diff --git a/ccw/src/templates/dashboard-css/32-issue-manager.css b/ccw/src/templates/dashboard-css/32-issue-manager.css
index b59c180a..f994b14a 100644
--- a/ccw/src/templates/dashboard-css/32-issue-manager.css
+++ b/ccw/src/templates/dashboard-css/32-issue-manager.css
@@ -285,9 +285,23 @@
 
 .queue-empty-container {
   display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  min-height: 300px;
+}
+
+.queue-empty-toolbar {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+  padding: 0.5rem 0;
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.queue-empty-container .queue-empty {
+  flex: 1;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  min-height: 300px;
 }
 
 .queue-empty-title {
diff --git a/ccw/src/templates/dashboard-js/views/issue-manager.js b/ccw/src/templates/dashboard-js/views/issue-manager.js
index c2c2bbe1..ba4f8c7e 100644
--- a/ccw/src/templates/dashboard-js/views/issue-manager.js
+++ b/ccw/src/templates/dashboard-js/views/issue-manager.js
@@ -367,6 +367,12 @@ function renderQueueSection() {
   if (queueItems.length === 0) {
     return `
       <div class="queue-empty-container">
+        <div class="queue-empty-toolbar">
+          <button class="btn-secondary" onclick="showQueueHistoryModal()" title="${t('issues.queueHistory') || 'Queue History'}">
+            <i data-lucide="history" class="w-4 h-4"></i>
+            <span>${t('issues.history') || 'History'}</span>
+          </button>
+        </div>
         <div class="queue-empty">
           <i data-lucide="git-branch" class="w-16 h-16"></i>
           <p class="queue-empty-title">${t('issues.queueEmpty') || 'Queue is empty'}</p>