diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/MediaServiceRepository.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/MediaServiceRepository.kt
index 7be406ec47..eae9dd90dc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/MediaServiceRepository.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/MediaServiceRepository.kt
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ interface MediaServiceRepository {
 }
 
 enum class TrendingCategory {
-    TRENDING,
     GAMING,
     PODCASTS,
     TRAILERS,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/NewPipeMediaServiceRepository.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/NewPipeMediaServiceRepository.kt
index a2811dab79..9a64b73900 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/NewPipeMediaServiceRepository.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/NewPipeMediaServiceRepository.kt
@@ -246,14 +246,14 @@ class NewPipeMediaServiceRepository : MediaServiceRepository {
 
     // see https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor/tree/dev/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/kiosk
     private val trendingCategories = mapOf(
-        TrendingCategory.TRENDING to "Trending",
         TrendingCategory.GAMING to "trending_gaming",
         TrendingCategory.TRAILERS to "trending_movies_and_shows",
         TrendingCategory.PODCASTS to "trending_podcasts_episodes",
         TrendingCategory.MUSIC to "trending_music",
         TrendingCategory.LIVE to "live"
     )
-    override fun getTrendingCategories(): List<TrendingCategory> = trendingCategories.keys.toList()
+    override fun getTrendingCategories(): List<TrendingCategory> =
+        trendingCategories.keys.toList()
 
     override suspend fun getTrending(region: String, category: TrendingCategory): List<StreamItem> {
         val kioskList = NewPipeExtractorInstance.extractor.kioskList
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/PipedMediaServiceRepository.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/PipedMediaServiceRepository.kt
index 112c4abf91..49bce4bd34 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/PipedMediaServiceRepository.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/PipedMediaServiceRepository.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.encodeToString
 import retrofit2.HttpException
 
 open class PipedMediaServiceRepository : MediaServiceRepository {
-    override fun getTrendingCategories(): List<TrendingCategory> = listOf(TrendingCategory.TRENDING)
+    override fun getTrendingCategories(): List<TrendingCategory> = emptyList()
 
     override suspend fun getTrending(region: String, category: TrendingCategory): List<StreamItem> =
         api.getTrending(region)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/helpers/PreferenceHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/helpers/PreferenceHelper.kt
index 8dd2f94200..3d2d70aa4b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/helpers/PreferenceHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/helpers/PreferenceHelper.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import androidx.core.content.edit
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
 import com.github.libretube.LibreTubeApp
 import com.github.libretube.R
+import com.github.libretube.api.TrendingCategory
 import com.github.libretube.constants.PreferenceKeys
 import com.github.libretube.enums.SbSkipOptions
 import com.github.libretube.helpers.LocaleHelper.getDetectedCountry
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ object PreferenceHelper {
                     }
                 }
         },
+        PreferenceMigration(1, 2) {
+            // select a random category as the new value
+            putString(PreferenceKeys.TRENDING_CATEGORY, TrendingCategory.LIVE.name)
+        },
     )
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/HomeFragment.kt
index 0d2405d219..675dbc797d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_home) {
         binding.trendingCategory.setOnClickListener {
             val currentTrendingCategoryPref = PreferenceHelper.getString(
                 PreferenceKeys.TRENDING_CATEGORY,
-                TrendingCategory.TRENDING.name
+                TrendingCategory.LIVE.name
             ).let { TrendingCategory.valueOf(it) }
 
             val categories = trendingCategories.map { category ->
@@ -201,12 +201,13 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_home) {
         )
     }
 
-    private fun showTrending(streamItems: List<StreamItem>?) {
-        if (streamItems == null) return
+    private fun showTrending(trends: Pair<TrendingCategory, List<StreamItem>>?) {
+        if (trends == null) return
+        val (category, streamItems) = trends
 
         // cache the loaded trends in the [TrendsViewModel] so that the trends don't need to be
         // reloaded there
-        trendsViewModel.setStreamsForCategory(TrendingCategory.TRENDING, streamItems)
+        trendsViewModel.setStreamsForCategory(category, streamItems)
 
         makeVisible(binding.trendingRV, binding.trendingTV)
         trendingAdapter.submitList(streamItems)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/TrendsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/TrendsFragment.kt
index ab7d705893..4548dbf466 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/TrendsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/TrendsFragment.kt
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class TrendsFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_trends) {
 
     companion object {
         val categoryNamesToStringRes = mapOf(
-            TrendingCategory.TRENDING to R.string.trends,
             TrendingCategory.GAMING to R.string.gaming,
             TrendingCategory.TRAILERS to R.string.trailers,
             TrendingCategory.PODCASTS to R.string.podcasts,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/models/HomeViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/models/HomeViewModel.kt
index 8ba7a7a01a..b9127397b4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/models/HomeViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/models/HomeViewModel.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 class HomeViewModel : ViewModel() {
     private val hideWatched get() = PreferenceHelper.getBoolean(HIDE_WATCHED_FROM_FEED, false)
 
-    val trending: MutableLiveData<List<StreamItem>> = MutableLiveData(null)
+    val trending: MutableLiveData<Pair<TrendingCategory, List<StreamItem>>> = MutableLiveData(null)
     val feed: MutableLiveData<List<StreamItem>> = MutableLiveData(null)
     val bookmarks: MutableLiveData<List<PlaylistBookmark>> = MutableLiveData(null)
     val playlists: MutableLiveData<List<Playlists>> = MutableLiveData(null)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class HomeViewModel : ViewModel() {
                     async { if (visibleItems.contains(PLAYLISTS)) loadPlaylists() },
                     async { if (visibleItems.contains(WATCHING)) loadVideosToContinueWatching() }
                 )
-                loadedSuccessfully.value = sections.any { !it.value.isNullOrEmpty() }
+                loadedSuccessfully.value = sections.any { it.isInitialized }
                 isLoading.value = false
             }
 
@@ -78,11 +78,13 @@ class HomeViewModel : ViewModel() {
         val region = PreferenceHelper.getTrendingRegion(context)
         val category = PreferenceHelper.getString(
             PreferenceKeys.TRENDING_CATEGORY,
-            TrendingCategory.TRENDING.name
+            TrendingCategory.LIVE.name
         ).let { TrendingCategory.valueOf(it) }
 
         runSafely(
-            onSuccess = { videos -> trending.updateIfChanged(videos) },
+            onSuccess = { videos ->
+                trending.updateIfChanged(Pair(category, videos))
+            },
             ioBlock = {
                 MediaServiceRepository.instance.getTrending(region, category).take(10).deArrow()
             }