diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/BpNode.php b/library/Businessprocess/BpNode.php
index 2644d0b..9aeaab8 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/BpNode.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/BpNode.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class BpNode extends Node
     const OP_AND = '&';
     const OP_OR  = '|';
     const OP_NOT  = '!';
+
     protected $operator = '&';
     protected $url;
     protected $info_command;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ class BpNode extends Node
     protected $childNames = array();
     protected $counters;
     protected $missing = null;
+    protected $empty = null;
     protected $missingChildren;
 
     protected static $emptyStateSummary = array(
@@ -73,9 +75,6 @@ class BpNode extends Node
                     $this->counters[$state]++;
                 }
             }
-            if (! $this->hasChildren()) {
-                $this->counters['MISSING']++;
-            }
         }
         return $this->counters;
     }
@@ -218,11 +217,33 @@ class BpNode extends Node
                 }
             }
             $bp->endLoopDetection($this->name);
-            $this->missing = ! $exists;
+            $this->missing = ! $exists && ! empty($this->getChildren());
         }
         return $this->missing;
     }
 
+    public function isEmpty()
+    {
+        $bp = $this->getBpConfig();
+        $empty = true;
+        if ($this->countChildren()) {
+            $bp->beginLoopDetection($this->name);
+            foreach ($this->getChildren() as $child) {
+                if ($child instanceof MonitoredNode) {
+                    $empty = false;
+                    break;
+                } elseif (!$child->isEmpty()) {
+                    $empty = false;
+                }
+            }
+            $bp->endLoopDetection($this->name);
+        }
+        $this->empty = $empty;
+
+        return $this->empty;
+    }
+
+
     public function getMissingChildren()
     {
         if ($this->missingChildren === null) {
@@ -353,10 +374,9 @@ class BpNode extends Node
         $sort_states = array();
         $lastStateChange = 0;
 
-        if (!$this->hasChildren()) {
+        if ($this->isEmpty()) {
             // TODO: delegate this to operators, should mostly fail
-            $this->setState(self::ICINGA_UNKNOWN);
-            $this->setMissing();
+            $this->setState(self::NODE_EMPTY);
             return $this;
         }
 
diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/Node.php b/library/Businessprocess/Node.php
index a68adc2..7849a7c 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/Node.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/Node.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ abstract class Node
     const ICINGA_DOWN        = 1;
     const ICINGA_UNREACHABLE = 2;
     const ICINGA_PENDING     = 99;
+    const NODE_EMPTY         = 128;
 
     /** @var bool Whether to treat acknowledged hosts/services always as UP/OK */
     protected static $ackIsOk = false;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ abstract class Node
         self::ICINGA_CRITICAL => 4,
         self::ICINGA_WARNING  => 2,
         self::ICINGA_OK       => 0,
+        self::NODE_EMPTY      => 0
     );
 
     /** @var string Alias of the node */
@@ -108,6 +110,8 @@ abstract class Node
 
     protected $missing = false;
 
+    protected $empty = false;
+
     protected $className = 'unknown';
 
     protected $stateNames = array(
@@ -115,7 +119,8 @@ abstract class Node
         'WARNING',
         'CRITICAL',
         'UNKNOWN',
-        99 => 'PENDING'
+        99 => 'PENDING',
+        128 => 'EMPTY'
     );
 
