diff --git a/plane-src/apps/web/ce/components/projects/external-contours/empty-state.tsx b/plane-src/apps/web/ce/components/projects/external-contours/empty-state.tsx
index a005200..69a4d33 100644
--- a/plane-src/apps/web/ce/components/projects/external-contours/empty-state.tsx
+++ b/plane-src/apps/web/ce/components/projects/external-contours/empty-state.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the LICENSE file for details.
  */
 
-import { Inbox } from "lucide-react";
+import { ViewVerticalStackIllustration, WorkItemVerticalStackIllustration } from "@plane/propel/empty-state";
 import { cn } from "@plane/utils";
 
 type Props = {
@@ -15,15 +15,25 @@ type Props = {
 
 export const ExternalContoursEmptyState = (props: Props) => {
   const { title, description, compact = false } = props;
+  const Illustration = compact ? WorkItemVerticalStackIllustration : ViewVerticalStackIllustration;
 
   return (
-    <div className={cn("nodedc-external-empty-state", compact ? "max-w-md" : "max-w-sm")}>
-      <div className={cn("nodedc-external-empty-media", compact ? "size-22" : "size-24")}>
-        <Inbox className={cn("block shrink-0", compact ? "size-9" : "size-10")} strokeWidth={1.6} />
+    <div
+      className={cn(
+        "nodedc-external-empty-state",
+        compact ? "max-w-[24rem]" : "max-w-sm"
+      )}
+    >
+      <div className={cn("nodedc-external-empty-media", compact ? "h-[7rem] w-[7rem]" : "h-[6rem] w-[6rem]")}>
+        <Illustration className={cn("block shrink-0", compact ? "h-[6.4rem] w-auto" : "h-[5.5rem] w-auto")} />
       </div>
-      <div className="space-y-2">
-        <h3 className={cn("font-semibold text-primary", compact ? "text-16" : "text-18")}>{title}</h3>
-        {description && <p className="mx-auto max-w-sm text-13 leading-6 text-secondary">{description}</p>}
+      <div className={cn("space-y-2", compact ? "max-w-[24rem]" : "max-w-sm")}>
+        <h3 className={cn("font-semibold text-primary", compact ? "text-18" : "text-18")}>{title}</h3>
+        {description && (
+          <p className={cn("mx-auto text-13 leading-6 text-secondary", compact ? "max-w-[24rem]" : "max-w-sm")}>
+            {description}
+          </p>
+        )}
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/plane-src/apps/web/ce/components/projects/external-contours/root.tsx b/plane-src/apps/web/ce/components/projects/external-contours/root.tsx
index af4badf..625ba89 100644
--- a/plane-src/apps/web/ce/components/projects/external-contours/root.tsx
+++ b/plane-src/apps/web/ce/components/projects/external-contours/root.tsx
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ export const ExternalContoursRoot = observer(function ExternalContoursRoot(props
             inboxIssueId={inboxIssueId.toString()}
           />
         ) : (
-          <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center px-8">
-            <div className="nodedc-external-section max-w-xl px-8 py-10">
+          <div className="flex h-full w-full flex-col overflow-hidden px-8">
+            <div className="hidden h-20 shrink-0 lg:block" />
+            <div className="flex min-h-0 flex-1 items-center justify-center">
               <ExternalContoursEmptyState
                 compact
                 title={t("external_contours_page.empty_state.detail_title")}