diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/options/backup.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/options/backup.js
index dc647437b..35cd4b829 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/options/backup.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/options/backup.js
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ const TPL = `
     <h4>${t('backup.existing_backups')}</h4>
     
     <table class="table table-stripped">
+        <colgroup>
+            <col width="33%" />
+            <col />
+        </colgroup>
         <thead>
             <tr>
                 <th>${t("backup.date-and-time")}</th>
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@ export default class BackupOptions extends OptionsWidget {
             if (!backupFiles.length) {
                 this.$existingBackupList.append($(`
                     <tr>
-                        <td colspan="2">${t('backup.no_backup_yet')}</td>
+                        <td class="empty-table-placeholder" colspan="2">${t('backup.no_backup_yet')}</td>
                     </tr>
                 `));
 
diff --git a/src/public/stylesheets/style.css b/src/public/stylesheets/style.css
index 60cda7349..bdcd6a7d8 100644
--- a/src/public/stylesheets/style.css
+++ b/src/public/stylesheets/style.css
@@ -1238,3 +1238,7 @@ textarea {
     padding: 1rem;
 }
 
+.empty-table-placeholder {
+    text-align: center;
+    color: var(--muted-text-color);
+}
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