diff --git a/src/Table.php b/src/Table.php
index 9e7ff5e4b0..76251f2545 100644
--- a/src/Table.php
+++ b/src/Table.php
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ protected function renderView(): void
         // add totals rows or empty message
         if ($this->_renderedRowsCount === 0) {
             if (!$this->jsPaginator || !$this->jsPaginator->getPage()) {
+                $this->tEmpty->set('columns', (string) count($this->columns));
                 $this->template->dangerouslyAppendHtml('Body', $this->tEmpty->renderToHtml());
             }
         } elseif ($this->totalsPlan) {