diff --git a/docs/SMOKE_TEST.md b/docs/SMOKE_TEST.md
index 0d875b2..d1861f0 100644
--- a/docs/SMOKE_TEST.md
+++ b/docs/SMOKE_TEST.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ Use this checklist before a release or after changes to panel, pasteboard, setti
 27. Confirm card headers use readable relative ages such as `3 minutes ago` or `2 hours ago`, including when viewing a named collection.
 28. Confirm the selected card shows a green corner Stack control, the action rail does not duplicate Stack, and clips added to Stack keep a visible corner indicator when selection moves away.
 29. Confirm single-line text cards do not repeat the same text in both title and body, while multi-line text cards show the remaining lines below the first line.
+30. Confirm the Pinned empty state points to the Pin action instead of a plain-key shortcut.
 
 ## Copy And Paste
 
diff --git a/sources/clipbored/views/ClipboardPanelView.swift b/sources/clipbored/views/ClipboardPanelView.swift
index b49d564..5432ffe 100644
--- a/sources/clipbored/views/ClipboardPanelView.swift
+++ b/sources/clipbored/views/ClipboardPanelView.swift
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ final class ClipboardPanelView: NSVisualEffectView, NSSearchFieldDelegate {
     case .audio:
       return ("No audio yet", "Copied sound clips appear here.")
     case .pinned:
-      return ("No pinned clips", "New copies appear under Most Recent. Select an item and press P to pin it.")
+      return ("No pinned clips", "Use the Pin action on a card to keep important clips here.")
     case .mostRecent, .mostUsed:
       return ("No clips in this view", "Switch filters or copy something new.")
     }
diff --git a/tests/clipboredtests/ClipboardPanelViewTests.swift b/tests/clipboredtests/ClipboardPanelViewTests.swift
index f7d7fe0..4063902 100644
--- a/tests/clipboredtests/ClipboardPanelViewTests.swift
+++ b/tests/clipboredtests/ClipboardPanelViewTests.swift
@@ -829,6 +829,18 @@ final class ClipboardPanelViewTests: XCTestCase {
     XCTAssertEqual(fixture.view.debugEmptyStateText?.detail, "Image clips are saved when the clipboard contains image data.")
   }
 
+  func testPinnedEmptyStatePointsToPinAction() {
+    let fixture = makePanelFixture()
+    fixture.store.upsert(makeTextItem("Only text exists", store: fixture.store))
+    drainMainQueue()
+
+    fixture.viewModel.sortMode = .pinned
+    drainMainQueue()
+
+    XCTAssertEqual(fixture.view.debugEmptyStateText?.title, "No pinned clips")
+    XCTAssertEqual(fixture.view.debugEmptyStateText?.detail, "Use the Pin action on a card to keep important clips here.")
+  }
+
   func testCardsExposeContextMenuActions() {
     let fixture = makePanelFixture()
     fixture.store.upsert(makeTextItem("Context menu text", store: fixture.store))