diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/patterns-list.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/patterns-list.js
index 406999bee09c35..2744359bf0628b 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/patterns-list.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/patterns-list.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import usePatterns from './use-patterns';
 import SidebarButton from '../sidebar-button';
 import useDebouncedInput from '../../utils/use-debounced-input';
 import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
-import { SYNC_TYPES, USER_PATTERN_CATEGORY } from './utils';
+import { SYNC_TYPES, USER_PATTERN_CATEGORY, PATTERNS } from './utils';
 import Pagination from './pagination';
 
 const { useLocation, useHistory } = unlock( routerPrivateApis );
@@ -63,9 +63,12 @@ export default function PatternsList( { categoryId, type } ) {
 
 	const deferredSyncedFilter = useDeferredValue( syncFilter );
 
+	const isUncategorizedThemePatterns =
+		type === PATTERNS && categoryId === 'uncategorized';
+
 	const { patterns, isResolving } = usePatterns(
 		type,
-		categoryId !== 'uncategorized' ? categoryId : '',
+		isUncategorizedThemePatterns ? '' : categoryId,
 		{
 			search: deferredFilterValue,
 			syncStatus: