diff --git a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/home/HomePresenter.kt b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/home/HomePresenter.kt
index 651931ed4..306360e57 100644
--- a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/home/HomePresenter.kt
+++ b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/home/HomePresenter.kt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asSharedFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.combine
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChangedBy
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flatMapLatest
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
@@ -263,17 +264,17 @@ class HomePresenter(
               }
             }
 
-          rssRepository.featuredPosts(
-            selectedFeedId = activeSource?.id,
-            unreadOnly = unreadOnly,
-            after = postsAfter
-          )
+          rssRepository
+            .featuredPosts(
+              selectedFeedId = activeSource?.id,
+              unreadOnly = unreadOnly,
+              after = postsAfter
+            )
+            .map { Triple(it, postsType, activeSource) }
         }
-        .distinctUntilChanged()
-        .onEach { featuredPosts ->
+        .distinctUntilChangedBy { (featuredPosts, _, _) -> featuredPosts }
+        .onEach { (featuredPosts, postsType, activeSource) ->
           val featuredPostIds = featuredPosts.map { it.id }
-          val postsType = _state.value.postsType
-          val activeSource = _state.value.activeSource
 
           val unreadOnly =
             when (postsType) {
diff --git a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/home/ui/HomeScreen.kt b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/home/ui/HomeScreen.kt
index 739998df1..3aa175653 100644
--- a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/home/ui/HomeScreen.kt
+++ b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/home/ui/HomeScreen.kt
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ internal fun HomeScreen(homePresenter: HomePresenter, modifier: Modifier = Modif
 
   val listState = rememberLazyListState()
   val featuredPostsPagerState = rememberPagerState(pageCount = { state.featuredPosts?.size ?: 0 })
+  val showScrollToTop by remember { derivedStateOf { listState.firstVisibleItemIndex > 1 } }
 
   val strings = LocalStrings.current
   val linkHandler = LocalLinkHandler.current
@@ -144,7 +145,6 @@ internal fun HomeScreen(homePresenter: HomePresenter, modifier: Modifier = Modif
   val sheetPeekHeight =
     BOTTOM_SHEET_PEEK_HEIGHT +
       WindowInsets.navigationBars.asPaddingValues().calculateBottomPadding()
-  val showScrollToTop by remember { derivedStateOf { listState.firstVisibleItemIndex > 0 } }
 
   BottomSheetScaffold(
     modifier =
diff --git a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/home/ui/PostList.kt b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/home/ui/PostList.kt
index a22cd8d94..26758329a 100644
--- a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/home/ui/PostList.kt
+++ b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/home/ui/PostList.kt
@@ -90,18 +90,20 @@ internal fun PostsList(
     state = listState,
     contentPadding = PaddingValues(top = topContentPadding, bottom = 128.dp)
   ) {
-    item {
-      FeaturedSection(
-        paddingValues = paddingValues,
-        pagerState = featuredPostsPagerState,
-        featuredPosts = featuredPosts,
-        featuredItemBlurEnabled = featuredItemBlurEnabled,
-        onItemClick = onPostClicked,
-        onPostBookmarkClick = onPostBookmarkClick,
-        onPostCommentsClick = onPostCommentsClick,
-        onPostSourceClick = onPostSourceClick,
-        onTogglePostReadClick = onTogglePostReadClick
-      )
+    if (featuredPosts.isNotEmpty()) {
+      item {
+        FeaturedSection(
+          paddingValues = paddingValues,
+          pagerState = featuredPostsPagerState,
+          featuredPosts = featuredPosts,
+          featuredItemBlurEnabled = featuredItemBlurEnabled,
+          onItemClick = onPostClicked,
+          onPostBookmarkClick = onPostBookmarkClick,
+          onPostCommentsClick = onPostCommentsClick,
+          onPostSourceClick = onPostSourceClick,
+          onTogglePostReadClick = onTogglePostReadClick
+        )
+      }
     }
 
     items(posts.itemCount) { index ->