diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index d3195193c74..3ccdeba5228 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -6839,6 +6839,7 @@ export {
     isDM,
     isDefaultRoom,
     isDeprecatedGroupDM,
+    isEmptyReport,
     isRootGroupChat,
     isExpenseReport,
     isExpenseRequest,
diff --git a/src/pages/home/ReportScreen.tsx b/src/pages/home/ReportScreen.tsx
index 29b58971b5c..6167a3a8809 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/ReportScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/ReportScreen.tsx
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ function ReportScreen({
 
     const {reportPendingAction, reportErrors} = ReportUtils.getReportOfflinePendingActionAndErrors(report);
     const screenWrapperStyle: ViewStyle[] = [styles.appContent, styles.flex1, {marginTop: viewportOffsetTop}];
-    const isEmptyChat = useMemo((): boolean => reportActions.length === 0, [reportActions]);
+    const isEmptyChat = useMemo(() => ReportUtils.isEmptyReport(report), [report]);
     const isOptimisticDelete = report.statusNum === CONST.REPORT.STATUS_NUM.CLOSED;
     const isLinkedMessageAvailable = useMemo(
         (): boolean => sortedAllReportActions.findIndex((obj) => String(obj.reportActionID) === String(reportActionIDFromRoute)) > -1,