diff --git a/addons/hr/board_hr_view.xml b/addons/hr/board_hr_view.xml
index 4d01038b671..06f66054254 100644
--- a/addons/hr/board_hr_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/board_hr_view.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,20 @@
         <field name="view_mode">form</field>
         <field name="usage">menu</field>
         <field name="view_id" ref="board_hr_form"/>
+            <field name="help" type="html">
+              <div>
+                  <p>
+                    <b>Your personal dashboard is empty.</b>
+                  </p><p>
+                    To add your first report into this dashboard, go to any
+                    menu, switch to list or graph view, and click <i>'Add to
+                    Dashboard'</i> in the extended search options.
+                  </p><p>
+                    You can filter and group data before inserting into the
+                    dashboard using the search options.
+                  </p>
+              </div>
+            </field>
     </record>
     <menuitem id="menu_hr_dashboard" 
               parent="base.menu_reporting_dashboard"