diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
index 8339fc237..b4ad5ee49 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import mozilla.components.support.utils.SafeIntent
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.FenixSnackbar
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.isSentryEnabled
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.metrics.Event
+import org.mozilla.fenix.exceptions.ExceptionsFragmentDirections
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.components
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.getRootView
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.nav
@@ -230,15 +231,21 @@ open class HomeActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ShareFragment.TabsSharedCallback
                 }
                 BrowserDirection.FromSearch -> {
                     fragmentId = R.id.searchFragment
-                    SearchFragmentDirections.actionSearchFragmentToBrowserFragment(customTabSessionId)
+                    SearchFragmentDirections.actionSearchFragmentToBrowserFragment(
+                        customTabSessionId
+                    )
                 }
                 BrowserDirection.FromSettings -> {
                     fragmentId = R.id.settingsFragment
-                    SettingsFragmentDirections.actionSettingsFragmentToBrowserFragment(customTabSessionId)
+                    SettingsFragmentDirections.actionSettingsFragmentToBrowserFragment(
+                        customTabSessionId
+                    )
                 }
                 BrowserDirection.FromBookmarks -> {
                     fragmentId = R.id.bookmarkFragment
-                    BookmarkFragmentDirections.actionBookmarkFragmentToBrowserFragment(customTabSessionId)
+                    BookmarkFragmentDirections.actionBookmarkFragmentToBrowserFragment(
+                        customTabSessionId
+                    )
                 }
                 BrowserDirection.FromBookmarksFolderSelect -> {
                     fragmentId = R.id.bookmarkSelectFolderFragment
@@ -247,7 +254,9 @@ open class HomeActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ShareFragment.TabsSharedCallback
                 }
                 BrowserDirection.FromHistory -> {
                     fragmentId = R.id.historyFragment
-                    HistoryFragmentDirections.actionHistoryFragmentToBrowserFragment(customTabSessionId)
+                    HistoryFragmentDirections.actionHistoryFragmentToBrowserFragment(
+                        customTabSessionId
+                    )
                 }
             }
         } else {
@@ -259,7 +268,12 @@ open class HomeActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ShareFragment.TabsSharedCallback
         }
     }
 
-    private fun load(searchTermOrURL: String, newTab: Boolean, engine: SearchEngine?, forceSearch: Boolean) {
+    private fun load(
+        searchTermOrURL: String,
+        newTab: Boolean,
+        engine: SearchEngine?,
+        forceSearch: Boolean
+    ) {
         val isPrivate = this.browsingModeManager.isPrivate
 
         val loadUrlUseCase = if (newTab) {
@@ -273,7 +287,13 @@ open class HomeActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ShareFragment.TabsSharedCallback
         val searchUseCase: (String) -> Unit = { searchTerms ->
             if (newTab) {
                 components.useCases.searchUseCases.newTabSearch
-                    .invoke(searchTerms, Session.Source.USER_ENTERED, true, isPrivate, searchEngine = engine)
+                    .invoke(
+                        searchTerms,
+                        Session.Source.USER_ENTERED,
+                        true,
+                        isPrivate,
+                        searchEngine = engine
+                    )
             } else components.useCases.searchUseCases.defaultSearch.invoke(searchTerms, engine)
         }
 
@@ -377,5 +397,5 @@ open class HomeActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ShareFragment.TabsSharedCallback
 
 enum class BrowserDirection {
     FromGlobal, FromHome, FromSearch, FromSettings, FromBookmarks,
-    FromBookmarksFolderSelect, FromHistory
+    FromBookmarksFolderSelect, FromHistory, FromExceptions
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsComponent.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsComponent.kt
index c485eb49c..87fe487fc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsComponent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsComponent.kt
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 package org.mozilla.fenix.exceptions
 
 import android.view.ViewGroup
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
-import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Action
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.Change
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponent
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelBase
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.UIComponentViewModelProvider
+import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ViewState
 import org.mozilla.fenix.test.Mockable
 
 data class ExceptionsItem(val url: String)
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class ExceptionsComponent(
 data class ExceptionsState(val items: List<ExceptionsItem>) : ViewState
 
 sealed class ExceptionsAction : Action {
+    object LearnMore : ExceptionsAction()
     sealed class Delete : ExceptionsAction() {
         object All : Delete()
         data class One(val item: ExceptionsItem) : Delete()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsFragment.kt
index b0fb136dc..76c8dbe18 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsFragment.kt
@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers.IO
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers.Main
 import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import org.mozilla.fenix.BrowserDirection
 import org.mozilla.fenix.FenixViewModelProvider
+import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.ActionBusFactory
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.getAutoDisposeObservable
 import org.mozilla.fenix.mvi.getManagedEmitter
+import org.mozilla.fenix.settings.SupportUtils
 
