diff --git a/src/data/constants.js b/src/data/constants.js
index 7420940a..15508a8f 100644
--- a/src/data/constants.js
+++ b/src/data/constants.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export const ContentActions = {
  * @enum {string}
  */
 export const RequestStatus = {
+  IDLE: 'idle',
   IN_PROGRESS: 'in-progress',
   SUCCESSFUL: 'successful',
   FAILED: 'failed',
diff --git a/src/discussions/in-context-topics/TopicPostsView.jsx b/src/discussions/in-context-topics/TopicPostsView.jsx
index b0daea1c..494b68a3 100644
--- a/src/discussions/in-context-topics/TopicPostsView.jsx
+++ b/src/discussions/in-context-topics/TopicPostsView.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import React, { useContext } from 'react';
+import React, { useContext, useEffect } from 'react';
 
-import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { injectIntl, intlShape } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { Spinner } from '@edx/paragon';
 
 import { RequestStatus, Routes } from '../../data/constants';
 import { DiscussionContext } from '../common/context';
+import { selectDiscussionProvider } from '../data/selectors';
 import { selectTopicThreads } from '../posts/data/selectors';
 import PostsList from '../posts/PostsList';
 import { discussionsPath, handleKeyDown } from '../utils';
@@ -15,14 +16,18 @@ import {
   selectArchivedTopic, selectLoadingStatus, selectNonCoursewareTopics,
   selectSubsection, selectSubsectionUnits, selectUnits,
 } from './data/selectors';
+import { fetchCourseTopicsV3 } from './data/thunks';
 import { BackButton, NoResults } from './components';
 import messages from './messages';
 import { Topic } from './topic';
 
 function TopicPostsView({ intl }) {
   const location = useLocation();
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const { courseId, topicId, category } = useContext(DiscussionContext);
-  const topicsLoadingStatus = useSelector(selectLoadingStatus);
+  const provider = useSelector(selectDiscussionProvider);
+  const topicsStatus = useSelector(selectLoadingStatus);
+  const topicsInProgress = topicsStatus === RequestStatus.IN_PROGRESS;
   const posts = useSelector(selectTopicThreads([topicId]));
   const selectedSubsectionUnits = useSelector(selectSubsectionUnits(category));
   const selectedSubsection = useSelector(selectSubsection(category));
@@ -30,6 +35,12 @@ function TopicPostsView({ intl }) {
   const selectedNonCoursewareTopic = useSelector(selectNonCoursewareTopics)?.find(topic => topic.id === topicId);
   const selectedArchivedTopic = useSelector(selectArchivedTopic(topicId));
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (provider && topicsStatus === RequestStatus.IDLE) {
+      dispatch(fetchCourseTopicsV3(courseId));
+    }
+  }, [provider]);
+
   const backButtonPath = () => {
     const path = selectedUnit ? Routes.TOPICS.CATEGORY : Routes.TOPICS.ALL;
     const params = selectedUnit ? { courseId, category: selectedUnit?.parentId } : { courseId };
@@ -40,12 +51,14 @@ function TopicPostsView({ intl }) {
     <div className="discussion-posts d-flex flex-column h-100">
       {topicId ? (
         <BackButton
+          loading={topicsInProgress}
           path={backButtonPath()}
           title={selectedUnit?.name || selectedNonCoursewareTopic?.name || selectedArchivedTopic?.name
             || intl.formatMessage(messages.unnamedTopic)}
         />
       ) : (
         <BackButton
+          loading={topicsInProgress}
           path={discussionsPath(Routes.TOPICS.ALL, { courseId })(location)}
           title={selectedSubsection?.displayName || intl.formatMessage(messages.unnamedSubsection)}
         />
@@ -56,6 +69,7 @@ function TopicPostsView({ intl }) {
           <PostsList
             posts={posts}
             topics={[topicId]}
+            parentIsLoading={topicsInProgress}
           />
         ) : (
           selectedSubsectionUnits?.map((unit) => (
@@ -65,10 +79,10 @@ function TopicPostsView({ intl }) {
             />
           ))
         )}
-        {(category && selectedSubsectionUnits.length === 0 && topicsLoadingStatus === RequestStatus.SUCCESSFUL) && (
+        {(category && selectedSubsectionUnits.length === 0 && topicsStatus === RequestStatus.SUCCESSFUL) && (
           <NoResults />
         )}
-        {(category && topicsLoadingStatus === RequestStatus.IN_PROGRESS) && (
+        {(category && topicsInProgress) && (
           <div className="d-flex justify-content-center p-4">
             <Spinner animation="border" variant="primary" size="lg" />
           </div>
diff --git a/src/discussions/in-context-topics/components/BackButton.jsx b/src/discussions/in-context-topics/components/BackButton.jsx
index cadfe332..0757aec9 100644
--- a/src/discussions/in-context-topics/components/BackButton.jsx
+++ b/src/discussions/in-context-topics/components/BackButton.jsx
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { injectIntl, intlShape } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
-import { Icon, IconButton } from '@edx/paragon';
+import { Icon, IconButton, Spinner } from '@edx/paragon';
 import { ArrowBack } from '@edx/paragon/icons';
 
