diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/login.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/login.hbs
index a37b43e8663..78c13dc0490 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/login.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/login.hbs
@@ -9,78 +9,97 @@
   <:body>
     <PluginOutlet @name="login-before-modal-body" @connectorTagName="div" />
 
-    {{#if this.site.mobileView}}
-      <Modal::Login::WelcomeHeader
-        @wavingHandURL={{this.wavingHandURL}}
-        @createAccount={{this.createAccount}}
-      />
-      {{#if this.showLoginButtons}}
-        <LoginButtons
-          @externalLogin={{this.externalLoginAction}}
-          @passkeyLogin={{this.passkeyLogin}}
-          @context="login"
-        />
-      {{/if}}
-    {{/if}}
-
-    {{#if this.canLoginLocal}}
+    {{#if this.hasNoLoginOptions}}
       <div class={{if this.site.desktopView "login-left-side"}}>
-        {{#if this.site.desktopView}}
-          <Modal::Login::WelcomeHeader
-            @wavingHandURL={{this.wavingHandURL}}
-            @createAccount={{this.createAccount}}
-          />
-        {{/if}}
-        <Modal::Login::LocalLoginForm
-          @loginName={{this.loginName}}
-          @loginNameChanged={{this.loginNameChanged}}
-          @canLoginLocalWithEmail={{this.canLoginLocalWithEmail}}
-          @canUsePasskeys={{this.canUsePasskeys}}
-          @passkeyLogin={{this.passkeyLogin}}
-          @loginPassword={{this.loginPassword}}
-          @secondFactorMethod={{this.secondFactorMethod}}
-          @secondFactorToken={{this.secondFactorToken}}
-          @backupEnabled={{this.backupEnabled}}
-          @securityKeyAllowedCredentialIds={{this.securityKeyAllowedCredentialIds}}
-          @securityKeyChallenge={{this.securityKeyChallenge}}
-          @showSecurityKey={{this.showSecurityKey}}
-          @otherMethodAllowed={{this.otherMethodAllowed}}
-          @showSecondFactor={{this.showSecondFactor}}
-          @handleForgotPassword={{this.handleForgotPassword}}
-          @login={{this.triggerLogin}}
-          @flashChanged={{this.flashChanged}}
-          @flashTypeChanged={{this.flashTypeChanged}}
-          @securityKeyCredentialChanged={{this.securityKeyCredentialChanged}}
-        />
-        <Modal::Login::Footer
-          @canLoginLocal={{this.canLoginLocal}}
-          @showSecurityKey={{this.showSecurityKey}}
-          @login={{this.triggerLogin}}
-          @loginButtonLabel={{this.loginButtonLabel}}
-          @loginDisabled={{this.loginDisabled}}
-          @showSignupLink={{this.showSignupLink}}
-          @createAccount={{this.createAccount}}
-          @loggingIn={{this.loggingIn}}
-          @showSecondFactor={{this.showSecondFactor}}
-        />
-      </div>
-    {{/if}}
-
-    {{#if (and this.showLoginButtons this.site.desktopView)}}
-      {{#unless this.canLoginLocal}}
-        <div class="login-left-side">
-          <Modal::Login::WelcomeHeader @wavingHandURL={{this.wavingHandURL}} />
+        <div class="login-welcome-header no-login-methods-configured">
+          <h1 class="login-title">{{i18n "login.no_login_methods.title"}}</h1>
+          <img />
+          <p class="login-subheader">
+            {{html-safe
+              (i18n
+                "login.no_login_methods.description"
+                (hash adminLoginPath=this.adminLoginPath)
+              )
+            }}
+          </p>
         </div>
-      {{/unless}}
-      {{#if this.hasAtLeastOneLoginButton}}
-        <div class="login-right-side">
+      </div>
+    {{else}}
+      {{#if this.site.mobileView}}
+        <Modal::Login::WelcomeHeader
+          @wavingHandURL={{this.wavingHandURL}}
+          @createAccount={{this.createAccount}}
+        />
+        {{#if this.showLoginButtons}}
           <LoginButtons
             @externalLogin={{this.externalLoginAction}}
             @passkeyLogin={{this.passkeyLogin}}
             @context="login"
           />
+        {{/if}}
+      {{/if}}
+
+      {{#if this.canLoginLocal}}
+        <div class={{if this.site.desktopView "login-left-side"}}>
+          {{#if this.site.desktopView}}
+            <Modal::Login::WelcomeHeader
+              @wavingHandURL={{this.wavingHandURL}}
+              @createAccount={{this.createAccount}}
+            />
+          {{/if}}
+          <Modal::Login::LocalLoginForm
+            @loginName={{this.loginName}}
+            @loginNameChanged={{this.loginNameChanged}}
+            @canLoginLocalWithEmail={{this.canLoginLocalWithEmail}}
+            @canUsePasskeys={{this.canUsePasskeys}}
+            @passkeyLogin={{this.passkeyLogin}}
+            @loginPassword={{this.loginPassword}}
+            @secondFactorMethod={{this.secondFactorMethod}}
+            @secondFactorToken={{this.secondFactorToken}}
+            @backupEnabled={{this.backupEnabled}}
+            @securityKeyAllowedCredentialIds={{this.securityKeyAllowedCredentialIds}}
+            @securityKeyChallenge={{this.securityKeyChallenge}}
+            @showSecurityKey={{this.showSecurityKey}}
+            @otherMethodAllowed={{this.otherMethodAllowed}}
+            @showSecondFactor={{this.showSecondFactor}}
+            @handleForgotPassword={{this.handleForgotPassword}}
+            @login={{this.triggerLogin}}
+            @flashChanged={{this.flashChanged}}
+            @flashTypeChanged={{this.flashTypeChanged}}
+            @securityKeyCredentialChanged={{this.securityKeyCredentialChanged}}
+          />
+          <Modal::Login::Footer
+            @canLoginLocal={{this.canLoginLocal}}
+            @showSecurityKey={{this.showSecurityKey}}
+            @login={{this.triggerLogin}}
+            @loginButtonLabel={{this.loginButtonLabel}}
+            @loginDisabled={{this.loginDisabled}}
+            @showSignupLink={{this.showSignupLink}}
+            @createAccount={{this.createAccount}}
+            @loggingIn={{this.loggingIn}}
+            @showSecondFactor={{this.showSecondFactor}}
+          />
         </div>
       {{/if}}
+
+      {{#if (and this.showLoginButtons this.site.desktopView)}}
+        {{#unless this.canLoginLocal}}
+          <div class="login-left-side">
+            <Modal::Login::WelcomeHeader
+              @wavingHandURL={{this.wavingHandURL}}
+            />
+          </div>
+        {{/unless}}
+        {{#if this.hasAtLeastOneLoginButton}}
+          <div class="login-right-side">
+            <LoginButtons
+              @externalLogin={{this.externalLoginAction}}
+              @passkeyLogin={{this.passkeyLogin}}
+              @context="login"
+            />
+          </div>
+        {{/if}}
+      {{/if}}
     {{/if}}
   </:body>
 </DModal>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/login.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/login.js
index d401c8586a5..ee8f71a72da 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/login.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/modal/login.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 import { findAll } from "discourse/models/login-method";
 import { SECOND_FACTOR_METHODS } from "discourse/models/user";
 import escape from "discourse-common/lib/escape";
+import getURL from "discourse-common/lib/get-url";
 import I18n from "discourse-i18n";
 
