diff --git a/openlibrary/i18n/messages.pot b/openlibrary/i18n/messages.pot
index ee9aa5a69a5..5f1a721e28a 100644
--- a/openlibrary/i18n/messages.pot
+++ b/openlibrary/i18n/messages.pot
@@ -940,6 +940,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "No <strong>%(path_id)s</strong> directly matched your search"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: work_search.html
+msgid "Add a new book"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: search/authors.html search/lists.html search/subjects.html work_search.html
 msgid "Checking Search Inside matches"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/openlibrary/templates/work_search.html b/openlibrary/templates/work_search.html
index 076f0c2a5e6..c508cba5c2b 100644
--- a/openlibrary/templates/work_search.html
+++ b/openlibrary/templates/work_search.html
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ <h1>$_("Search Books")</h1>
         $# this commit to revert.
         <center>
           <div class="red">$:_('No <strong>%(path_id)s</strong> directly matched your search', path_id=path_id)</div>
+             <a href="/books/add" class="btn btn-primary">$_('Add a new book')</a></div>
           <hr>
         </center>
         <div id="fulltext-search-suggestion" data-query="$query">