diff --git a/app/locales/locale-en.json b/app/locales/locale-en.json
index b6239fb9..088340a5 100644
--- a/app/locales/locale-en.json
+++ b/app/locales/locale-en.json
@@ -882,6 +882,10 @@
         "PAGE_TITLE": "Backlog - {{projectName}}",
         "PAGE_DESCRIPTION": "The backlog panel, with user stories and sprints of the project {{projectName}}: {{projectDescription}}",
         "SECTION_NAME": "Backlog",
+        "CUSTOMIZE_GRAPH": "Customize your backlog graph",
+        "CUSTOMIZE_GRAPH_TEXT": "To have a nice graph that helps you follow the evolution of the project you have to set up the points and sprints through the",
+        "CUSTOMIZE_GRAPH_ADMIN": "Admin",
+        "CUSTOMIZE_GRAPH_TITLE": "Set up the points and sprints through the Admin",
         "MOVE_US_TO_CURRENT_SPRINT": "Move to Current Sprint",
         "SHOW_FILTERS": "Show filters",
         "SHOW_TAGS": "Show tags",
diff --git a/app/partials/backlog/backlog.jade b/app/partials/backlog/backlog.jade
index 11ebca9b..9b2122a8 100644
--- a/app/partials/backlog/backlog.jade
+++ b/app/partials/backlog/backlog.jade
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ div.wrapper(tg-backlog, ng-controller="BacklogController as ctrl",
         div.backlog-summary(tg-toggle-burndown-visibility)
             include ../includes/components/summary
 
-            div(ng-if="showGraphPlaceholder") TODO PLACEHOLDER
+            div.empty-burndown(ng-if="showGraphPlaceholder")
+                div.graph-icon
+                    include ../../svg/graph.svg
+                div.empty-text
+                    p.title(translate="BACKLOG.CUSTOMIZE_GRAPH")
+                    p {{'BACKLOG.CUSTOMIZE_GRAPH_TEXT' | translate}} #[a(href="", title="{{'BACKLOG.CUSTOMIZE_GRAPH_TITLE' | translate}}") {{'BACKLOG.CUSTOMIZE_GRAPH_ADMIN' | translate}}]
 
-            div.graphics-container.burndown-container.js-burndown-graph
+            div.graphics-container.js-burndown-graph
                 div.burndown(tg-burndown-backlog-graph)
                     include ../includes/modules/burndown
 
diff --git a/app/styles/components/summary.scss b/app/styles/components/summary.scss
index 2d435a17..dcbdb50e 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/summary.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/summary.scss
@@ -150,6 +150,44 @@ $summary-background: $grayer;
     }
 }
 
+.empty-burndown {
+    @extend %light;
+    align-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+    background: rgba($primary-dark, .15);
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    justify-content: center;
+    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+    padding: 2rem 6rem;
+    svg {
+        flex-basis: 5rem;
+        flex-shrink: 0;
+        margin-right: 1rem;
+        width: 5rem;
+    }
+    p {
+        margin: 0;
+    }
+    .empty-text {
+        flex: 1;
+    }
+    .title {
+        @extend %light;
+        @extend %large;
+        color: $primary-dark;
+        margin: 0;
+        text-transform: uppercase;
+    }
+    path {
+        fill: $primary-dark;
+    }
+    a {
+        @extend %bold;
+        animation: blink 2s infinite;
+    }
+}
+
 .graphics-container {
     @include slide(300px, hidden, 0);
 }
diff --git a/app/styles/core/animation.scss b/app/styles/core/animation.scss
index 1a2fc285..50bc216c 100644
--- a/app/styles/core/animation.scss
+++ b/app/styles/core/animation.scss
@@ -58,3 +58,12 @@
         transform: translateY(0);
     }
 }
+
+@keyframes blink {
+    85% {
+        opacity: 1;
+    }
+    100% {
+        opacity: .6;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/svg/graph.svg b/app/svg/graph.svg
index 4563bf70..b4a28d94 100644
--- a/app/svg/graph.svg
+++ b/app/svg/graph.svg
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<svg xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1" xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" viewBox="0 0 287.81297 236.94013">
- <g transform="translate(-2.9e2 -5.7e2)">
-  <path class="graph" d="m4.7e2 5.7e2c-4.4 0-7.9 3.3-7.9 7.3v2e2c0 4.1 3.5 7.3 7.9 7.3h45c4.4 0 7.9-3.3 7.9-7.3v-2e2c0-4.1-3.5-7.3-7.9-7.3h-45zm-72 70c-4.4 0-7.9 3.3-7.9 7.3v1.3e2c0 4.1 3.5 7.3 7.9 7.3h45c4.4 0 7.9-3.3 7.9-7.3v-1.3e2c0-4.1-3.5-7.3-7.9-7.3h-45zm-72 62c-4.4 0-7.9 3.3-7.9 7.3v67c0 4.1 3.5 7.3 7.9 7.3h45c4.4 0 7.9-3.3 7.9-7.3v-67c0-4.1-3.5-7.3-7.9-7.3h-45z" />
-  <rect class="white-line" transform="rotate(-30)" rx="0" ry="0" height="28" width="3.1e2" y="8e2" x="-1.3e2"/>
-  <rect class="color-line" ry="0" rx="0" transform="rotate(-30)" height="28" width="3.1e2" y="8.3e2" x="-1.3e2"/>
- </g>
+<svg viewbox="0 0 1024 1024" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+    <g transform="rotate(-90 510.712 712.45) scale(89.12866)">
+        <path d="M3 3h8v2H3zm0 4h10v2H3zm0 4h4v2H3z"/>
+    </g>
 </svg>