diff --git a/erpnext/patches/june_2012/reports_list_permission.py b/erpnext/patches/june_2012/reports_list_permission.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f47bf16b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erpnext/patches/june_2012/reports_list_permission.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+def execute():
+	"""allow read permission to all for report list"""
+	import webnotes
+	import webnotes.model.doc
+	new_perms = [
+		{
+			'parent': 'Report',
+			'parentfield': 'permissions',
+			'parenttype': 'DocType',
+			'role': 'All',			
+			'permlevel': 0,
+			'read': 1,
+		},
+	]
+	for perms in new_perms:
+		doc = webnotes.model.doc.Document('DocPerm')
+		doc.fields.update(perms)
+		doc.save()
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diff --git a/erpnext/patches/patch_list.py b/erpnext/patches/patch_list.py
index 7404b55889..b4717803a4 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches/patch_list.py
+++ b/erpnext/patches/patch_list.py
@@ -427,4 +427,9 @@ patch_list = [
 		'patch_file': 'fetch_organization_from_lead',
 		'description': 'Fetch organization from lead in quote'
 	},
+	{
+		'patch_module': 'patches.june_2012',
+		'patch_file': 'reports_list_permission',
+		'description': 'allow read permission to all for report list'
+	},
 ]
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diff --git a/erpnext/utilities/page/todo/todo.js b/erpnext/utilities/page/todo/todo.js
index 01065a70c3..8cd8fc1e5f 100644
--- a/erpnext/utilities/page/todo/todo.js
+++ b/erpnext/utilities/page/todo/todo.js
@@ -20,14 +20,31 @@ erpnext.todo.refresh = function() {
 	wn.call({
 		method: 'utilities.page.todo.todo.get',
 		callback: function(r,rt) {
-			$('#todo-list div.todo-content').empty();
-			$('#assigned-todo-list div.todo-content').empty();
+			var todo_list = $('#todo-list div.todo-content');
+			var assigned_todo_list = $('#assigned-todo-list div.todo-content');
+			todo_list.empty();
+			assigned_todo_list.empty();
+			
+			var nothing_to_do = function() {
+				$('#todo-list div.todo-content')
+					.html('<div class="help-box">Nothing to do :)</div>');
+			}
+			
+			var nothing_delegated = function() {
+				$('#assigned-todo-list div.todo-content')
+					.html('<div class="help-box">Nothing assigned to other users. \
+							Use "Assign To" in a form to delegate work.</div>');
+			}
+			
 			if(r.message) {
 				for(var i in r.message) {
 					new erpnext.todo.ToDoItem(r.message[i]);
 				}
+				if (!todo_list.html()) { nothing_to_do(); }
+				if (!assigned_todo_list.html()) { nothing_delegated(); }
 			} else {
-				$('#todo-list').html('<div class="help-box">Nothing to do :)</div>');
+				nothing_to_do();
+				nothing_delegated();				
 			}
 		}
 	});