     /**
diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/Renderer/Renderer.php b/library/Businessprocess/Renderer/Renderer.php
index c6fbbb6..4c9a8de 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/Renderer/Renderer.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/Renderer/Renderer.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use Icinga\Exception\ProgrammingError;
 use Icinga\Module\Businessprocess\BpNode;
 use Icinga\Module\Businessprocess\BpConfig;
 use Icinga\Module\Businessprocess\ImportedNode;
+use Icinga\Module\Businessprocess\MonitoredNode;
 use Icinga\Module\Businessprocess\Node;
 use Icinga\Module\Businessprocess\Web\Url;
 use ipl\Html\BaseHtmlElement;
@@ -176,9 +177,13 @@ abstract class Renderer extends HtmlDocument
         if ($node->isMissing()) {
             $classes = array('missing');
         } else {
-            $classes = array(
-                strtolower($node->getStateName())
-            );
+            if ($node->isEmpty() && ! $node instanceof MonitoredNode) {
+                $classes = array('empty');
+            } else {
+                $classes = array(
+                    strtolower($node->getStateName())
+                );
+            }
             if ($node->hasMissingChildren()) {
                 $classes[] = 'missing-children';
             }
diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/Renderer/TileRenderer/NodeTile.php b/library/Businessprocess/Renderer/TileRenderer/NodeTile.php
index e4f378f..b393724 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/Renderer/TileRenderer/NodeTile.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/Renderer/TileRenderer/NodeTile.php
@@ -85,20 +85,30 @@ class NodeTile extends BaseHtmlElement
                 $this->addActionLinks();
             }
         }
+        if (! $node instanceof ImportedNode || $node->getBpConfig()->hasNode($node->getName())) {
+            $link = $this->getMainNodeLink();
+            if ($renderer->isBreadcrumb()) {
+                $link->prepend((new StateBall(strtolower($node->getStateName())))->addAttributes([
+                    'title' => sprintf(
+                        '%s %s',
+                        $node->getStateName(),
+                        DateFormatter::timeSince($node->getLastStateChange())
+                    )
+                ]));
+            }
 
-        $link = $this->getMainNodeLink();
-        if ($renderer->isBreadcrumb()) {
-            $link->prepend((new StateBall(strtolower($node->getStateName())))->addAttributes([
-                'title' => sprintf(
-                    '%s %s',
-                    $node->getStateName(),
-                    DateFormatter::timeSince($node->getLastStateChange())
+            $this->add($link);
+        } else {
+            $this->add(Html::tag(
+                'a',
+                Html::tag(
+                    'span',
+                    ['style' => 'font-size: 75%'],
+                    sprintf('Trying to access a missing business process node "%s"', $node->getNodeName())
                 )
-            ]));
+            ));
         }
 
-        $this->add($link);
-
         if ($node instanceof BpNode && !$renderer->isBreadcrumb()) {
             $this->add(Html::tag(
                 'p',
@@ -191,19 +201,21 @@ class NodeTile extends BaseHtmlElement
                 ],
                 Html::tag('i', ['class' => 'icon icon-sitemap'])
             ));
-            if ($node->getBpConfig()->getName() !== $this->renderer->getBusinessProcess()->getName()) {
-                $this->actions()->add(Html::tag(
-                    'a',
-                    [
-                        'data-base-target'  => '_next',
-                        'href'              => $this->renderer->getSourceUrl($node)->getAbsoluteUrl(),
-                        'title'             => mt(
-                            'businessprocess',
-                            'Show this process as part of its original configuration'
-                        )
-                    ],
-                    Html::tag('i', ['class' => 'icon icon-forward'])
-                ));
+            if ($node instanceof ImportedNode) {
+                if ($node->getBpConfig()->hasNode($node->getName())) {
+                    $this->actions()->add(Html::tag(
+                        'a',
+                        [
+                            'data-base-target'  => '_next',
+                            'href'              => $this->renderer->getSourceUrl($node)->getAbsoluteUrl(),
+                            'title'             => mt(
+                                'businessprocess',
+                                'Show this process as part of its original configuration'
+                            )
+                        ],
+                        Html::tag('i', ['class' => 'icon icon-forward'])
+                    ));
+                }
             }
 
             $url = $node->getInfoUrl();
diff --git a/public/css/module.less b/public/css/module.less
index 5b3584e..40d71f7 100644
--- a/public/css/module.less
+++ b/public/css/module.less
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ td > a > .badges {
     > .pending             { background-color: @colorPending;           > a { text-shadow: 0 0 1px mix(#000, @colorPending, 40%); }}
     > .missing             { background-color: @gray-light;             > a { text-shadow: 0 0 1px @gray }}
     > .addnew              { background-color: @icinga-blue;            > a { text-shadow: 0 0 1px mix(#000, @icinga-blue, 40%); }}
+    > .empty               { background-color: @gray-light;             > a { text-shadow: 0 0 1px @gray }}
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/public/css/state-ball.less b/public/css/state-ball.less
index 54a8e7a..bc05059 100644
--- a/public/css/state-ball.less
+++ b/public/css/state-ball.less
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
     background-color: @color-pending;
   }
 
+  &.state-empty {
+    background-color: @gray-light;
+  }
+
   &.size-xs {
     line-height: 0.75em;
     height: 0.75em;