diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_header.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_header.tsx
index d40b47b28c..fda5c71b36 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_header.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_header.tsx
@@ -276,9 +276,11 @@ export const ColumnHeader: React.FC<Props> = ({
     </>
   );
 
+  const HeadingElement = hasTitle ? 'h1' : 'div';
+
   const component = (
     <div className={wrapperClassName}>
-      <h1 className={buttonClassName}>
+      <HeadingElement className={buttonClassName}>
         {hasTitle && (
           <>
             {backButton}
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ export const ColumnHeader: React.FC<Props> = ({
           {extraButton}
           {collapseButton}
         </div>
-      </h1>
+      </HeadingElement>
 
       <div
         className={collapsibleClassName}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/scrollable_list/components.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/scrollable_list/components.tsx
index 9e90ce807e..30fc14623b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/scrollable_list/components.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/scrollable_list/components.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import type { ComponentPropsWithoutRef } from 'react';
-import { Children, forwardRef } from 'react';
+import { forwardRef } from 'react';
 
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
+import { hasReactChildren } from '@/flavours/glitch/utils/has_react_children';
+
 import { LoadingIndicator } from '../loading_indicator';
 
 export const Scrollable = forwardRef<
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ export const ItemList = forwardRef<
     emptyMessage?: React.ReactNode;
   }
 >(({ isLoading, emptyMessage, className, children, ...otherProps }, ref) => {
-  if (!isLoading && Children.count(children) === 0 && emptyMessage) {
+  if (!isLoading && !hasReactChildren(children) && emptyMessage) {
     return (
       <div className='empty-column-indicator'>
         <span>{emptyMessage}</span>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/tab_list/index.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/tab_list/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98651ff4d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/tab_list/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import type { ComponentPropsWithoutRef, FC } from 'react';
+
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import type { NavLinkProps } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { NavLink } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import classes from './styles.module.scss';
+
+interface TabListProps {
+  /**
+   * Setting this will remove the default border and
+   * horizontal padding from the component
+   */
+  plain?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display a simple row of links as tabs.
+ * The current page will be highlighted automatically based on the link destination.
+ */
+export const TabList: FC<TabListProps & ComponentPropsWithoutRef<'div'>> = ({
+  plain,
+  className,
+  children,
+  ...otherProps
+}) => {
+  return (
+    <div
+      {...otherProps}
+      className={classNames(
+        className,
+        classes.tabList,
+        !plain && classes.withSpaceAndBorder,
+      )}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export const TabLink: FC<NavLinkProps> = ({
+  className,
+  children,
+  ...otherProps
+}) => {
+  return (
+    <NavLink className={classNames(classes.tab, className)} {...otherProps}>
+      {children}
+    </NavLink>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/tab_list/styles.module.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/tab_list/styles.module.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aeadd95f08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/tab_list/styles.module.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+.tabList {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 16px;
+}
+
+.withSpaceAndBorder {
+  padding-inline: 16px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border-primary);
+}
+
+.tab {
+  display: block;
+  padding: 18px 0;
+  color: var(--color-text-primary);
+  font-size: 15px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  border-radius: 0;
+  transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;
+
+  @container (width < 500px) {
+    flex: 1 1 0px;
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+
+  &:hover {
+    text-decoration: none;
+  }
+
+  &:not(:global(.active)):is(:hover, :focus) {
+    color: var(--color-text-brand-soft);
+  }
+
+  &:global(.active) {
+    color: var(--color-text-brand);
+    border-bottom: 4px solid var(--color-border-brand);
+    padding-bottom: 14px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/tab_list/tab_list.stories.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/tab_list/tab_list.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56edb1b324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/tab_list/tab_list.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react-vite';
+
+import { TabList, TabLink } from './index';
+
+const meta = {
+  title: 'Components/TabList',
+  component: TabList,
+  subcomponents: { TabLink },
+} satisfies Meta<typeof TabList>;
+
+export default meta;
+
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>;
+
+export const Default: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <TabList>
+      <TabLink to='/'>Activity</TabLink>
+      <TabLink to='/media'>Media</TabLink>
+      <TabLink to='/featured'>Featured</TabLink>
+    </TabList>
+  ),
+};
+
+export const Plain: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <TabList plain>
+      <TabLink to='/'>Activity</TabLink>
+      <TabLink to='/media'>Media</TabLink>
+      <TabLink to='/featured'>Featured</TabLink>
+    </TabList>
+  ),
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account_timeline/components/styles.module.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account_timeline/components/styles.module.scss
index 9c13026b97..dc9a4459d2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account_timeline/components/styles.module.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account_timeline/components/styles.module.scss
@@ -355,48 +355,10 @@ $button-fallback-breakpoint: $button-breakpoint + 55px;
   }
 }
 
