diff --git a/src/pages/home/sidebar/SidebarLinks.tsx b/src/pages/home/sidebar/SidebarLinks.tsx
index e2df0ff6f33a..2e84f9805f6a 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/sidebar/SidebarLinks.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/sidebar/SidebarLinks.tsx
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
 import useResponsiveLayout from '@hooks/useResponsiveLayout';
 import useStyleUtils from '@hooks/useStyleUtils';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
+import {confirmReadyToOpenApp, setSidebarLoaded} from '@libs/actions/App';
 import Navigation from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
 import * as ReportActionContextMenu from '@pages/home/report/ContextMenu/ReportActionContextMenu';
-import * as App from '@userActions/App';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 import ROUTES from '@src/ROUTES';
 import type {Report} from '@src/types/onyx';
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function SidebarLinks({insets, optionListItems, isLoading, priorityMode = CONST.
     const {shouldUseNarrowLayout} = useResponsiveLayout();
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        App.confirmReadyToOpenApp();
+        confirmReadyToOpenApp();
     }, []);
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ function SidebarLinks({insets, optionListItems, isLoading, priorityMode = CONST.
                     onSelectRow={showReportPage}
                     shouldDisableFocusOptions={shouldUseNarrowLayout}
                     optionMode={viewMode}
-                    onFirstItemRendered={App.setSidebarLoaded}
+                    onFirstItemRendered={setSidebarLoaded}
                 />
                 {!!isLoading && optionListItems?.length === 0 && (
-                    <View style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject, styles.appBG]}>
+                    <View style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject, styles.appBG, styles.mt3]}>
                         <OptionsListSkeletonView shouldAnimate />
                     </View>
                 )}
diff --git a/src/styles/index.ts b/src/styles/index.ts
index 7eaeaeff459a..8d3422afcf3c 100644
--- a/src/styles/index.ts
+++ b/src/styles/index.ts
@@ -3718,6 +3718,7 @@ const styles = (theme: ThemeColors) =>
             position: 'absolute',
             zIndex: variables.searchTopBarZIndex,
             backgroundColor: theme.appBG,
+            paddingTop: 12,
         },
 
         threeDotsPopoverOffset: (windowWidth: number) =>