diff --git src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/groups/single/invites-loop.php src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/groups/single/invites-loop.php
index ffc1164..6b547e3 100644
--- src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/groups/single/invites-loop.php
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/groups/single/invites-loop.php
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 <div class="left-menu">
 
 	<div id="invite-list">
@@ -11,13 +12,15 @@
 	</div>
 
 </div><!-- .left-menu -->
-
+		
 <div class="main-column">
 
 	<?php do_action( 'bp_before_group_send_invites_list' ); ?>
 
 	<?php if ( bp_group_has_invites( bp_ajax_querystring( 'invite' ) . '&per_page=10' ) ) : ?>
 
+		<h3 class="invite-list-heading"><?php _e('Your current invitations','buddypress'); ?></h3>
+
 		<div id="pag-top" class="pagination">
 
 			<div class="pag-count" id="group-invite-count-top">
@@ -74,18 +77,18 @@
 
 		</div>
 
-	<?php else : ?>
+	<?php else: ?>
+
 		<div id="message" class="info">
-			<p><?php _e( 'Select people to invite from your friends list.', 'buddypress' ); ?></p>
+			<p><?php _e( 'Select friends to invite.', 'buddypress' ); ?></p>
 		</div>
+
 	<?php endif; ?>
 
 <?php do_action( 'bp_after_group_send_invites_list' ); ?>
 
 </div><!-- .main-column -->
 
-<div class="clear"></div>
-
 <div class="submit">
 	<input type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" value="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Send Invites', 'buddypress' ); ?>" />
 </div>
diff --git src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/groups/single/send-invites.php src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/groups/single/send-invites.php
index 6f3d9ef..37f97e7 100644
--- src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/groups/single/send-invites.php
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/groups/single/send-invites.php
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+<h2 class="manage-invites-heading"><?php _e( 'Manage your group invitations', 'buddypress' ); ?></h2>
+
 <?php do_action( 'bp_before_group_send_invites_content' ); ?>
 
-<?php if ( bp_get_total_friend_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() ) ) : ?>
+<?php 
+	/* Does the user have friends that could be invited to the group? */
+	if ( bp_get_new_group_invite_friend_list() ) : ?>
 
 	<?php /* 'send-invite-form' is important for AJAX support */ ?>
 	<form action="<?php bp_group_send_invite_form_action(); ?>" method="post" id="send-invite-form" class="standard-form" role="main">
@@ -16,6 +20,21 @@
 
 	</form><!-- #send-invite-form -->
 
+<?php /* No eligible friends? Maybe the user doesn't have any friends yet. */
+	elseif ( 0 == bp_get_total_friend_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() ) ) : ?>
+
+	<div id="message" class="info">
+		<p class="notice"><?php _e('Group invitations can only be extended to friends.', 'buddypress'); ?></p>
+		<p class="message-body"><?php _e('Once you\'ve made some friendships, you\'ll be able to invite those members to this group.', 'buddypress'); ?></p>
+	</div>
+
+<?php /* The user does have friends, but none are eligible to be invited to this group. */
+	else : ?>
+
+	<div id="message" class="info">
+		<p class="notice"><?php _e('All of your friends already belong to this group.', 'buddypress'); ?></p>
+	</div>
+
 <?php endif; ?>
 
 <?php do_action( 'bp_after_group_send_invites_content' ); ?>
diff --git src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/css/buddypress.css src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/css/buddypress.css
index 8de03ac..4cfa387 100644
--- src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/css/buddypress.css
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/css/buddypress.css
@@ -1374,7 +1374,17 @@ body.activity-permalink #buddypress ul.item-list li.activity-item {
 	overflow: auto;
 	list-style: none;
 }
-
+#buddypress .manage-invites-heading,
+#buddypress .invite-list-heading {
+	clear: none;	
+	margin: 20px 0;
+}
+#buddypress .manage-invites-heading {
+	font-size: 120%;
+}
+#buddypress .invite-list-heading {
+	font-size: 100%;
+}
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------
 3.9 - Private Messaging Threads