diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status_list.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/status_list.tsx
index 63ada3766..aa6441b8b 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status_list.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status_list.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import Ad from 'soapbox/features/ads/components/ad';
 import FeedSuggestions from 'soapbox/features/feed-suggestions/feed-suggestions';
 import PlaceholderStatus from 'soapbox/features/placeholder/components/placeholder_status';
 import PendingStatus from 'soapbox/features/ui/components/pending_status';
-import { useSoapboxConfig } from 'soapbox/hooks';
+import { useAppSelector, useSoapboxConfig } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 import useAds from 'soapbox/queries/ads';
 
 import type { OrderedSet as ImmutableOrderedSet } from 'immutable';
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ const StatusList: React.FC<IStatusList> = ({
   const adsInterval = Number(soapboxConfig.extensions.getIn(['ads', 'interval'], 40)) || 0;
   const node = useRef<VirtuosoHandle>(null);
 
+  const suggestedProfiles = useAppSelector((state) => state.suggestions.items);
+  const areSuggestedProfilesLoaded = useAppSelector((state) => state.suggestions.isLoading);
+
   const getFeaturedStatusCount = () => {
     return featuredStatusIds?.size || 0;
   };
@@ -167,9 +170,10 @@ const StatusList: React.FC<IStatusList> = ({
     ));
   };
 
-  const renderFeedSuggestions = (): React.ReactNode => {
+  const renderFeedSuggestions = useCallback((): React.ReactNode => {
+    if (!areSuggestedProfilesLoaded && suggestedProfiles.size === 0) return null;
     return <FeedSuggestions key='suggestions' />;
-  };
+  }, [areSuggestedProfilesLoaded, suggestedProfiles.size]);
 
   const renderStatuses = (): React.ReactNode[] => {
     if (isLoading || statusIds.size > 0) {
@@ -181,7 +185,8 @@ const StatusList: React.FC<IStatusList> = ({
         if (statusId === null) {
           acc.push(renderLoadGap(index));
         } else if (statusId.startsWith('末suggestions-')) {
-          acc.push(renderFeedSuggestions());
+          const suggestions = renderFeedSuggestions();
+          if (suggestions) acc.push(suggestions);
         } else if (statusId.startsWith('末pending-')) {
           acc.push(renderPendingStatus(statusId));
         } else {
@@ -233,12 +238,9 @@ const StatusList: React.FC<IStatusList> = ({
       placeholderComponent={PlaceholderStatus}
       placeholderCount={20}
       ref={node}
-      className={classNames('divide-y divide-solid divide-gray-200 dark:divide-slate-700', {
+      className={classNames('flex flex-col gap-3 divide-y divide-solid divide-gray-200 dark:divide-slate-700', {
         'divide-none': divideType !== 'border',
       })}
-      itemClassName={classNames({
-        'pb-3': divideType !== 'border',
-      })}
       {...other}
     >
       {renderScrollableContent()}