diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/BaseListInfoFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/BaseListInfoFragment.java
index 6874f80d5..e98dc9fda 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/BaseListInfoFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/BaseListInfoFragment.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.error.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.ListExtractor;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.ListInfo;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Page;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.channel.ChannelInfo;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ContentNotSupportedException;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.Constants;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.views.NewPipeRecyclerView;
@@ -227,7 +228,11 @@ public abstract class BaseListInfoFragment<I extends ListInfo>
                 showListFooter(hasMoreItems());
             } else {
                 infoListAdapter.clearStreamItemList();
-                showEmptyState();
+                // showEmptyState should be called only if there is no item as
+                // well as no header in infoListAdapter
+                if (!(result instanceof ChannelInfo && infoListAdapter.getItemCount() == 1)) {
+                    showEmptyState();
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/channel/ChannelFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/channel/ChannelFragment.java
index a94581cfd..e02e18a86 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/channel/ChannelFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/channel/ChannelFragment.java
@@ -449,8 +449,8 @@ public class ChannelFragment extends BaseListInfoFragment<ChannelInfo>
 
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(currentInfo.getParentChannelName())) {
             headerBinding.subChannelTitleView.setText(String.format(
-                            getString(R.string.channel_created_by),
-                            currentInfo.getParentChannelName())
+                    getString(R.string.channel_created_by),
+                    currentInfo.getParentChannelName())
             );
             headerBinding.subChannelTitleView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
             headerBinding.subChannelAvatarView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
@@ -462,7 +462,13 @@ public class ChannelFragment extends BaseListInfoFragment<ChannelInfo>
             menuRssButton.setVisible(!TextUtils.isEmpty(result.getFeedUrl()));
         }
 
-        playlistControlBinding.getRoot().setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        // PlaylistControls should be visible only if there is some item in
+        // infoListAdapter other than header
+        if (infoListAdapter.getItemCount() != 1) {
+            playlistControlBinding.getRoot().setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        } else {
+            playlistControlBinding.getRoot().setVisibility(View.GONE);
+        }
 
         for (final Throwable throwable : result.getErrors()) {
             if (throwable instanceof ContentNotSupportedException) {