Problem with empty list when upgrading to Eden

Hello,
I am upgrading wireless manager to Eden.
I notice that the behavior of an empty list have changed.
It cannot have focus and I cannot "move trough it" when navigating the controls. This means that I cannot get stuck on a button when the list is empty.

Is this by design and what is the solution?
For now I will just change the flow so there is no dead end but that is not optimal. (I realize that I can put a dummy item in the list, perhaps I will do that if time)