diff --git a/.bumpy/empty-bump-file-improvements.md b/.bumpy/empty-bump-file-improvements.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2ca4bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bumpy/empty-bump-file-improvements.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@varlock/bumpy': patch
+---
+
+Improve empty bump file handling — show file links and list alongside valid bump files
diff --git a/packages/bumpy/src/commands/check.ts b/packages/bumpy/src/commands/check.ts
index d1c077c..c1f6875 100644
--- a/packages/bumpy/src/commands/check.ts
+++ b/packages/bumpy/src/commands/check.ts
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ export async function checkCommand(rootDir: string, opts: CheckOptions = {}): Pr
     }
     process.exit(1);
   }
-  const { branchBumpFiles, hasEmptyBumpFile } = filterBranchBumpFiles(allBumpFiles, changedFiles, rootDir);
+  const { branchBumpFiles, emptyBumpFileIds } = filterBranchBumpFiles(allBumpFiles, changedFiles, rootDir);
 
   // If an empty bump file exists on this branch, the check passes
-  if (hasEmptyBumpFile) {
+  if (emptyBumpFileIds.length > 0) {
     log.success('Empty bump file found — no releases needed.');
     return;
   }
diff --git a/packages/bumpy/src/commands/ci.ts b/packages/bumpy/src/commands/ci.ts
index d0c2534..c9dca2a 100644
--- a/packages/bumpy/src/commands/ci.ts
+++ b/packages/bumpy/src/commands/ci.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export async function ciCheckCommand(rootDir: string, opts: CheckOptions): Promi
 
   // Filter to only bump files added/modified in this PR
   const changedFiles = getChangedFiles(rootDir, config.baseBranch);
-  const { branchBumpFiles: prBumpFiles, hasEmptyBumpFile } = filterBranchBumpFiles(
+  const { branchBumpFiles: prBumpFiles, emptyBumpFileIds } = filterBranchBumpFiles(
     allBumpFiles,
     changedFiles,
     rootDir,
@@ -126,10 +126,16 @@ export async function ciCheckCommand(rootDir: string, opts: CheckOptions): Promi
 
   if (prBumpFiles.length === 0) {
     // An empty bump file signals intentionally no releases needed
-    if (hasEmptyBumpFile && parseErrors.length === 0) {
+    if (emptyBumpFileIds.length > 0 && parseErrors.length === 0) {
       log.success('Empty bump file found — no releases needed.');
       if (shouldComment && prNumber) {
-        await postOrUpdatePrComment(prNumber, formatEmptyBumpFileComment(), rootDir, opts.patComments);
+        const prBranch = detectPrBranch(rootDir);
+        await postOrUpdatePrComment(
+          prNumber,
+          formatEmptyBumpFileComment(emptyBumpFileIds, prNumber, prBranch),
+          rootDir,
+          opts.patComments,
+        );
       }
       return;
     }
@@ -175,7 +181,16 @@ export async function ciCheckCommand(rootDir: string, opts: CheckOptions): Promi
   // Comment on PR
   if (shouldComment && prNumber) {
     const prBranch = detectPrBranch(rootDir);
-    const comment = formatReleasePlanComment(plan, prBumpFiles, prNumber, prBranch, pm, plan.warnings, parseErrors);
+    const comment = formatReleasePlanComment(
+      plan,
+      prBumpFiles,
+      prNumber,
+      prBranch,
+      pm,
+      plan.warnings,
+      parseErrors,
+      emptyBumpFileIds,
+    );
     await postOrUpdatePrComment(prNumber, comment, rootDir, opts.patComments);
   }
 
@@ -492,6 +507,7 @@ function formatReleasePlanComment(
   pm: PackageManager,
   warnings: string[] = [],
   parseErrors: string[] = [],
+  emptyBumpFileIds: string[] = [],
 ): string {
   const repo = process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY;
   const lines: string[] = [];
@@ -540,6 +556,19 @@ function formatReleasePlanComment(
     }
     lines.push(`- ${parts.join(' ')}`);
   }
+  for (const id of emptyBumpFileIds) {
+    const filename = `${id}.md`;
+    const parts: string[] = [`\`${filename}\` _(empty — no release)_`];
+    if (repo) {
+      parts.push(
+        `([view diff](https://github.com/${repo}/pull/${prNumber}/changes#diff-${sha256Hex(`.bumpy/${filename}`)}))`,
+      );
+      if (prBranch) {
+        parts.push(`([edit](https://github.com/${repo}/edit/${prBranch}/.bumpy/${filename}))`);
+      }
+    }
+    lines.push(`- ${parts.join(' ')}`);
+  }
   lines.push('');
 
   if (parseErrors.length > 0) {
@@ -600,15 +629,32 @@ function formatBumpFileErrorsComment(errors: string[], prBranch: string | null,
   return lines.join('\n');
 }
 