-.tabs,
-.noTabs {
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border-primary);
-}
-
-.tabs {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 16px;
-  padding: 0 16px;
-
-  @container (width < 500px) {
-    a {
-      flex: 1 1 0px;
-      text-align: center;
-    }
-  }
-
-  a {
-    display: block;
-    font-size: 15px;
-    font-weight: 500;
-    padding: 18px 0;
-    text-decoration: none;
-    color: var(--color-text-primary);
-    border-radius: 0;
-    transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;
-
-    &:not([aria-current='page']):is(:hover, :focus) {
-      color: var(--color-text-brand-soft);
-    }
-  }
-
-  :global(.active) {
-    color: var(--color-text-brand);
-    border-bottom: 4px solid var(--color-border-brand);
-    padding-bottom: 14px;
-  }
-}
-
 .noTabs {
   width: 100%;
   border-width: 0 0 1px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border-primary);
 }
 
 .bannerBase {
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account_timeline/components/tabs.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account_timeline/components/tabs.tsx
index c3d42d1407..b19211a680 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account_timeline/components/tabs.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account_timeline/components/tabs.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import type { FC } from 'react';
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import type { NavLinkProps } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { NavLink } from 'react-router-dom';
 
+import { TabLink, TabList } from '@/flavours/glitch/components/tab_list';
 import { useAccount } from '@/flavours/glitch/hooks/useAccount';
 import { useAccountId } from '@/flavours/glitch/hooks/useAccountId';
 
@@ -28,20 +28,20 @@ export const AccountTabs: FC = () => {
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className={classes.tabs}>
-      <NavLink isActive={isActive} to={`/@${acct}`}>
+    <TabList>
+      <TabLink isActive={isActive} to={`/@${acct}`}>
         <FormattedMessage id='account.activity' defaultMessage='Activity' />
-      </NavLink>
+      </TabLink>
       {show_media && (
-        <NavLink exact to={`/@${acct}/media`}>
+        <TabLink exact to={`/@${acct}/media`}>
           <FormattedMessage id='account.media' defaultMessage='Media' />
-        </NavLink>
+        </TabLink>
       )}
       {show_featured && (
-        <NavLink exact to={`/@${acct}/featured`}>
+        <TabLink exact to={`/@${acct}/featured`}>
           <FormattedMessage id='account.featured' defaultMessage='Featured' />
-        </NavLink>
+        </TabLink>
       )}
-    </div>
+    </TabList>
   );
 };
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/collections/components/collection_list_item.module.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/collections/components/collection_list_item.module.scss
index 5d440d62f7..1079d1aebf 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/collections/components/collection_list_item.module.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/collections/components/collection_list_item.module.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 .wrapper {
   --list-item-padding: 16px;
-  --list-item-padding-block: 12px;
   --list-item-gap: 16px;
 
   &:not(.wrapperWithoutBorder) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/collections/editor/index.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/collections/editor/index.tsx
index 2afa707908..f994039ff2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/collections/editor/index.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/collections/editor/index.tsx
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export const CollectionEditorPage: React.FC<{
             />
           </Switch>
         ) : (
-          <MaxCollectionsCallout />
+          <MaxCollectionsCallout className={classes.maxCollectionsError} />
         )}
       </div>
 
@@ -156,9 +156,11 @@ export const CollectionEditorPage: React.FC<{
   );
 };
 
