diff --git a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/unified-resources.md b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/unified-resources.md
index 7f021e0ca..fe23d558f 100644
--- a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/unified-resources.md
+++ b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/unified-resources.md
@@ -283,6 +283,9 @@ The identity card now follows the same rule: canonical identity rows stay in
 the primary summary, while aliases, IPs, and tags live in a smaller
 `Supporting context` block so the drawer answers "what is this resource" before
 showing every attached label.
+When that card has no owned identity rows or supporting labels yet, the sparse
+fallback now stays terse (`No identity metadata yet.`) so empty state chrome
+does not read heavier than the data it is standing in for.
 Type-specific Docker, PBS, and PMG operational panels now also live inside a
 collapsed `Service details` support block, so lane-specific controls and
 breakdowns stay available without displacing the common runtime and identity
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Infrastructure/ResourceDetailDrawer.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/Infrastructure/ResourceDetailDrawer.tsx
index 1564ea9c5..cadaf3e0e 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Infrastructure/ResourceDetailDrawer.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Infrastructure/ResourceDetailDrawer.tsx
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ const DrawerContent: Component<ResourceDetailDrawerProps> = (props) => {
               </Show>
               <Show when={!identityCardHasRichData()}>
                 <div class="rounded border border-dashed bg-surface-hover px-2 py-1.5 text-[10px] ">
-                  No enriched identity metadata yet.
+                  No identity metadata yet.
                 </div>
               </Show>
             </div>
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Infrastructure/__tests__/ResourceDetailDrawer.history.test.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/Infrastructure/__tests__/ResourceDetailDrawer.history.test.tsx
index 5ec9f7ac5..44669e324 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Infrastructure/__tests__/ResourceDetailDrawer.history.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Infrastructure/__tests__/ResourceDetailDrawer.history.test.tsx
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ describe('ResourceDetailDrawer change history section', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByText('Host details')).toBeNull();
     expect(screen.queryByText('Service details')).toBeNull();
     expect(screen.queryByText('Supporting context')).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('No identity metadata yet.')).toBeNull();
     expect(screen.getByText('Discovery context')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
       screen.queryByText('Supporting metadata only. The web interface path above stays primary.'),
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Infrastructure/__tests__/ResourceDetailDrawer.identity-runtime.test.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/Infrastructure/__tests__/ResourceDetailDrawer.identity-runtime.test.tsx
index 6107f0a0c..d65f05cf8 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Infrastructure/__tests__/ResourceDetailDrawer.identity-runtime.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Infrastructure/__tests__/ResourceDetailDrawer.identity-runtime.test.tsx
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ describe('ResourceDetailDrawer runtime and identity cards', () => {
     expect(getByText('Supporting context')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(getByText('Aliases')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(getAllByText('pmg-main').length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-    expect(queryByText('No enriched identity metadata yet.')).toBeNull();
+    expect(queryByText('No identity metadata yet.')).toBeNull();
 
     const sparse = baseResource({
       id: 'host-min',
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ describe('ResourceDetailDrawer runtime and identity cards', () => {
     });
 
     const sparseRender = render(() => <ResourceDetailDrawer resource={sparse} />);
-    expect(sparseRender.getByText('No enriched identity metadata yet.')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(sparseRender.getByText('No identity metadata yet.')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('shows canonical metrics target identity for docker-backed host resources', () => {