diff --git a/src/components/reports/financial/financial-report-client.tsx b/src/components/reports/financial/financial-report-client.tsx
index a5107182..a6f3e90d 100644
--- a/src/components/reports/financial/financial-report-client.tsx
+++ b/src/components/reports/financial/financial-report-client.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ import { rangeToBounds, type DateRange } from '@/lib/analytics/range';
 import { apiFetch } from '@/lib/api/client';
 import { formatMoney, formatMoneyCompact, formatNumber } from '@/lib/reports/format-currency';
 import type { ReportPayload } from '@/lib/reports/types';
+import { ReportEmptyState } from '@/components/reports/shared/report-empty-state';
+import type { Route } from 'next';
+import { Wallet } from 'lucide-react';
 
 // ─── Payload types (mirror the /api/v1/reports/financial response) ───────────
 
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ interface FinancialPayload {
     refundLog: RefundRow[];
     expenseLedger: ExpenseLedgerRow[];
     range: { from: string; to: string };
+    hasData: boolean;
   };
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +142,7 @@ const DONUT_COLORS = [
   'hsl(var(--chart-6))',
 ];
 
-export function FinancialReportClient({ portSlug: _portSlug }: { portSlug: string }) {
+export function FinancialReportClient({ portSlug }: { portSlug: string }) {
   const searchParams = useSearchParams();
   const initialTemplateId = searchParams?.get('templateId') ?? null;
 
@@ -271,6 +275,25 @@ export function FinancialReportClient({ portSlug: _portSlug }: { portSlug: strin
 
   const isLoading = query.isLoading || !kpis;
 
+  if (!query.isLoading && d && !d.hasData) {
+    return (
+      <div className="space-y-6">
+        <PageHeader
+          eyebrow="Reports"
+          title="Financial"
+          description="Revenue collected, deposits, outstanding balances, cash flow, and expense breakdown."
+        />
+        <ReportEmptyState
+          icon={Wallet}
+          title="No financial activity yet"
+          body="Record a payment on a deal or log an expense to see revenue, deposits, and cash flow."
+          actionLabel="Go to expenses"
+          actionHref={`/${portSlug}/expenses` as Route}
+        />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="space-y-6">
       <PageHeader
diff --git a/src/components/reports/operational/operational-report-client.tsx b/src/components/reports/operational/operational-report-client.tsx
index 63f58a73..581e2c69 100644
--- a/src/components/reports/operational/operational-report-client.tsx
+++ b/src/components/reports/operational/operational-report-client.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { apiFetch } from '@/lib/api/client';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { useUIStore } from '@/stores/ui-store';
 import type { ReportPayload } from '@/lib/reports/types';
+import { ReportEmptyState } from '@/components/reports/shared/report-empty-state';
 
 import { OperationalHeatmap } from './operational-heatmap';
 import { OperationalSigningBoxPlot } from './operational-signing-box-plot';
@@ -162,6 +163,8 @@ interface OperationalReportPayload {
     stuckSigning: StuckSigningRow[];
     highestValueVacant: HighestValueVacantRow[];
     range: { from: string; to: string };
+    hasData: boolean;
+    areaOptions: string[];
   };
 }
 
@@ -312,6 +315,25 @@ export function OperationalReportClient({ portSlug }: { portSlug: string }) {
     };
   }
 
+  if (!query.isLoading && data && !data.hasData) {
+    return (
+      <div className="space-y-6">
+        <PageHeader
+          eyebrow="Reports"
+          title="Operational"
+          description="Berth utilisation, tenancy lifecycle, signing turnaround, operational bottlenecks."
+        />
+        <ReportEmptyState
+          icon={Anchor}
+          title="No berths yet"
+          body="Add berths to see utilisation, occupancy, and signing turnaround."
+          actionLabel="Add berths"
+          actionHref={`/${portSlug}/berths` as Route}
+        />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="space-y-6">
       <PageHeader