diff --git a/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.html b/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.html
index ecb9037..ef4ce3f 100644
--- a/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.html
+++ b/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.html
@@ -7,23 +7,31 @@
 	<body class="preload">
 		<div class="commit-detail-panel">
 			<div class="commit-detail-panel__none" id="empty" aria-hidden="true">
-				<!-- <p><code-icon icon="warning"></code-icon> <span>No commit selected</span></p> -->
-				<p>Open a file with commit history or pick a specific commit to see commit details.</p>
+				<p>
+					Rich details for commits and stashes are shown as you navigate:
+					<ul class="bulleted">
+						<li>lines in the text editor</li>
+						<li>commits in the <a href="command:gitlens.showGraphPage">Commit Graph</a>, <a href="command:gitlens.showTimelineView">Visual File History</a>, or <a href="command:gitlens.showCommitsView">Commits view</a></li>
+						<li>stashes in the <a href="command:gitlens.showStashesView">Stashes view</a></li>
+					</ul>
+				</p>
+
+				<p>Alteratively, search for or choose a commit</p>
+
 				<p class="button-container">
 					<span class="button-group">
 						<button class="button button--full" type="button" data-action="pick-commit">
-							Pick Commit...
+							Choose Commit...
 						</button>
-						<button class="button" type="button" data-action="search-commit">
+						<button class="button" type="button" data-action="search-commit" aria-label="Search for Commit" title="Search for Commit">
 							<code-icon icon="search"></code-icon>
 						</button>
 					</span>
 				</p>
-				<!-- <p class="button-container">
-					<span class="button-group"
-						><button class="button button--full" type="button">Follow Open Files</button></span
-					>
-				</p> -->
+
+				<!-- banner
+				<h2>Best practice</h2>
+				<p>To best take advantage of this view, we highly recommend moving it to the Secondary Side Bar.</p> -->
 			</div>
 			<main class="commit-details commit-detail-panel__main" id="main" tabindex="-1">
 				<div class="commit-details__top">
diff --git a/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.scss b/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.scss
index 5151f58..c702fed 100644
--- a/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.scss
+++ b/src/webviews/apps/commitDetails/commitDetails.scss
@@ -25,12 +25,27 @@ body {
 	padding: 0;
 }
 
+a {
+	text-decoration: none;
+	&:hover {
+		text-decoration: underline;
+	}
+}
+
 ul {
 	list-style: none;
 	margin: 0;
 	padding: 0;
 }
 
+.bulleted {
+	list-style: disc;
+	padding-left: 1.2em;
+	> li + li {
+		margin-top: 0.25em;
+	}
+}
+
 ::-webkit-scrollbar-corner {
 	background-color: transparent !important;
 }
diff --git a/src/webviews/apps/plus/graph/graph.scss b/src/webviews/apps/plus/graph/graph.scss
index bc2352c..f4aba4c 100644
--- a/src/webviews/apps/plus/graph/graph.scss
+++ b/src/webviews/apps/plus/graph/graph.scss
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ body {
 	}
 }
 
+a {
+	text-decoration: none;
+	&:hover {
+		text-decoration: underline;
+	}
+}
+
 .badge {
 	font-weight: 700;
 	text-transform: uppercase;
