diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldDisplay.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldDisplay.ts
index 559ff8a3076..eb633999d1c 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldDisplay.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldDisplay.ts
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ function createNoValuesFieldDisplay(options: GetFieldDisplayValuesOptions): Fiel
     display: {
       text,
       numeric: 0,
+      color: display.color,
     },
   };
 }