diff --git a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.html b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.html
index 724c2e70d..5ddd4c954 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.html
+++ b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.html
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@
         </ion-card>
 
         <ng-container *ngIf="forum">
-            <core-empty-box *ngIf="!discussions || discussions.empty" icon="far-comments"
+            <core-empty-box *ngIf="!discussions || !discussions.hasDiscussions" icon="far-comments"
                 [message]="'addon.mod_forum.forumnodiscussionsyet' | translate">
             </core-empty-box>
 
-            <div *ngIf="discussions && !discussions.empty && sortingAvailable && selectedSortOrder" class="ion-text-wrap">
+            <div *ngIf="discussions?.hasDiscussions && sortingAvailable && selectedSortOrder" class="ion-text-wrap">
                 <core-combobox [modalOptions]="sortOrderSelectorModalOptions" listboxId="addon-mod-forum-sort-selector"
                     [label]="('core.sort' | translate)" (onChange)="setSortOrder($event)" [selection]="selectedSortOrder.label | translate"
                     interface="modal">
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.ts b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.ts
index 7686059b6..a9c6fc7e8 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.ts
+++ b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.ts
@@ -705,4 +705,16 @@ class AddonModForumDiscussionsManager extends CoreListItemsManager<AddonModForum
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check whether there is any discussion in the items.
+     *
+     * @return Whether there is a discussion.
+     */
+    get hasDiscussions(): boolean {
+        const source = this.getSource();
+        const items = source.getItems();
+
+        return items !== null && items.some(item => !source.isNewDiscussionForm(item));
+    }
+
 }