diff --git a/apps/Makefile b/apps/Makefile
index f7392f395..d6f4adef4 100644
--- a/apps/Makefile
+++ b/apps/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ apps =
 $(foreach i,${EPSILON_APPS},$(eval include apps/$(i)/Makefile))
 
 apps_src += $(addprefix apps/,\
+  alternate_empty_nested_menu_controller.cpp \
   apps_container.cpp \
   apps_container_launch_default.cpp:-onboarding \
   apps_container_launch_on_boarding.cpp:+onboarding \
diff --git a/apps/alternate_empty_nested_menu_controller.cpp b/apps/alternate_empty_nested_menu_controller.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b09acca75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/alternate_empty_nested_menu_controller.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include "alternate_empty_nested_menu_controller.h"
+
+void AlternateEmptyNestedMenuController::viewDidDisappear() {
+  if (isDisplayingEmptyController()) {
+    pop();
+  }
+  NestedMenuController::viewDidDisappear();
+}
+
+bool AlternateEmptyNestedMenuController::displayEmptyController() {
+  assert(!isDisplayingEmptyController());
+  // If the content is empty, we push an empty controller.
+  if (numberOfRows() == 0) {
+    push(emptyViewController());
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/apps/alternate_empty_nested_menu_controller.h b/apps/alternate_empty_nested_menu_controller.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0427a2bf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/alternate_empty_nested_menu_controller.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef APPS_ALTERNATE_EMPTY_NESTED_MENU_CONTROLLER_H
+#define APPS_ALTERNATE_EMPTY_NESTED_MENU_CONTROLLER_H
+
+#include <escher/nested_menu_controller.h>
+
+class AlternateEmptyNestedMenuController : public NestedMenuController {
+public:
+  AlternateEmptyNestedMenuController(I18n::Message title) :
+    NestedMenuController(nullptr, title)
+  {}
+  // View Controller
+  void viewDidDisappear() override;
+protected:
+  virtual ViewController * emptyViewController() = 0;
+  virtual bool isDisplayingEmptyController() = 0;
+  bool displayEmptyController();
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/variable_box_controller.cpp b/apps/variable_box_controller.cpp
index 5b5f41dce..4637220b3 100644
--- a/apps/variable_box_controller.cpp
+++ b/apps/variable_box_controller.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ using namespace Shared;
 using namespace Ion;
 
 VariableBoxController::VariableBoxController() :
-  NestedMenuController(nullptr, I18n::Message::Variables),
+  AlternateEmptyNestedMenuController(I18n::Message::Variables),
   m_currentPage(Page::RootMenu),
   m_lockPageDelete(Page::RootMenu),
   m_firstMemoizedLayoutIndex(0)
@@ -27,15 +27,11 @@ VariableBoxController::VariableBoxController() :
 
 void VariableBoxController::viewWillAppear() {
   assert(m_currentPage == Page::RootMenu);
-  NestedMenuController::viewWillAppear();
+  AlternateEmptyNestedMenuController::viewWillAppear();
 }
 
 void VariableBoxController::viewDidDisappear() {
-  if (isDisplayingEmptyController()) {
-    pop();
-  }
-
-  NestedMenuController::viewDidDisappear();
+  AlternateEmptyNestedMenuController::viewDidDisappear();
 
   /* NestedMenuController::viewDidDisappear might need cell heights, which would
    * use the VariableBoxController cell heights memoization. We thus reset the
@@ -69,7 +65,7 @@ bool VariableBoxController::handleEvent(Ion::Events::Event event) {
     displayEmptyController();
     return true;
   }
-  return NestedMenuController::handleEvent(event);
+  return AlternateEmptyNestedMenuController::handleEvent(event);
 }
 
 int VariableBoxController::numberOfRows() const {
@@ -130,7 +126,7 @@ KDCoordinate VariableBoxController::rowHeight(int index) {
       return std::max<KDCoordinate>(layoutR.layoutSize().height()+k_leafMargin, Metric::ToolboxRowHeight);
     }
   }
-  return NestedMenuController::rowHeight(index);
+  return AlternateEmptyNestedMenuController::rowHeight(index);
 }
 
 int VariableBoxController::typeAtLocation(int i, int j) {
@@ -163,7 +159,7 @@ void VariableBoxController::setPage(Page page) {
 bool VariableBoxController::selectSubMenu(int selectedRow) {
   m_selectableTableView.deselectTable();
   setPage(pageAtIndex(selectedRow));
-  bool selectSubMenu = NestedMenuController::selectSubMenu(selectedRow);
+  bool selectSubMenu = AlternateEmptyNestedMenuController::selectSubMenu(selectedRow);
   if (displayEmptyController()) {
     return true;
   }
@@ -177,7 +173,7 @@ bool VariableBoxController::returnToPreviousMenu() {
     m_selectableTableView.deselectTable();
   }
   setPage(Page::RootMenu);
-  return NestedMenuController::returnToPreviousMenu();
+  return AlternateEmptyNestedMenuController::returnToPreviousMenu();
 }
 
 bool VariableBoxController::selectLeaf(int selectedRow) {
@@ -261,15 +257,9 @@ Storage::Record VariableBoxController::recordAtIndex(int rowIndex) {
   return Storage::sharedStorage()->recordWithExtensionAtIndex(extension(), rowIndex);
 }
 
-bool VariableBoxController::displayEmptyController() {
-  assert(!isDisplayingEmptyController());
-  // If the content is empty, we push above an empty controller.
-  if (numberOfRows() == 0) {
-    m_emptyViewController.setType((VariableBoxEmptyController::Type)m_currentPage);
-    push(&m_emptyViewController);
-    return true;
-  }
-  return false;
+ViewController * VariableBoxController::emptyViewController() {
+  m_emptyViewController.setType((VariableBoxEmptyController::Type)m_currentPage);
+  return &m_emptyViewController;
 }
 
 void VariableBoxController::resetMemoization() {
diff --git a/apps/variable_box_controller.h b/apps/variable_box_controller.h
index 95824e29d..affb031fd 100644
--- a/apps/variable_box_controller.h
+++ b/apps/variable_box_controller.h
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 
 #define MATRIX_VARIABLES 1
 
-#include <escher.h>
+#include "alternate_empty_nested_menu_controller.h"
 #include "variable_box_empty_controller.h"
 #include <apps/i18n.h>
 
-class VariableBoxController : public NestedMenuController {
+class VariableBoxController : public AlternateEmptyNestedMenuController {
 public:
   VariableBoxController();
 
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ private:
   Poincare::Layout expressionLayoutForRecord(Ion::Storage::Record record, int index);
   const char * extension() const;
   Ion::Storage::Record recordAtIndex(int rowIndex);
-  bool displayEmptyController();
-  bool isDisplayingEmptyController() { return StackViewController::depth() == 2; }
+  ViewController * emptyViewController() override;
+  bool isDisplayingEmptyController() override { return StackViewController::depth() == 2; }
   void resetMemoization();
   void destroyRecordAtRowIndex(int rowIndex);
   Page m_currentPage;