diff --git a/src/state/models/suggested-actors-view.ts b/src/state/models/suggested-actors-view.ts
index 7d06d90c8c..454a45a458 100644
--- a/src/state/models/suggested-actors-view.ts
+++ b/src/state/models/suggested-actors-view.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ export class SuggestedActorsViewModel {
       if (item.did === this.rootStore.me.did) {
         continue // skip self
       }
+      if (item.myState?.follow) {
+        continue // skip already-followed users
+      }
       this._append({
         _reactKey: `item-${counter++}`,
         ...item,
diff --git a/src/view/com/discover/SuggestedFollows.tsx b/src/view/com/discover/SuggestedFollows.tsx
index 4f6ac042e3..1b38101717 100644
--- a/src/view/com/discover/SuggestedFollows.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/discover/SuggestedFollows.tsx
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ export const SuggestedFollows = observer(
             details={view.error}
             onPressTryAgain={onPressTryAgain}
           />
+        ) : view.isEmpty ? (
+          <View style={styles.emptyContainer}>
+            <Text style={[s.gray5, s.textCenter]}>
+              You already follow everybody we were going to suggest. Check back
+              in the future!
+            </Text>
+          </View>
         ) : (
           <View style={styles.suggestionsContainer}>
             <FlatList
@@ -186,6 +193,14 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     backgroundColor: colors.gray1,
   },
 
+  emptyContainer: {
+    backgroundColor: colors.gray1,
+    marginHorizontal: 14,
+    paddingHorizontal: 8,
+    paddingVertical: 14,
+    borderRadius: 6,
+  },
+
   actor: {
     backgroundColor: colors.white,
     borderRadius: 6,