diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/load_more.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/load_more.js
index e2fe1fed7e..c4c8c94a2a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/load_more.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/load_more.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default class LoadMore extends React.PureComponent {
     const { visible } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <button className='load-more' disabled={!visible} style={{ opacity: visible ? 1 : 0 }} onClick={this.props.onClick}>
+      <button className='load-more' disabled={!visible} style={{ visibility: visible ? 'visible' : 'hidden' }} onClick={this.props.onClick}>
         <FormattedMessage id='status.load_more' defaultMessage='Load more' />
       </button>
     );
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/scrollable_list.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/scrollable_list.js
index 3d78b3ffa8..ff0540e5de 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/scrollable_list.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/scrollable_list.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export default class ScrollableList extends PureComponent {
     const { children, scrollKey, trackScroll, shouldUpdateScroll, isLoading, hasMore, prepend, emptyMessage } = this.props;
     const childrenCount = React.Children.count(children);
 
-    const loadMore     = <LoadMore visible={!isLoading && childrenCount > 0 && hasMore} onClick={this.handleLoadMore} />;
+    const loadMore     = (hasMore && childrenCount > 0) ? <LoadMore visible={!isLoading} onClick={this.handleLoadMore} /> : null;
     let scrollableArea = null;
 
     if (isLoading || childrenCount > 0 || !emptyMessage) {