diff --git a/src/commands/__snapshots__/branches.test.ts.snap b/src/commands/__snapshots__/branches.test.ts.snap
index 6c8970c..632a845 100644
--- a/src/commands/__snapshots__/branches.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/commands/__snapshots__/branches.test.ts.snap
@@ -263,4 +263,3 @@ created_at: 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
 updated_at: 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
 "
 `;
-
diff --git a/src/commands/branches.ts b/src/commands/branches.ts
index f5b18e5..43bfdda 100644
--- a/src/commands/branches.ts
+++ b/src/commands/branches.ts
@@ -342,18 +342,21 @@ const create = async (
   out.write(data.branch, {
     fields: BRANCH_FIELDS,
     title: 'branch',
+    emptyMessage: 'No branches have been found.',
   });
 
   if (data.endpoints?.length > 0) {
     out.write(data.endpoints, {
       fields: ['id', 'created_at'],
       title: 'endpoints',
+      emptyMessage: 'No endpoints have been found.',
     });
   }
   if (data.connection_uris?.length) {
     out.write(data.connection_uris, {
       fields: ['connection_uri'],
       title: 'connection_uris',
+      emptyMessage: 'No connection uris have been found',
     });
   }
   out.end();
@@ -509,6 +512,7 @@ const restore = async (
   const writeInst = writer(props).write(data.branch, {
     title: 'Restored branch',
     fields: ['id', 'name', 'last_reset_at'],
+    emptyMessage: 'No branches have been restored.',
   });
   const parentId = data.branch.parent_id;
   if (props.preserveUnderName && parentId) {
@@ -519,6 +523,7 @@ const restore = async (
     writeInst.write(data.branch, {
       title: 'Backup branch',
       fields: ['id', 'name'],
+      emptyMessage: 'Backup branch has not been found.',
     });
   }
   writeInst.end();
diff --git a/src/commands/orgs.ts b/src/commands/orgs.ts
index 907d136..805c66c 100644
--- a/src/commands/orgs.ts
+++ b/src/commands/orgs.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const list = async (props: CommonProps) => {
   out.write(organizations, {
     fields: ORG_FIELDS,
     title: 'Organizations',
+    emptyMessage: 'You are not a member of any organization.',
   });
   out.end();
 };
diff --git a/src/commands/projects.ts b/src/commands/projects.ts
index 3df1882..f21b7ca 100644
--- a/src/commands/projects.ts
+++ b/src/commands/projects.ts
@@ -169,22 +169,25 @@ const list = async (props: CommonProps & { orgId?: string }) => {
     return result;
   };
 
-  const ownedProjects = getList(props.apiClient.listProjects);
+  const ownedProjects = await getList(props.apiClient.listProjects);
   const sharedProjects = props.orgId
-    ? undefined
-    : getList(props.apiClient.listSharedProjects);
+    ? []
+    : await getList(props.apiClient.listSharedProjects);
 
   const out = writer(props);
 
-  out.write(await ownedProjects, {
+  out.write(ownedProjects, {
     fields: PROJECT_FIELDS,
     title: 'Projects',
+    emptyMessage:
+      "You don't have any projects yet. See how to create a new project:\n> neonctl projects create --help",
   });
 
-  if (sharedProjects) {
-    out.write(await sharedProjects, {
+  if (!props.orgId) {
+    out.write(sharedProjects, {
       fields: PROJECT_FIELDS,
       title: 'Shared with you',
+      emptyMessage: 'No projects have been shared with you',
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/writer.ts b/src/writer.ts
index 575c6ff..b174e9e 100644
--- a/src/writer.ts
+++ b/src/writer.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,14 @@ type WriteOutConfig<T> = {
   fields: readonly OnlyStrings<keyof ExtractFromArray<T>>[];
   // Title of the output
   title?: string;
+  // Display message if data is empty
+  // does not apply to json and yaml output
+  emptyMessage?: string;
 };
 
-const writeYaml = (chunks: { data: any; config: WriteOutConfig<any> }[]) => {
+type Chunk = { data: any; config: WriteOutConfig<any> };
+
+const writeYaml = (chunks: Chunk[]) => {
   return YAML.stringify(
     chunks.length === 1
       ? chunks[0].data
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ const writeYaml = (chunks: { data: any; config: WriteOutConfig<any> }[]) => {
   );
 };
 
-const writeJson = (chunks: { data: any; config: WriteOutConfig<any> }[]) => {
+const writeJson = (chunks: Chunk[]) => {
   return JSON.stringify(
     chunks.length === 1
       ? chunks[0].data
@@ -52,6 +57,11 @@ const writeTable = (
 ) => {
   chunks.forEach(({ data, config }) => {
     const arrayData = Array.isArray(data) ? data : [data];
+    if (!arrayData.length && config.emptyMessage) {
+      out.write('\n' + config.emptyMessage + '\n');
+      return;
+    }
+
     const fields = config.fields.filter((field) =>
       arrayData.some((item) => item[field] !== undefined && item[field] !== ''),
     );