 class ExceptionsFragment : Fragment() {
     private lateinit var exceptionsComponent: ExceptionsComponent
@@ -56,6 +59,14 @@ class ExceptionsFragment : Fragment() {
         getAutoDisposeObservable<ExceptionsAction>()
             .subscribe {
                 when (it) {
+                    is ExceptionsAction.LearnMore -> {
+                        (activity as HomeActivity).openToBrowserAndLoad(
+                            searchTermOrURL = SupportUtils.getGenericSumoURLForTopic
+                                (SupportUtils.SumoTopic.TRACKING_PROTECTION),
+                            newTab = true,
+                            from = BrowserDirection.FromExceptions
+                        )
+                    }
                     is ExceptionsAction.Delete.All -> viewLifecycleOwner.lifecycleScope.launch(IO) {
                         val domains = ExceptionDomains.load(context!!)
                         ExceptionDomains.remove(context!!, domains)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsUIView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsUIView.kt
index 97019b1ca..557022414 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsUIView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/exceptions/ExceptionsUIView.kt
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@
 
 package org.mozilla.fenix.exceptions
 
+import android.text.SpannableString
+import android.text.method.LinkMovementMethod
+import android.text.style.ClickableSpan
+import android.text.style.ForegroundColorSpan
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
+import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
+import android.widget.FrameLayout
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
-import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import io.reactivex.Observable
 import io.reactivex.Observer
 import io.reactivex.functions.Consumer
@@ -20,20 +25,45 @@ class ExceptionsUIView(
     actionEmitter: Observer<ExceptionsAction>,
     changesObservable: Observable<ExceptionsChange>
 ) :
-    UIView<ExceptionsState, ExceptionsAction, ExceptionsChange>(container, actionEmitter, changesObservable) {
+    UIView<ExceptionsState, ExceptionsAction, ExceptionsChange>(
+        container,
+        actionEmitter,
+        changesObservable
+    ) {
 
-    override val view: RecyclerView = LayoutInflater.from(container.context)
+    override val view: FrameLayout = LayoutInflater.from(container.context)
         .inflate(R.layout.component_exceptions, container, true)
-        .findViewById(R.id.exceptions_list)
+        .findViewById(R.id.exceptions_wrapper)
 
     init {
         view.exceptions_list.apply {
             adapter = ExceptionsAdapter(actionEmitter)
             layoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(container.context)
         }
+        val descriptionText = String
+            .format(
+                view.exceptions_empty_view.text.toString(),
+                System.getProperty("line.separator")
+            )
+        val linkStartIndex = descriptionText.indexOf("\n\n") + 2
+        val linkAction = object : ClickableSpan() {
+            override fun onClick(widget: View?) {
+                actionEmitter.onNext(ExceptionsAction.LearnMore)
+            }
+        }
+        val textWithLink = SpannableString(descriptionText).apply {
+            setSpan(linkAction, linkStartIndex, descriptionText.length, 0)
+            val colorSpan = ForegroundColorSpan(view.exceptions_empty_view.currentTextColor)
+            setSpan(colorSpan, linkStartIndex, descriptionText.length, 0)
+        }
+
+        view.exceptions_empty_view.movementMethod = LinkMovementMethod.getInstance()
+        view.exceptions_empty_view.text = textWithLink
     }
 
     override fun updateView() = Consumer<ExceptionsState> {
+        view.exceptions_empty_view.visibility = if (it.items.isEmpty()) View.VISIBLE else View.GONE
+        view.exceptions_list.visibility = if (it.items.isEmpty()) View.GONE else View.VISIBLE
         (view.exceptions_list.adapter as ExceptionsAdapter).updateData(it.items)
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SupportUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SupportUtils.kt
index c61c5db8e..ad5f3a268 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SupportUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SupportUtils.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ object SupportUtils {
     ) {
         HELP("faq-android"),
         PRIVATE_BROWSING_MYTHS("common-myths-about-private-browsing"),
-        YOUR_RIGHTS("your-rights")
+        YOUR_RIGHTS("your-rights"),
+        TRACKING_PROTECTION("tracking-protection-firefox-preview")
     }
 
