diff --git a/src/applications/audit/query/PhabricatorCommitSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/audit/query/PhabricatorCommitSearchEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/audit/query/PhabricatorCommitSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/audit/query/PhabricatorCommitSearchEngine.php
@@ -178,10 +178,13 @@
         $groups = $bucket->newResultGroups($query, $commits);
 
         foreach ($groups as $group) {
-          $views[] = id(clone $template)
-            ->setHeader($group->getName())
-            ->setNoDataString($group->getNoDataString())
-            ->setCommits($group->getObjects());
+          // Don't show groups in Dashboard Panels
+          if ($group->getObjects() || !$this->isPanelContext()) {
+            $views[] = id(clone $template)
+              ->setHeader($group->getName())
+              ->setNoDataString($group->getNoDataString())
+              ->setCommits($group->getObjects());
+          }
         }
       } catch (Exception $ex) {
         $this->addError($ex->getMessage());
@@ -189,7 +192,13 @@
     } else {
       $views[] = id(clone $template)
         ->setCommits($commits)
-        ->setNoDataString(pht('No matching commits.'));
+        ->setNoDataString(pht('No commit found.'));
+    }
+
+    if (!$views) {
+      $views[] = id(new PhabricatorAuditListView())
+        ->setViewer($viewer)
+        ->setNoDataString(pht('No commits found.'));
     }
 
     if (count($views) == 1) {