 import messages from '../messages';
 
-function BackButton({ intl, path, title }) {
+function BackButton({
+  intl, path, title, loading,
+}) {
   const history = useHistory();
 
   return (
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ function BackButton({ intl, path, title }) {
           alt={intl.formatMessage(messages.backAlt)}
         />
         <div className="d-flex flex-fill justify-content-center align-items-center mr-4.5">
-          {title}
+          {loading ? <Spinner animation="border" variant="primary" size="sm" /> : title}
         </div>
       </div>
       <div className="border-bottom border-light-400" />
@@ -36,6 +38,11 @@ BackButton.propTypes = {
   intl: intlShape.isRequired,
   path: PropTypes.shape({}).isRequired,
   title: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  loading: PropTypes.bool,
+};
+
+BackButton.defaultProps = {
+  loading: false,
 };
 
 export default injectIntl(BackButton);
diff --git a/src/discussions/in-context-topics/data/slices.js b/src/discussions/in-context-topics/data/slices.js
index da670578..41a61468 100644
--- a/src/discussions/in-context-topics/data/slices.js
+++ b/src/discussions/in-context-topics/data/slices.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { RequestStatus } from '../../../data/constants';
 const topicsSlice = createSlice({
   name: 'inContextTopics',
   initialState: {
-    status: RequestStatus.IN_PROGRESS,
+    status: RequestStatus.IDLE,
     topics: [],
     coursewareTopics: [],
     nonCoursewareTopics: [],
diff --git a/src/discussions/posts/PostsList.jsx b/src/discussions/posts/PostsList.jsx
index 12ca8a9e..e0ecbff0 100644
--- a/src/discussions/posts/PostsList.jsx
+++ b/src/discussions/posts/PostsList.jsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import NoResults from './NoResults';
 import { PostLink } from './post';
 
 function PostsList({
-  posts, topics, intl, isTopicTab,
+  posts, topics, intl, isTopicTab, parentIsLoading,
 }) {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const {
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ function PostsList({
 
   return (
     <>
-      {postInstances(pinnedPosts)}
-      {postInstances(unpinnedPosts)}
+      {!parentIsLoading && postInstances(pinnedPosts)}
+      {!parentIsLoading && postInstances(unpinnedPosts)}
       {posts?.length === 0 && loadingStatus === RequestStatus.SUCCESSFUL && <NoResults />}
-      {loadingStatus === RequestStatus.IN_PROGRESS ? (
+      {loadingStatus === RequestStatus.IN_PROGRESS || parentIsLoading ? (
         <div className="d-flex justify-content-center p-4 mx-auto my-auto">
           <Spinner animation="border" variant="primary" size="lg" />
         </div>
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ PostsList.propTypes = {
   })),
   topics: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string),
   isTopicTab: PropTypes.bool,
+  parentIsLoading: PropTypes.bool,
   intl: intlShape.isRequired,
 };
 
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ PostsList.defaultProps = {
   posts: [],
   topics: undefined,
   isTopicTab: false,
+  parentIsLoading: undefined,
 };
 
 export default injectIntl(PostsList);