diff --git a/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.component.spec.ts b/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.component.spec.ts
index d1bf6c2729b766d917bd3b899ff4de252b314896..a8e45f21d612af7f801d4a0998514526b22e9043 100644
--- a/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.component.spec.ts
@@ -406,6 +406,19 @@ describe('> nehubaContainer.component.ts', () => {
           // ).toEqual(true)
         })
       })
+
+      describe('> side bar content', () => {
+
+        /**
+         * TODO
+         */
+        it('> if nothing is shown, it should show place holder text')
+
+        /**
+         * TODO
+         */
+        it('> if something (region features/connectivity) exists, placeh holder text should be hdiden')
+      })
     })
   })
 })
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diff --git a/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html b/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html
index b23d4cf6ded0908231fe9090e39d367fe85262ff..9be5d81f9eb6e105a7afad321f177b0b8bf905b9 100644
--- a/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html
+++ b/src/ui/nehubaContainer/nehubaContainer.template.html
@@ -379,6 +379,14 @@
       #iavDbDirective="iavDatabrowserDirective">
     </div>
 
+    <!-- place holder content, if no regional features or connectivity or change ref space options are available -->
+    <ng-template [ngIf]="iavDbDirective?.dataentries?.length === 0
+      && !(selectedParcellation?.hasAdditionalViewMode?.includes('connectivity'))">
+      <div class="p-4">
+        No additional information on the selected region.
+      </div>
+    </ng-template>
+
     <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="ngMatAccordionTmpl; context: {
       title: 'Regional features',
       desc: iavDbDirective?.dataentries?.length,
@@ -408,9 +416,7 @@
       desc: connectedCounterDir.value,
       iconClass: 'fas fa-braille',
       iconTooltip: connectedCounterDir.value | regionAccordionTooltipTextPipe : 'connectivity',
-      iavNgIf: selectedParcellation
-        && selectedParcellation.hasAdditionalViewMode
-        && selectedParcellation.hasAdditionalViewMode.includes('connectivity'),
+      iavNgIf: selectedParcellation?.hasAdditionalViewMode?.includes('connectivity'),
       content: connectivityContentTmpl
     }">
     </ng-container>