diff --git a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.ts b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.ts
index 24a149631..8aecc2fb2 100644
--- a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.ts
+++ b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.ts
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ export default {
       tryAgain: "Try again",
       loading: "Loading",
     },
+    here: "here",
     iconPicker: {
       label: "Icon URL",
       header: "Type name or objects to filter for icons... Homarr will search through {countIcons} icons for you.",
@@ -1157,6 +1158,14 @@ export default {
           },
         },
       },
+      integration: {
+        noData: "No integration found",
+        description: "Click {here} to create a new integration",
+      },
+      app: {
+        noData: "No app found",
+        description: "Click {here} to create a new app",
+      },
       error: {
         action: {
           logs: "Check logs for more details",
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/_inputs/widget-app-input.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/_inputs/widget-app-input.tsx
index 04a85d468..ee22b08da 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/_inputs/widget-app-input.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/_inputs/widget-app-input.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { memo, useMemo } from "react";
+import Link from "next/link";
 import type { SelectProps } from "@mantine/core";
-import { Group, Loader, Select } from "@mantine/core";
+import { Anchor, Group, Loader, Select, Text } from "@mantine/core";
 import { IconCheck } from "@tabler/icons-react";
 
 import type { RouterOutputs } from "@homarr/api";
 import { clientApi } from "@homarr/api/client";
+import { useI18n } from "@homarr/translation/client";
 
 import type { CommonWidgetInputProps } from "./common";
 import { useWidgetInputTranslation } from "./common";
 import { useFormContext } from "./form";
 
-export const WidgetAppInput = ({ property, kind, options }: CommonWidgetInputProps<"app">) => {
-  const t = useWidgetInputTranslation(kind, property);
+export const WidgetAppInput = ({ property, kind }: CommonWidgetInputProps<"app">) => {
+  const t = useI18n();
+  const tInput = useWidgetInputTranslation(kind, property);
   const form = useFormContext();
   const { data: apps, isPending } = clientApi.app.selectable.useQuery();
 
@@ -24,10 +27,11 @@ export const WidgetAppInput = ({ property, kind, options }: CommonWidgetInputPro
 
   return (
     <Select
-      label={t("label")}
+      label={tInput("label")}
       searchable
       limit={10}
       leftSection={<MemoizedLeftSection isPending={isPending} currentApp={currentApp} />}
+      nothingFoundMessage={t("widget.common.app.noData")}
       renderOption={renderSelectOption}
       data={
         apps?.map((app) => ({
@@ -36,7 +40,18 @@ export const WidgetAppInput = ({ property, kind, options }: CommonWidgetInputPro
           iconUrl: app.iconUrl,
         })) ?? []
       }
-      description={options.withDescription ? t("description") : undefined}
+      inputWrapperOrder={["label", "input", "description", "error"]}
+      description={
+        <Text size="xs">
+          {t("widget.common.app.description", {
+            here: (
+              <Anchor size="xs" component={Link} target="_blank" href="/manage/apps/new">
+                {t("common.here")}
+              </Anchor>
+            ),
+          })}
+        </Text>
+      }
       {...form.getInputProps(`options.${property}`)}
     />
   );
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/options.ts b/packages/widgets/src/options.ts
index abe108dfb..91d547c5c 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/options.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/options.ts
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ const optionsFactory = {
     values: [] as string[],
     validate: input?.validate,
   }),
-  app: (input?: Omit<CommonInput<string>, "defaultValue">) => ({
+  app: () => ({
     type: "app" as const,
     defaultValue: "",
-    withDescription: input?.withDescription ?? false,
+    withDescription: false,
   }),
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/widget-integration-select.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/widget-integration-select.tsx
index 39bef4d2d..3aa27fcd6 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/widget-integration-select.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/widget-integration-select.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 "use client";
 
 import type { FocusEventHandler } from "react";
+import Link from "next/link";
 import {
+  Anchor,
   Avatar,
   CheckIcon,
   CloseButton,
@@ -86,7 +88,23 @@ export const WidgetIntegrationSelect = ({
   return (
     <Combobox store={combobox} onOptionSubmit={handleValueSelect} withinPortal={false}>
       <Combobox.DropdownTarget>
-        <PillsInput pointer onClick={() => combobox.toggleDropdown()} {...props}>
+        <PillsInput
+          inputWrapperOrder={["label", "input", "description", "error"]}
+          description={
+            <Text size="xs">
+              {t("widget.common.integration.description", {
+                here: (
+                  <Anchor size="xs" component={Link} target="_blank" href="/manage/integrations">
+                    {t("common.here")}
+                  </Anchor>
+                ),
+              })}
+            </Text>
+          }
+          pointer
+          onClick={() => combobox.toggleDropdown()}
+          {...props}
+        >
           <Pill.Group>
             {values.length > 0 ? values : <Input.Placeholder>{t("common.multiSelect.placeholder")}</Input.Placeholder>}
 
@@ -108,7 +126,15 @@ export const WidgetIntegrationSelect = ({
       </Combobox.DropdownTarget>
 
       <Combobox.Dropdown>
-        <Combobox.Options>{options}</Combobox.Options>
+        <Combobox.Options>
+          {options.length >= 1 ? (
+            options
+          ) : (
+            <Text p={4} size="sm" ta="center" c="var(--mantine-color-dimmed)">
+              {t("widget.common.integration.noData")}
+            </Text>
+          )}
+        </Combobox.Options>
       </Combobox.Dropdown>
     </Combobox>
   );