diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/discovery/topics.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/discovery/topics.hbs
index 2d42462c8d4..f65557a6879 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/discovery/topics.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/discovery/topics.hbs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   @model={{@model}}
   @incomingCount={{this.topicTrackingState.incomingCount}}
   @bulkSelectHelper={{@bulkSelectHelper}}
+  @class={{if this.footerEducation "--no-topics-education"}}
 >
   {{#if this.top}}
     <div class="top-lists">
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
index 3e76048197e..7f55a03e462 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
@@ -141,13 +141,16 @@
 }
 
 .topic-list-bottom {
-  margin: 20px 0;
-  .footer-message {
-    padding-top: 4px;
-  }
+  margin: 1.25em 0;
   .dismiss-container-bottom {
     float: right;
   }
+  .--no-topics-education + & {
+    margin: 0;
+    .footer-message {
+      padding-top: 4em;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 // Misc. stuff