diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/who-to-follow-panel.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/who-to-follow-panel.tsx
index 418d2143c..852abcdba 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/who-to-follow-panel.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/who-to-follow-panel.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ const WhoToFollowPanel = ({ limit }: IWhoToFollowPanel) => {
     dismissSuggestion.mutate(account.id);
   };
 
+  if (!isFetching && !suggestions.length) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   return (
     <Widget
       title={<FormattedMessage id='who_to_follow.title' defaultMessage='People To Follow' />}