-export const MaxCollectionsCallout: React.FC = () => (
+export const MaxCollectionsCallout: React.FC<{ className?: string }> = ({
+  className,
+}) => (
   <Callout
-    className={classes.maxCollectionsError}
+    className={className}
     title={
       <FormattedMessage
         id='collections.maximum_collection_count_reached'
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/collections/index.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/collections/index.tsx
index 0b2f81a904..a03252ed3c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/collections/index.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/collections/index.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import { defineMessages, useIntl, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import { Helmet } from 'react-helmet';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 
+import { EmptyState } from '@/flavours/glitch/components/empty_state';
+import { TabLink, TabList } from '@/flavours/glitch/components/tab_list';
 import AddIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/add.svg?react';
-import CollectionsFilledIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/category-fill.svg?react';
-import SquigglyArrow from '@/svg-icons/squiggly_arrow.svg?react';
 import { Column } from 'flavours/glitch/components/column';
 import { ColumnHeader } from 'flavours/glitch/components/column_header';
 import { DisplayNameSimple } from 'flavours/glitch/components/display_name/simple';
@@ -33,16 +33,39 @@ import {
   MaxCollectionsCallout,
   userCollectionLimit,
 } from './editor';
+import classes from './styles.module.scss';
 import { areCollectionsEnabled } from './utils';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
-  headingMe: { id: 'column.my_collections', defaultMessage: 'My collections' },
+  headingMe: {
+    id: 'column.your_collections',
+    defaultMessage: 'Your Collections',
+  },
   headingOther: {
     id: 'column.other_collections',
-    defaultMessage: 'Collections by {name}',
+    defaultMessage: "{name}'s Collections",
+  },
+  createdByYou: {
+    id: 'collections.list.created_by_you',
+    defaultMessage: 'Created by you',
+  },
+  createdByAuthor: {
+    id: 'collections.list.created_by_author',
+    defaultMessage: 'Created by {name}',
+  },
+  featuringYou: {
+    id: 'collections.list.featuring_you',
+    defaultMessage: 'Featuring you',
   },
 });
 
+const CreateButton: React.FC = () => (
+  <Link to='/collections/new' className='button button--compact'>
+    <Icon id='plus' icon={AddIcon} />
+    <FormattedMessage {...editorMessages.newCollection} />
+  </Link>
+);
+
 export function useAccountCollections(accountId: string | null | undefined) {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 
@@ -65,33 +88,11 @@ export const Collections: React.FC<{
 
   const { collections, status } = useAccountCollections(accountId);
 
-  const emptyMessage =
-    status === 'error' || !accountId ? (
-      <FormattedMessage
-        id='collections.error_loading_collections'
-        defaultMessage='There was an error when trying to load your collections.'
-        tagName='span'
-      />
-    ) : (
-      <>
-        <span>
-          <FormattedMessage
-            id='collections.no_collections_yet'
-            defaultMessage='No collections yet.'
-          />
-          <br />
-          <FormattedMessage
-            id='collections.create_a_collection_hint'
-            defaultMessage='Create a collection to recommend or share your favourite accounts with others.'
-          />
-        </span>
-
-        <SquigglyArrow className='empty-column-indicator__arrow' />
-      </>
-    );
-
   const canCreateMoreCollections = collections.length < userCollectionLimit;
   const isOwnCollection = accountId === me;
+  const showCreateButton =
+    isOwnCollection && status === 'idle' && canCreateMoreCollections;
+
   const titleMessage = isOwnCollection
     ? messages.headingMe
     : messages.headingOther;
@@ -103,45 +104,88 @@ export const Collections: React.FC<{
     name: <DisplayNameSimple account={account} />,
   });
 