 export default class Login extends Component {
@@ -96,6 +97,10 @@ export default class Login extends Component {
     return findAll().length > 0 || this.canUsePasskeys;
   }
 
+  get hasNoLoginOptions() {
+    return !this.hasAtLeastOneLoginButton && !this.canLoginLocal;
+  }
+
   get loginButtonLabel() {
     return this.loggingIn ? "login.logging_in" : "login.title";
   }
@@ -106,6 +111,10 @@ export default class Login extends Component {
     );
   }
 
+  get adminLoginPath() {
+    return getURL("/u/admin-login");
+  }
+
   @action
   async passkeyLogin(mediation = "optional") {
     try {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/modal/login/login-test.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/modal/login/login-test.js
index 840949295ca..4babc46bd88 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/modal/login/login-test.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/modal/login/login-test.js
@@ -117,3 +117,20 @@ acceptance("Modal - Login - Passkeys on mobile", function (needs) {
     assert.dom(".dialog-body").exists();
   });
 });
+
+acceptance("Modal - Login - With no way to login", function (needs) {
+  needs.settings({
+    enable_local_logins: false,
+    enable_facebook_logins: false,
+  });
+  needs.site({ auth_providers: [] });
+
+  test("Displays a helpful message", async function (assert) {
+    await visit("/");
+    await click("header .login-button");
+
+    assert.dom("#login-account-name").doesNotExist();
+    assert.dom("#login-button").doesNotExist();
+    assert.dom(".no-login-methods-configured").exists();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 3c353a55eab..ba25786bfcb 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -2270,6 +2270,9 @@ en:
         totp: "Use an authenticator app instead"
         backup_code: "Use a backup code instead"
         security_key: "Use a security key instead"
+      no_login_methods:
+        title: "No login methods"
+        description: "No login methods are configured. Administrators can visit <a href='%{adminLoginPath}' target='_blank'>%{adminLoginPath}</a> to reconfigure the site."
     invites:
       accept_title: "Invitation"
       welcome_to: "Welcome to %{site_name}!"