diff --git a/ui/effects/use-get-livestreams.js b/ui/effects/use-get-livestreams.js
index 82962dafd..e151534e5 100644
--- a/ui/effects/use-get-livestreams.js
+++ b/ui/effects/use-get-livestreams.js
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ import { BITWAVE_LIVE_API } from 'constants/livestream';
  * Gets latest livestream info list. Returns null (instead of a blank object)
  * when there are no active livestreams.
  *
+ * @param minViewers
  * @param refreshMs
  * @returns {{livestreamMap: null, loading: boolean}}
  */
-export default function useGetLivestreams(refreshMs: number) {
+export default function useGetLivestreams(minViewers: number = 0, refreshMs: number = 0) {
   const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(true);
   const [livestreamMap, setLivestreamMap] = React.useState(null);
 
@@ -25,7 +26,9 @@ export default function useGetLivestreams(refreshMs: number) {
           }
 
           const livestreamMap = res.data.reduce((acc, curr) => {
-            acc[curr.claimId] = curr;
+            if (curr.viewCount >= minViewers) {
+              acc[curr.claimId] = curr;
+            }
             return acc;
           }, {});
 
diff --git a/ui/page/channelsFollowing/view.jsx b/ui/page/channelsFollowing/view.jsx
index d941e51c8..1a9ddb899 100644
--- a/ui/page/channelsFollowing/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/page/channelsFollowing/view.jsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type Props = {
 function ChannelsFollowingPage(props: Props) {
   const { subscribedChannels, tileLayout } = props;
   const hasSubsribedChannels = subscribedChannels.length > 0;
-  const { livestreamMap } = useGetLivestreams(0);
+  const { livestreamMap } = useGetLivestreams();
 
   return !hasSubsribedChannels ? (
     <ChannelsFollowingDiscoverPage />
diff --git a/ui/page/discover/view.jsx b/ui/page/discover/view.jsx
index a390ad9ba..5e404d95e 100644
--- a/ui/page/discover/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/page/discover/view.jsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function DiscoverPage(props: Props) {
   const buttonRef = useRef();
   const isHovering = useHover(buttonRef);
   const isMobile = useIsMobile();
-  const { livestreamMap } = useGetLivestreams(0);
+  const { livestreamMap } = useGetLivestreams();
 
   const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(search);
   const claimType = urlParams.get('claim_type');
diff --git a/ui/page/home/view.jsx b/ui/page/home/view.jsx
index 08f2475e0..3f7bc1007 100644
--- a/ui/page/home/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/page/home/view.jsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function HomePage(props: Props) {
   const showPersonalizedTags = (authenticated || !IS_WEB) && followedTags && followedTags.length > 0;
   const showIndividualTags = showPersonalizedTags && followedTags.length < 5;
   const { default: getHomepage } = homepageData;
-  const { livestreamMap } = useGetLivestreams(0);
+  const { livestreamMap } = useGetLivestreams();
 
   const rowData: Array<RowDataItem> = getHomepage(
     authenticated,