diff --git a/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapSetupPanel.jsx b/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapSetupPanel.jsx
index 9f598e1..6336dc9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapSetupPanel.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/maps/LocationMapSetupPanel.jsx
@@ -8,16 +8,20 @@ export default function LocationMapSetupPanel({
   onCreateFromZones,
   onCreateBlank,
 }) {
+  const description = hasAnyMap
+    ? canManage
+      ? "A draft map exists for this location."
+      : "A map draft exists for this location, but it has not been published yet."
+    : canManage
+      ? "Create a rough map for this store location."
+      : "A household admin has not published a map yet.";
+
   return (
     <section className="location-map-setup">
       <h2>{hasAnyMap ? "Draft Map" : "No Map"}</h2>
-      <p>
-        {hasAnyMap
-          ? "A draft map exists for this location."
-          : "Create a rough map for this store location."}
-      </p>
-      <div className="location-map-setup-actions">
-        {hasAnyMap ? (
+      <p>{description}</p>
+      {hasAnyMap && canManage ? (
+        <div className="location-map-setup-actions">
           <>
             <button type="button" className="btn-primary" onClick={onContinue}>
               Continue Editing
@@ -29,7 +33,9 @@ export default function LocationMapSetupPanel({
               Publish Map
             </button>
           </>
-        ) : canManage ? (
+        </div>
+      ) : !hasAnyMap && canManage ? (
+        <div className="location-map-setup-actions">
           <>
             <button type="button" className="btn-primary" onClick={onCreateFromZones} disabled={saving}>
               Create Map From Existing Zones
@@ -38,10 +44,8 @@ export default function LocationMapSetupPanel({
               Create Blank Map
             </button>
           </>
-        ) : (
-          <p className="location-map-muted">A household admin has not published a map yet.</p>
-        )}
-      </div>
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
     </section>
   );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts b/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
index a777852..c53f187 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
@@ -578,3 +578,24 @@ test("members can view a published map but cannot edit it", async ({ page }) =>
   await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Save Draft" })).toHaveCount(0);
   await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Publish" })).toHaveCount(0);
 });
+
+test("members see a clean empty state when no map is published", async ({ page }) => {
+  await mockMapShell(page, memberHousehold);
+
+  await page.route("**/households/1/locations/10/map", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify(noMapState(false)),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.goto("/stores/100/locations/10/map");
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: "No Map" })).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByText("A household admin has not published a map yet.")).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByText("Create a rough map for this store location.")).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Create Map From Existing Zones" })).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Create Blank Map" })).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.getByLabel("Map controls")).toHaveCount(0);
+});