diff --git a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecoskills/gui/components/SkillIcon.kt b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecoskills/gui/components/SkillIcon.kt
index cbcc829..3438fb6 100644
--- a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecoskills/gui/components/SkillIcon.kt
+++ b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecoskills/gui/components/SkillIcon.kt
@@ -2,17 +2,20 @@ package com.willfp.ecoskills.gui.components
 
 import com.willfp.eco.core.EcoPlugin
 import com.willfp.eco.core.config.interfaces.Config
+import com.willfp.eco.core.gui.menu.Menu
 import com.willfp.eco.core.gui.onLeftClick
 import com.willfp.eco.core.gui.slot
+import com.willfp.eco.core.gui.slot.Slot
 import com.willfp.eco.core.items.Items
 import com.willfp.eco.core.items.builder.modify
 import com.willfp.eco.core.sound.PlayableSound
 import com.willfp.eco.util.toNumeral
 import com.willfp.ecoskills.api.getSkillLevel
 import com.willfp.ecoskills.skills.Skill
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player
 
 class SkillIcon(
-    skill: Skill,
+    private val skill: Skill,
     config: Config,
     plugin: EcoPlugin
 ) : PositionedComponent {
@@ -42,9 +45,27 @@ class SkillIcon(
         }
     }
 
+    private val unknownSlot = slot(
+        Items.lookup(plugin.configYml.getString("gui.unknown-skill-icon.icon")).item.clone().modify {
+            setDisplayName(
+                plugin.configYml.getFormattedString("gui.unknown-skill-icon.name")
+            )
+
+            addLoreLines(
+                plugin.configYml.getFormattedStrings("gui.unknown-skill-icon.lore")
+            )
+        }
+    )
+
     override val isEnabled = config.getBoolOrNull("enabled") ?: true
     override val row = config.getInt("position.row")
     override val column = config.getInt("position.column")
 
-    override fun getSlotAt(row: Int, column: Int) = slot
+    override fun getSlotAt(row: Int, column: Int, player: Player, menu: Menu): Slot {
+        return if (player.getSkillLevel(skill) > 0) {
+            slot
+        } else {
+            unknownSlot
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecoskills/skills/display/GainXPDisplay.kt b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecoskills/skills/display/GainXPDisplay.kt
index 2afa614..d60a258 100644
--- a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecoskills/skills/display/GainXPDisplay.kt
+++ b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/willfp/ecoskills/skills/display/GainXPDisplay.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.willfp.ecoskills.actionbar.sendCompatibleActionBarMessage
 import com.willfp.ecoskills.api.event.PlayerSkillXPGainEvent
 import com.willfp.ecoskills.api.getFormattedRequiredXP
 import com.willfp.ecoskills.api.getRequiredXP
+import com.willfp.ecoskills.api.getSkillLevel
 import com.willfp.ecoskills.api.getSkillProgress
 import com.willfp.ecoskills.api.getSkillXP
 import org.bukkit.boss.BarColor
@@ -72,7 +73,10 @@ class GainXPDisplay(
     }
 
     private fun String.formatMessage(event: PlayerSkillXPGainEvent): String =
-        this.replace("%skill%", event.skill.name)
+        this.replace(
+            "%skill%",
+            if (event.player.getSkillLevel(event.skill) > 0) event.skill.name else plugin.langYml.getString("learning-skill")
+        )
             .replace("%current_xp%", event.player.getSkillXP(event.skill).toNiceString())
             .replace("%required_xp%", event.player.getFormattedRequiredXP(event.skill))
             .replace("%gained_xp%", event.gainedXP.toNiceString())
diff --git a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/resources/config.yml b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 88ba8b5..288006e 100644
--- a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ gui:
       - "&f"
       - "&eClick to view Level Progression!"
 
+  unknown-skill-icon:
+    name: "&#964b00Unknown Skill"
+    icon: player_head texture:eyJ0ZXh0dXJlcyI6eyJTS0lOIjp7InVybCI6Imh0dHA6Ly90ZXh0dXJlcy5taW5lY3JhZnQubmV0L3RleHR1cmUvYmFkYzA0OGE3Y2U3OGY3ZGFkNzJhMDdkYTI3ZDg1YzA5MTY4ODFlNTUyMmVlZWQxZTNkYWYyMTdhMzhjMWEifX19
+    lore:
+      - "&7Keep playing to learn about"
+      - "&7and progress this skill!"
+
   close:
     item: barrier
     name: "&cClose"
diff --git a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/resources/lang.yml b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/resources/lang.yml
index a333d0e..7604dcb 100644
--- a/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/resources/lang.yml
+++ b/eco-core/core-plugin/src/main/resources/lang.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ messages:
   resetting-all-players: "&fResetting all players... (this may take a while)"
   reset-all-players: "&fReset all players!"
 
+learning-skill: "Learning New Skill..."
+
 line-wrap-color: "&8"
 
 top-line-format: "%rank%. %playername% - %level%"