diff --git a/src/pages/Home/index.tsx b/src/pages/Home/index.tsx
index a8412cc..df9d9de 100644
--- a/src/pages/Home/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Home/index.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,15 @@ export function Home() {
   const { t, lang } = useI18n();
   const lp = useLocalizedPath();
   const { hash } = useLocation();
-  const [cats, setCats] = useState<Category[]>([]);
+  // Seed from cache on the first render so the categories (and their icons)
+  // are present immediately when navigating back to the home page, instead of
+  // flashing empty for a frame before the effect re-applies the cached data.
+  const [cats, setCats] = useState<Category[]>(() => {
+    const cached = readJSONCache<Category[]>(
+      `/api/categories?lang=${encodeURIComponent(langQuery(lang))}`,
+    );
+    return cached ? itemsOrEmpty(cached) : [];
+  });
   const [rec, setRec] = useState<PostBackedResource[]>([]);
   const [latestPosts, setLatestPosts] = useState<Post[]>([]);
   const [popular, setPopular] = useState<PostBackedResource[]>([]);