diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/App.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/App.tsx
index a4ae937..0506cc8 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useState, type ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
 import {
   type ClaudeAccountSummary,
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import {
 } from './DashboardNav';
 import { isInternalProtocolPayload } from './roomThread';
 import { RoomBoardV2 } from './RoomBoardV2';
+import { EmptyState } from './EmptyState';
 import { ParsedBody } from './ParsedBody';
 import { redactSecretsForPreview } from './redaction';
 import './styles.css';
@@ -628,10 +629,6 @@ function inboxTargetHref(item: InboxItem): string | null {
   return null;
 }
 
-function EmptyState({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
-  return <div className="empty-state">{children}</div>;
-}
-
 function LanguageSelector({
   locale,
   onLocaleChange,
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/EmptyState.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/EmptyState.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0410bca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/EmptyState.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
+
+export function EmptyState({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  return <div className="empty-state">{children}</div>;
+}
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/RoomBoardV2.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/RoomBoardV2.tsx
index 70235bb..1b93bfe 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/RoomBoardV2.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/RoomBoardV2.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useState, type ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
 import type {
   DashboardOverview,
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type {
 } from './api';
 import type { Locale, Messages } from './i18n';
 import { RoomCardV2, type RoomEntryWithService } from './RoomCardV2';
+import { EmptyState } from './EmptyState';
 import type { RoomActivityMap } from './useRoomActivity';
 
 type InboxItem = DashboardOverview['inbox'][number];
@@ -47,10 +48,6 @@ export interface RoomBoardV2Props {
   t: Messages;
 }
 
-function EmptyState({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
-  return <div className="empty-state">{children}</div>;
-}
-
 function roomFilterLabel(
   filter: RoomFilter,
   statusLabel: (status: string, t: Messages) => string,