     fun getSumoURLForTopic(context: Context, topic: SumoTopic): String {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/TrackingProtectionFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/TrackingProtectionFragment.kt
index bc38fb7bb..964d14bc8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/TrackingProtectionFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/TrackingProtectionFragment.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import androidx.preference.Preference
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceFragmentCompat
 import androidx.preference.SwitchPreference
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
-import org.mozilla.fenix.exceptions.ExceptionDomains
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.getPreferenceKey
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.requireComponents
 import org.mozilla.fenix.utils.Settings
@@ -34,7 +33,8 @@ class TrackingProtectionFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
         preferenceTP?.isChecked = Settings.getInstance(context!!).shouldUseTrackingProtection
         preferenceTP?.onPreferenceChangeListener =
             Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener { _, newValue ->
-                Settings.getInstance(requireContext()).setTrackingProtection(newValue = newValue as Boolean)
+                Settings.getInstance(requireContext())
+                    .setTrackingProtection(newValue = newValue as Boolean)
                 with(requireComponents) {
                     val policy = core.createTrackingProtectionPolicy(newValue)
                     useCases.settingsUseCases.updateTrackingProtection.invoke(policy)
@@ -43,20 +43,16 @@ class TrackingProtectionFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
                 true
             }
 
-        context?.let {
-            val exceptionsEmpty = ExceptionDomains.load(it).isEmpty()
-            val exceptions =
-                it.getPreferenceKey(R.string.pref_key_tracking_protection_exceptions)
-            val preferenceExceptions = findPreference<Preference>(exceptions)
-            preferenceExceptions?.shouldDisableView = true
-            preferenceExceptions?.isEnabled = !exceptionsEmpty
-            preferenceExceptions?.onPreferenceClickListener = getClickListenerForExceptions()
-        }
+        val exceptions =
+            context!!.getPreferenceKey(R.string.pref_key_tracking_protection_exceptions)
+        val preferenceExceptions = findPreference<Preference>(exceptions)
+        preferenceExceptions?.onPreferenceClickListener = getClickListenerForExceptions()
     }
 
     private fun getClickListenerForExceptions(): Preference.OnPreferenceClickListener {
         return Preference.OnPreferenceClickListener {
-            val directions = TrackingProtectionFragmentDirections.actionTrackingProtectionFragmentToExceptionsFragment()
+            val directions =
+                TrackingProtectionFragmentDirections.actionTrackingProtectionFragmentToExceptionsFragment()
             Navigation.findNavController(view!!).navigate(directions)
             true
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/component_exceptions.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/component_exceptions.xml
index 750a61958..8570ae2bb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/component_exceptions.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/component_exceptions.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,27 @@
 <!-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
    - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
    - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
-<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
-        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-        xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    android:id="@+id/exceptions_wrapper"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+    <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
+        android:visibility="gone"
         android:id="@+id/exceptions_list"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        tools:listitem="@layout/exception_item"/>
+        tools:listitem="@layout/exception_item" />
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/exceptions_empty_view"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_gravity="top"
+        android:layout_margin="12dp"
+        android:text="@string/exceptions_empty_message"
+        android:textColor="?secondaryText"
+        android:textSize="16sp"
+        android:visibility="visible" />
+</FrameLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/navigation/nav_graph.xml b/app/src/main/res/navigation/nav_graph.xml
index 87c5ef0d4..0695259f9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/navigation/nav_graph.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/navigation/nav_graph.xml
@@ -375,11 +375,17 @@
     <fragment
         android:id="@+id/deleteBrowsingDataFragment"
         android:name="org.mozilla.fenix.settings.DeleteBrowsingDataFragment"
-        android:label="@string/preferences_delete_browsing_data"/>
+        android:label="@string/preferences_delete_browsing_data" />
     <fragment
         android:id="@+id/exceptionsFragment"
         android:name="org.mozilla.fenix.exceptions.ExceptionsFragment"
-        android:label="@string/preference_exceptions" />
+        android:label="@string/preference_exceptions">
+        <action
+            android:id="@+id/action_exceptionsFragment_to_browserFragment"
+            app:destination="@id/browserFragment"
+            app:popUpTo="@id/settingsFragment"
+            app:popUpToInclusive="true" />
+    </fragment>
     <dialog
         android:id="@+id/createCollectionFragment"
         android:name="org.mozilla.fenix.collections.CreateCollectionFragment"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index e821ba1ed..bcf1e0eac 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@
     <string name="preferences_tracking_protection_exceptions_description">Tracking Protection is off for these websites</string>
     <!-- Button in Exceptions Preference to turn on tracking protection for all sites (remove all exceptions) -->
     <string name="preferences_tracking_protection_exceptions_turn_on_for_all">Turn on for all sites</string>
+    <!-- Text displayed when there are no exceptions, includes a learn more link that brings users to a tracking protection SUMO page -->
+    <string name="exceptions_empty_message">Exceptions let you disable tracking protection for selected sites.\n\nLearn more</string>
     <!-- Description in Quick Settings that tells user tracking protection is off globally for all sites, and links to Settings to turn it on -->
     <string name="preferences_tracking_protection_turned_off_globally">Turned off globally, go to Settings to turn it on.</string>