diff --git a/resources/mmv/mmv.bootstrap.js b/resources/mmv/mmv.bootstrap.js
index 55bfdad19..f308af01d 100755
--- a/resources/mmv/mmv.bootstrap.js
+++ b/resources/mmv/mmv.bootstrap.js
@@ -121,9 +121,14 @@
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if ( $thumb.closest( '.metadata' ).length > 0 ) {
+		if (
 			// This is almost certainly an icon for an informational template like
 			// {{refimprove}} on enwiki.
+			$thumb.closest( '.metadata' ).length > 0 ||
+
+			// This is an article with no text.
+			$thumb.closest( '.noarticletext' ).length > 0
+		) {
 			return;
 		}