diff --git a/crates/tinyclient/src/gui/sidebar/home.rs b/crates/tinyclient/src/gui/sidebar/home.rs
index e97a560..e47b1fc 100644
--- a/crates/tinyclient/src/gui/sidebar/home.rs
+++ b/crates/tinyclient/src/gui/sidebar/home.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ pub struct Home {
     /// The Telegram folder chosen, by id.
     pub folder: Option<String>,
     pub loaded: bool,
+    /// The home has completed a read; sublist loading keeps its cached rows ready.
+    pub loaded_once: bool,
     pub epoch: u64,
     // The user's folds, for this session.
     pub dms_all: bool,
@@ -133,6 +135,10 @@ fn header(out: &mut Vec<Item>, label: &'static str) {
 /// user's order with folders. `open_space`: the Space of the open conversation. `unread`: the
 /// Unread segment, which keeps only what has news.
 pub fn discord(home: &Home, spaces: &[Space], open_space: Option<&str>, unread: bool) -> Vec<Item> {
+    // Spaces arrive separately. Showing them before chats inserts DMs above visible rows.
+    if !home.loaded_once {
+        return Vec::new();
+    }
     let mut out = Vec::new();
     if !unread || home.friend_requests > 0 {
         let after = if home.online > 0 { format!("{} online", home.online) } else { String::new() };
@@ -402,6 +408,8 @@ mod tests {
             in_voice: (0..5).map(|n| chat(&format!("v{n}"), 0)).collect(),
             requests: 2,
             online: 6,
+            loaded: true,
+            loaded_once: true,
             ..Home::for_network(Network::Discord)
         };
         let got = shape(&discord(&home, &spaces, None, false), &spaces);
@@ -409,6 +417,40 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(shape(&discord(&home, &spaces, None, true), &spaces), ["[Direct messages]", "ines"]);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn discord_waits_for_chats_before_showing_cached_servers() {
+        let spaces = [space("moss", None, 0, false)];
+        let mut home = Home::for_network(Network::Discord);
+        assert!(discord(&home, &spaces, None, false).is_empty());
+        assert!(discord(&home, &spaces, None, true).is_empty());
+
+        home.chats = vec![chat("ines", 1)];
+        home.loaded = true;
+        home.loaded_once = true;
+        let ready = shape(&discord(&home, &spaces, None, false), &spaces);
+        assert_eq!(ready, ["<Friends>", "[Direct messages]", "ines", "[Servers]", "moss"]);
+        // Refreshes and sublist loading keep the cached home ready.
+        home.epoch += 1;
+        home.loaded = false;
+        assert_eq!(shape(&discord(&home, &spaces, None, false), &spaces), ready);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn discord_shows_servers_after_a_completed_empty_chat_read() {
+        let spaces = [space("moss", None, 0, false)];
+        let home = Home { loaded: true, loaded_once: true, ..Home::for_network(Network::Discord) };
+        assert_eq!(shape(&discord(&home, &spaces, None, false), &spaces), ["<Friends>", "[Servers]", "moss"]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn discord_servers_arriving_after_chats_append_below_them() {
+        let home = Home { loaded: true, loaded_once: true, chats: vec![chat("ines", 0)], ..Home::for_network(Network::Discord) };
+        let chats = shape(&discord(&home, &[], None, false), &[]);
+        let spaces = [space("moss", None, 0, false)];
+        let complete = shape(&discord(&home, &spaces, None, false), &spaces);
+        assert!(complete.starts_with(&chats));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn teams_keeps_quiet_meetings_in_their_fold_and_shows_unread_channels_of_closed_teams() {
         const NOW: i64 = 100 * 86_400;
diff --git a/crates/tinyclient/src/gui/sidebar/home_view.rs b/crates/tinyclient/src/gui/sidebar/home_view.rs
index 79cd62c..02f21b0 100644
--- a/crates/tinyclient/src/gui/sidebar/home_view.rs
+++ b/crates/tinyclient/src/gui/sidebar/home_view.rs
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ impl Shell {
             home.archive_total = read.archive_total;
             home.drilled = rows(read.drilled);
             home.loaded = true;
+            home.loaded_once = true;
             this.rebuild_home(cx);
         });
     }
diff --git a/docs/design/polish/02-discord-slack.md b/docs/design/polish/02-discord-slack.md
index f60104d..f121b29 100644
--- a/docs/design/polish/02-discord-slack.md
+++ b/docs/design/polish/02-discord-slack.md
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ Opens in the sidebar from the Threads row (`‹ Threads`, workspace name `text_f
 | `Unread` segment | check glyph, "Nothing unread", "3 muted channels have new messages" · Show them | n/a | n/a |
 | Threads | "No new replies" · "Threads you follow show here when someone replies." | five 48 skeletons | banner "Couldn't load threads" + Try again over saved rows |
 
+The first Discord home remains in its loading state until its chat read finishes,
+even when cached servers arrive sooner. DMs then appear above servers in the
+normal order. A completed empty DM read still shows servers. Once the home has
+loaded, background refreshes keep its existing rows visible, including when
+returning from a sublist.
+
 ## New tokens
 For reconciliation with `polish/01-system.md`: `LEAD 20` (leading box of every 28 row), `NAME_X 36`, `INDENT_CHILD 12`, `INDENT_SUB 28`; `tag` component (16, r4, 11/500, `text_soft` on `quiet_fill`, which survives here only as the tag fill); `folder_spine` (the folder's own colour at 70%, 3 wide); `sticky_header` (`sidebar` fill, no rule, per C8). **Divergence to reconcile**: C9 puts DMs in homes on 48 rows; Slack DMs stay 28 because they sit in the user's sections beside channels in one `uniform_list` (Slack's own structure, ruling 1). Discord DMs are 48. Glyphs added: mail, phone, radio, image, building-2, calendar, headphones, headphone-off, monitor, eye, list, moon, smile, log-out, external-link, check-check, wifi-off.