diff --git a/frontend/messages/de.json b/frontend/messages/de.json
index a6518d57..090c5725 100644
--- a/frontend/messages/de.json
+++ b/frontend/messages/de.json
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@
 	"admin_new_invite_prefill_email": "E-Mail vorausfüllen (optional)",
 	"admin_new_invite_expires": "Ablaufdatum (optional)",
 	"admin_new_invite_groups": "Gruppen (optional)",
+	"admin_new_invite_no_groups": "Keine Gruppen vorhanden.",
 	"admin_invite_groups_load_error": "Gruppen konnten nicht geladen werden. Die Einladung kann ohne Gruppenauswahl erstellt werden.",
 	"admin_invite_created_title": "Einladung erstellt",
 	"admin_invite_created_desc": "Teile diesen Link mit der einzuladenden Person:",
diff --git a/frontend/messages/en.json b/frontend/messages/en.json
index ef2c07c8..34c23200 100644
--- a/frontend/messages/en.json
+++ b/frontend/messages/en.json
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@
 	"admin_new_invite_prefill_email": "Pre-fill email (optional)",
 	"admin_new_invite_expires": "Expiry date (optional)",
 	"admin_new_invite_groups": "Groups (optional)",
+	"admin_new_invite_no_groups": "No groups exist.",
 	"admin_invite_groups_load_error": "Groups could not be loaded. The invite can still be created without group assignment.",
 	"admin_invite_created_title": "Invite created",
 	"admin_invite_created_desc": "Share this link with the person you are inviting:",
diff --git a/frontend/messages/es.json b/frontend/messages/es.json
index 1376c8d6..4e487ad8 100644
--- a/frontend/messages/es.json
+++ b/frontend/messages/es.json
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@
 	"admin_new_invite_prefill_email": "Prellenar correo (opcional)",
 	"admin_new_invite_expires": "Fecha de vencimiento (opcional)",
 	"admin_new_invite_groups": "Grupos (opcional)",
+	"admin_new_invite_no_groups": "No hay grupos disponibles.",
 	"admin_invite_groups_load_error": "No se pudieron cargar los grupos. La invitación puede crearse sin asignar grupos.",
 	"admin_invite_created_title": "Invitación creada",
 	"admin_invite_created_desc": "Comparte este enlace con la persona invitada:",
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/admin/invites/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/admin/invites/+page.svelte
index bd4c8f3e..3fb46a3f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/admin/invites/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/admin/invites/+page.svelte
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ function statusIcon(status: string) {
 							>
 								{m.admin_invite_groups_load_error()}
 							</div>
+						{:else if data.groups.length === 0}
+							<p class="font-sans text-xs text-ink-3 italic">{m.admin_new_invite_no_groups()}</p>
 						{:else}
 							<UserGroupsSection groups={data.groups} />
 						{/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/admin/invites/page.svelte.test.ts b/frontend/src/routes/admin/invites/page.svelte.test.ts
index 4c42f868..7fd0cf38 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/admin/invites/page.svelte.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/admin/invites/page.svelte.test.ts
@@ -368,5 +368,7 @@ describe('admin/invites page', () => {
 
 		expect(document.querySelectorAll('input[name="groupIds"]')).toHaveLength(0);
 		expect(document.querySelector('.bg-amber-50')).toBeNull();
+		// empty-state message visible — "Keine Gruppen vorhanden." in de locale
+		await expect.element(page.getByText(/keine gruppen/i)).toBeVisible();
 	});
 });