-function formatEmptyBumpFileComment(): string {
+function formatEmptyBumpFileComment(emptyBumpFileIds: string[], prNumber: string, prBranch: string | null): string {
+  const repo = process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY;
   const lines = [
     `<a href="https://bumpy.varlock.dev"><img src="${FROG_IMG_BASE}/frog-neutral.png" alt="bumpy-frog" width="60" align="left" style="image-rendering: pixelated;" title="Hi! I'm bumpy!" /></a>`,
     '',
     '**This PR includes an empty bump file — no version bump is needed.** :white_check_mark:',
     '<br clear="left" />',
-    '\n---',
-    `_This comment is maintained by [bumpy](https://bumpy.varlock.dev)._`,
+    '',
   ];
+
+  for (const id of emptyBumpFileIds) {
+    const filename = `${id}.md`;
+    const parts: string[] = [`\`${filename}\``];
+    if (repo) {
+      parts.push(
+        `([view diff](https://github.com/${repo}/pull/${prNumber}/changes#diff-${sha256Hex(`.bumpy/${filename}`)}))`,
+      );
+      if (prBranch) {
+        parts.push(`([edit](https://github.com/${repo}/edit/${prBranch}/.bumpy/${filename}))`);
+      }
+    }
+    lines.push(`- ${parts.join(' ')}`);
+  }
+
+  lines.push('\n---');
+  lines.push(`_This comment is maintained by [bumpy](https://bumpy.varlock.dev)._`);
   return lines.join('\n');
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/bumpy/src/core/bump-file.ts b/packages/bumpy/src/core/bump-file.ts
index 0e5bfc2..5c49c53 100644
--- a/packages/bumpy/src/core/bump-file.ts
+++ b/packages/bumpy/src/core/bump-file.ts
@@ -240,14 +240,14 @@ export function filterBranchBumpFiles(
   changedFiles: string[],
   rootDir?: string,
   parseErrors: string[] = [],
-): { branchBumpFiles: BumpFile[]; branchBumpFileIds: Set<string>; hasEmptyBumpFile: boolean } {
+): { branchBumpFiles: BumpFile[]; branchBumpFileIds: Set<string>; emptyBumpFileIds: string[] } {
   const branchBumpFileIds = extractBumpFileIdsFromChangedFiles(changedFiles);
   const branchBumpFiles = allBumpFiles.filter((bf) => branchBumpFileIds.has(bf.id));
 
-  // Check if any changed bump file IDs that didn't parse still exist on disk (= empty bump file).
+  // Find changed bump file IDs that didn't parse but still exist on disk (= empty bump file).
   // Deleted bump files (from other branches) should not count.
   // Files that produced parse errors are broken, not intentionally empty.
-  let hasEmptyBumpFile = false;
+  const emptyBumpFileIds: string[] = [];
   if (rootDir) {
     const parsedIds = new Set(branchBumpFiles.map((bf) => bf.id));
     const bumpyDir = getBumpyDir(rootDir);
@@ -256,12 +256,11 @@ export function filterBranchBumpFiles(
         // Check if this file produced parse errors — if so, it's broken, not empty
         const hasErrors = parseErrors.some((e) => e.includes(`"${id}"`));
         if (!hasErrors) {
-          hasEmptyBumpFile = true;
-          break;
+          emptyBumpFileIds.push(id);
         }
       }
     }
   }
 
-  return { branchBumpFiles, branchBumpFileIds, hasEmptyBumpFile };
+  return { branchBumpFiles, branchBumpFileIds, emptyBumpFileIds };
 }
diff --git a/packages/bumpy/test/core/check.test.ts b/packages/bumpy/test/core/check.test.ts
index 775355a..37799a1 100644
--- a/packages/bumpy/test/core/check.test.ts
+++ b/packages/bumpy/test/core/check.test.ts
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ describe('filterBranchBumpFiles', () => {
     expect(branchBumpFiles).toHaveLength(2);
   });
 
-  test('hasEmptyBumpFile is false when no rootDir provided', () => {
+  test('emptyBumpFileIds is false when no rootDir provided', () => {
     const all = [makeBumpFile('change-a', [{ name: 'pkg-a', type: 'minor' }])];
     const changed = ['.bumpy/change-a.md', '.bumpy/empty-one.md'];
 
-    const { hasEmptyBumpFile } = filterBranchBumpFiles(all, changed);
-    expect(hasEmptyBumpFile).toBe(false);
+    const { emptyBumpFileIds } = filterBranchBumpFiles(all, changed);
+    expect(emptyBumpFileIds).toHaveLength(0);
   });
 
   describe('with rootDir (empty bump file detection)', () => {
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ describe('filterBranchBumpFiles', () => {
       const all = [makeBumpFile('change-a', [{ name: 'pkg-a', type: 'minor' }])];
       const changed = ['.bumpy/change-a.md', '.bumpy/empty-one.md'];
 
-      const { hasEmptyBumpFile } = filterBranchBumpFiles(all, changed, tmpDir);
-      expect(hasEmptyBumpFile).toBe(true);
+      const { emptyBumpFileIds } = filterBranchBumpFiles(all, changed, tmpDir);
+      expect(emptyBumpFileIds).toHaveLength(1);
     });
 
     test('does not detect deleted bump file as empty', async () => {
@@ -85,16 +85,16 @@ describe('filterBranchBumpFiles', () => {
       const all = [makeBumpFile('change-a', [{ name: 'pkg-a', type: 'minor' }])];
       const changed = ['.bumpy/change-a.md', '.bumpy/empty-one.md'];
 
-      const { hasEmptyBumpFile } = filterBranchBumpFiles(all, changed, tmpDir);
-      expect(hasEmptyBumpFile).toBe(false);
+      const { emptyBumpFileIds } = filterBranchBumpFiles(all, changed, tmpDir);
+      expect(emptyBumpFileIds).toHaveLength(0);
     });
 
     test('does not flag non-empty bump files as empty', async () => {
       const all = [makeBumpFile('change-a', [{ name: 'pkg-a', type: 'minor' }])];
       const changed = ['.bumpy/change-a.md'];
 
-      const { hasEmptyBumpFile } = filterBranchBumpFiles(all, changed, tmpDir);
-      expect(hasEmptyBumpFile).toBe(false);
+      const { emptyBumpFileIds } = filterBranchBumpFiles(all, changed, tmpDir);
+      expect(emptyBumpFileIds).toHaveLength(0);
     });
   });
 });