diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/actions/CopyFilesAction.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/actions/CopyFilesAction.java
index e4827104b41..30b19dc830a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/actions/CopyFilesAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/actions/CopyFilesAction.java
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ private void startServiceAndshowProgessDialog(Task<List<CopyFilesResultItemViewM
     }
 
     private void showDialog(List<CopyFilesResultItemViewModel> data) {
+     if (data.isEmpty()) {
+            dialogService.showInformationDialogAndWait(Localization.lang("Copy linked files to folder..."), Localization.lang("No linked files found for export."));
+            return;
+        }       
         CopyFilesDialogView dlg = new CopyFilesDialogView(databaseContext, new CopyFilesResultListDependency(data));
         dlg.show();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties b/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
index b6efc53008b..6f02668d231 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
@@ -2325,6 +2325,7 @@ empty\ BibTeX\ key=empty BibTeX key
 Your\ Java\ Runtime\ Environment\ is\ located\ at\ %0.=Your Java Runtime Environment is located at %0.
 Aux\ file=Aux file
 Group\ containing\ entries\ cited\ in\ a\ given\ TeX\ file=Group containing entries cited in a given TeX file
+
 Delete\ Entry=Delete Entry
 Import\ &\ Export=Import & Export
 Look\ up\ document\ identifier=Look up document identifier
@@ -2351,3 +2352,7 @@ Error\ pushing\ entries=Error pushing entries
 
 Undefined\ character\ format=Undefined character format
 Undefined\ paragraph\ format=Undefined paragraph format
+
+Any\ file=Any file
+
+No\ linked\ files\ found\ for\ export.=No linked files found for export.