diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/categories/WorkspaceCategoriesPage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/categories/WorkspaceCategoriesPage.tsx
index 325019efe7f4..46afcd624350 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/categories/WorkspaceCategoriesPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/categories/WorkspaceCategoriesPage.tsx
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ function WorkspaceCategoriesPage({policy, policyCategories, route}: WorkspaceCat
                                 subtitle={translate('workspace.categories.emptyCategories.subtitle')}
                             />
                         )}
-                        {!shouldShowEmptyState && (
+                        {!shouldShowEmptyState && !isLoading && (
                             <SelectionList
                                 canSelectMultiple
                                 sections={[{data: categoryList, indexOffset: 0, isDisabled: false}]}
diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/tags/WorkspaceTagsPage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/tags/WorkspaceTagsPage.tsx
index 9e69e4ac969b..f764f8d8e987 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/tags/WorkspaceTagsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/tags/WorkspaceTagsPage.tsx
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ function WorkspaceTagsPage({policyTags, route}: WorkspaceTagsPageProps) {
                                 subtitle={translate('workspace.tags.emptyTags.subtitle')}
                             />
                         )}
-                        {tagList.length > 0 && (
+                        {tagList.length > 0 && !isLoading && (
                             <SelectionList
                                 canSelectMultiple
                                 sections={[{data: tagList, indexOffset: 0, isDisabled: false}]}