diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaDetailFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaDetailFragment.kt
index 4c993fb80..d714b094a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaDetailFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaDetailFragment.kt
@@ -650,10 +650,8 @@ class MediaDetailFragment : CommonsDaggerSupportFragment(), CategoryEditHelper.C
     }
 
     private fun onDepictionsLoaded(idAndCaptions: List<IdAndCaptions>) {
-        binding.depictsLayout.visibility =
-            if (idAndCaptions.isEmpty()) View.GONE else View.VISIBLE
-        binding.depictionsEditButton.visibility =
-            if (idAndCaptions.isEmpty()) View.GONE else View.VISIBLE
+        binding.depictsLayout.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+        binding.depictionsEditButton.visibility = View.VISIBLE
         buildDepictionList(idAndCaptions)
     }
 
@@ -863,8 +861,22 @@ class MediaDetailFragment : CommonsDaggerSupportFragment(), CategoryEditHelper.C
      */
     private fun buildDepictionList(idAndCaptions: List<IdAndCaptions>) {
         binding.mediaDetailDepictionContainer.removeAllViews()
+
+        // Create a mutable list from the original list
+        val mutableIdAndCaptions = idAndCaptions.toMutableList()
+
+        if (mutableIdAndCaptions.isEmpty()) {
+            // Create a placeholder IdAndCaptions object and add it to the list
+            mutableIdAndCaptions.add(
+                IdAndCaptions(
+                    id = media?.pageId ?: "", // Use an empty string if media?.pageId is null
+                    captions = mapOf(Locale.getDefault().language to getString(R.string.detail_panel_cats_none)) // Create a Map with the language as the key and the message as the value
+                )
+            )
+        }
+
         val locale: String = Locale.getDefault().language
-        for (idAndCaption: IdAndCaptions in idAndCaptions) {
+        for (idAndCaption: IdAndCaptions in mutableIdAndCaptions) {
             binding.mediaDetailDepictionContainer.addView(
                 buildDepictLabel(
                     getDepictionCaption(idAndCaption, locale),
@@ -875,6 +887,7 @@ class MediaDetailFragment : CommonsDaggerSupportFragment(), CategoryEditHelper.C
         }
     }
 
+
     private fun getDepictionCaption(idAndCaption: IdAndCaptions, locale: String): String? {
         // Check if the Depiction Caption is available in user's locale
         // if not then check for english, else show any available.