diff --git a/application/widgets/MCModInfoFrame.cpp b/application/widgets/MCModInfoFrame.cpp
index cdf35be82..314b2e60d 100644
--- a/application/widgets/MCModInfoFrame.cpp
+++ b/application/widgets/MCModInfoFrame.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void MCModInfoFrame::updateWithMod(Mod &m)
 
 	if (m.description().isEmpty())
 	{
-		setModDescription(tr("No description provided in mcmod.info"));
+		setModDescription(QString());
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ void MCModInfoFrame::updateWithMod(Mod &m)
 
 void MCModInfoFrame::clear()
 {
-	setModText(tr("Select a mod to view title and authors..."));
-	setModDescription(tr("Select a mod to view description..."));
+	setModText(QString());
+	setModDescription(QString());
 }
 
 MCModInfoFrame::MCModInfoFrame(QWidget *parent) :
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ MCModInfoFrame::MCModInfoFrame(QWidget *parent) :
 	ui(new Ui::MCModInfoFrame)
 {
 	ui->setupUi(this);
+	ui->label_ModDescription->setHidden(true);
+	ui->label_ModText->setHidden(true);
+	updateHiddenState();
 }
 
 MCModInfoFrame::~MCModInfoFrame()
@@ -72,13 +75,45 @@ MCModInfoFrame::~MCModInfoFrame()
 	delete ui;
 }
 
+void MCModInfoFrame::updateHiddenState()
+{
+	if(ui->label_ModDescription->isHidden() && ui->label_ModText->isHidden())
+	{
+		setHidden(true);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		setHidden(false);
+	}
+}
+
 void MCModInfoFrame::setModText(QString text)
 {
-	ui->label_ModText->setText(text);
+	if(text.isEmpty())
+	{
+		ui->label_ModText->setHidden(true);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		ui->label_ModText->setText(text);
+		ui->label_ModText->setHidden(false);
+	}
+	updateHiddenState();
 }
 
 void MCModInfoFrame::setModDescription(QString text)
 {
+	if(text.isEmpty())
+	{
+		ui->label_ModDescription->setHidden(true);
+		updateHiddenState();
+		return;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		ui->label_ModDescription->setHidden(false);
+		updateHiddenState();
+	}
 	ui->label_ModDescription->setToolTip("");
 	QString intermediatetext = text.trimmed();
 	bool prev(false);
@@ -115,7 +150,7 @@ void MCModInfoFrame::modDescEllipsisHandler(const QString &link)
 {
 	if(!currentBox)
 	{
-		currentBox = CustomMessageBox::selectable(this, tr(""), desc);
+		currentBox = CustomMessageBox::selectable(this, QString(), desc);
 		connect(currentBox, &QMessageBox::finished, this, &MCModInfoFrame::boxClosed);
 		currentBox->show();
 	}
diff --git a/application/widgets/MCModInfoFrame.h b/application/widgets/MCModInfoFrame.h
index d29a32bd4..0609007d7 100644
--- a/application/widgets/MCModInfoFrame.h
+++ b/application/widgets/MCModInfoFrame.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ public slots:
 	void modDescEllipsisHandler(const QString& link );
 	void boxClosed(int result);
 
+private:
+	void updateHiddenState();
+
 private:
 	Ui::MCModInfoFrame *ui;
 	QString desc;
diff --git a/application/widgets/MCModInfoFrame.ui b/application/widgets/MCModInfoFrame.ui
index 12534b25e..ce418267e 100644
--- a/application/widgets/MCModInfoFrame.ui
+++ b/application/widgets/MCModInfoFrame.ui
@@ -26,10 +26,25 @@
    <string>Frame</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+   <property name="spacing">
+    <number>6</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="leftMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="topMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="rightMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="bottomMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_ModText">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Select a mod to view title and authors...</string>
+      <string notr="true"/>
      </property>
      <property name="textFormat">
       <enum>Qt::RichText</enum>
@@ -50,11 +65,14 @@
    </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_ModDescription">
+     <property name="toolTip">
+      <string notr="true"/>
+     </property>
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Select a mod to view description...</string>
+      <string notr="true"/>
      </property>
      <property name="textFormat">
-      <enum>Qt::PlainText</enum>
+      <enum>Qt::RichText</enum>
      </property>
      <property name="alignment">
       <set>Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignTop</set>
@@ -62,6 +80,9 @@
      <property name="wordWrap">
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
+     <property name="openExternalLinks">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
      <property name="textInteractionFlags">
       <set>Qt::LinksAccessibleByKeyboard|Qt::LinksAccessibleByMouse|Qt::TextBrowserInteraction|Qt::TextSelectableByKeyboard|Qt::TextSelectableByMouse</set>
      </property>