+  const tabMessage = isOwnCollection
+    ? messages.createdByYou
+    : messages.createdByAuthor;
+
+  const errorMessage = (status === 'error' || !accountId) && (
+    <FormattedMessage
+      id='collections.error_loading_collections'
+      defaultMessage='There was an error when trying to load your collections.'
+      tagName='span'
+    />
+  );
+
   return (
     <Column bindToDocument={!multiColumn} label={pageTitle}>
-      <ColumnHeader
-        title={pageTitleHtml}
-        icon='collections'
-        iconComponent={CollectionsFilledIcon}
-        multiColumn={multiColumn}
-        extraButton={
-          isOwnCollection &&
-          status === 'idle' &&
-          canCreateMoreCollections && (
-            <Link
-              to='/collections/new'
-              className='column-header__button'
-              title={intl.formatMessage(editorMessages.create)}
-              aria-label={intl.formatMessage(editorMessages.create)}
-            >
-              <Icon id='plus' icon={AddIcon} />
-            </Link>
-          )
-        }
-      />
+      <ColumnHeader showBackButton multiColumn={multiColumn} />
 
       <Scrollable>
-        {status === 'idle' && !canCreateMoreCollections && (
-          <MaxCollectionsCallout />
+        <header className={classes.header}>
+          <h1 className={classes.heading}>{pageTitleHtml}</h1>
+          <TabList plain>
+            <TabLink exact to={`/@${account?.acct}/collections`}>
+              {intl.formatMessage(tabMessage, {
+                name: <DisplayNameSimple account={account} />,
+              })}
+            </TabLink>
+          </TabList>
+        </header>
+        {collections.length > 0 ? (
+          <>
+            {status === 'idle' && (
+              <div className={classes.listHeader}>
+                <h2 className={classes.subHeading}>
+                  <FormattedMessage
+                    id='collections.list.collections_with_count'
+                    defaultMessage='{count, plural, one {# Collection} other {# Collections}}'
+                    values={{
+                      count: collections.length,
+                    }}
+                  />
+                </h2>
+                {showCreateButton && <CreateButton />}
+              </div>
+            )}
+            <ItemList
+              emptyMessage={errorMessage}
+              isLoading={status === 'loading'}
+            >
+              {!canCreateMoreCollections && (
+                <MaxCollectionsCallout
+                  className={classes.maxCollectionsError}
+                />
+              )}
+              {collections.map((item, index) => (
+                <CollectionListItem
+                  withTimestamp
+                  withAuthorHandle={false}
+                  key={item.id}
+                  collection={item}
+                  positionInList={index + 1}
+                  listSize={collections.length}
+                />
+              ))}
+            </ItemList>
+          </>
+        ) : (
+          <EmptyState
+            title={
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id='empty_column.account_featured_self.showcase_accounts'
+                defaultMessage='Showcase your favorite accounts'
+              />
+            }
+            message={
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id='empty_column.account_featured_self.showcase_accounts_desc'
+                defaultMessage='Collections are curated lists of accounts to help others discover more of the Fediverse.'
+              />
+            }
+          >
+            <CreateButton />
+          </EmptyState>
         )}
-        <ItemList emptyMessage={emptyMessage} isLoading={status === 'loading'}>
-          {collections.map((item, index) => (
-            <CollectionListItem
-              withTimestamp
-              withAuthorHandle={false}
-              key={item.id}
-              collection={item}
-              positionInList={index + 1}
-              listSize={collections.length}
-            />
-          ))}
-        </ItemList>
       </Scrollable>
 
       <Helmet>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/collections/styles.module.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/collections/styles.module.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ded10dcc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/collections/styles.module.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+.header {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 8px;
+  padding-top: 24px;
+  padding-inline: 16px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border-primary);
+}
+
+.heading {
+  font-size: 22px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+  overflow-wrap: break-word;
+}
+
+.listHeader {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: center;
+  min-height: 28px;
+  padding-top: 16px;
+  padding-inline: 16px;
+}
+
+.subHeading {
+  font-size: 15px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+  overflow-wrap: break-word;
+}
+
+.maxCollectionsError {
+  margin: 8px 16px;
+}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/utils/has_react_children.ts b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/utils/has_react_children.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f02762bace
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/utils/has_react_children.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { Children } from 'react';
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
+
+export function hasReactChildren(children: ReactNode): boolean {
+  if (!children) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const childrenCount = Children.toArray(children).filter(Boolean).length;
+
+  return childrenCount > 0;
+}