/spec/features/admin/reports_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin/reports_spec.rb
index 31be0bd499..3435d487e6 100644
--- a/spec/features/admin/reports_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/admin/reports_spec.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ feature %q{
     scenario "customers report" do
       click_link "Mailing List"
       expect(page).to have_select('report_type', selected: 'Mailing List')
+      expect(page).to have_content "click on SEARCH"
+      click_button "Search"
 
       rows = find("table#listing_customers").all("thead tr")
       table = rows.map { |r| r.all("th").map { |c| c.text.strip } }
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ feature %q{
       click_link "Addresses"
       expect(page).to have_select('report_type', selected: 'Addresses')
 
+      click_button "Search"
       rows = find("table#listing_customers").all("thead tr")
       table = rows.map { |r| r.all("th").map { |c| c.text.strip } }
       expect(table.sort).to eq([
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ feature %q{
 
     scenario "payment method report" do
       click_link "Payment Methods Report"
+      click_button "Search"
       rows = find("table#listing_ocm_orders").all("thead tr")
       table = rows.map { |r| r.all("th").map { |c| c.text.strip } }
       expect(table.sort).to eq([
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ feature %q{
 
     scenario "delivery report" do
       click_link "Delivery Report"
+      click_button "Search"
       rows = find("table#listing_ocm_orders").all("thead tr")
       table = rows.map { |r| r.all("th").map { |c| c.text.strip } }
       expect(table.sort).to eq([
@@ -148,6 +153,7 @@ feature %q{
     login_to_admin_section
     click_link 'Reports'
     click_link 'Orders And Distributors'
+    click_button 'Search'
 
     expect(page).to have_content 'Order date'
   end
@@ -156,6 +162,7 @@ feature %q{
     login_to_admin_section
     click_link 'Reports'
     click_link 'Bulk Co-Op'
+    click_button 'Search'
 
     expect(page).to have_content 'Supplier'
   end
@@ -164,6 +171,7 @@ feature %q{
     login_to_admin_section
     click_link 'Reports'
     click_link 'Payment Reports'
+    click_button 'Search'
 
     expect(page).to have_content 'Payment State'
   end