diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/categories/WorkspaceCategoriesPage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/categories/WorkspaceCategoriesPage.tsx
index f3456c3875f5..4e9ce173cc87 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/categories/WorkspaceCategoriesPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/categories/WorkspaceCategoriesPage.tsx
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ 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 a355cc062f3d..14df9f9a91ad 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/tags/WorkspaceTagsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/tags/WorkspaceTagsPage.tsx
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ 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}]}