diff --git a/app/views/welcome/index.html.erb b/app/views/welcome/index.html.erb
index e2ae116e1..b8ee72235 100644
--- a/app/views/welcome/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/welcome/index.html.erb
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
 
 
   <div class="row">
-    <div class="small-12 column <%= 'large-8' if feed_processes_enabled? %>">
-      <%= render "cards" %>
-    </div>
+    <% if @cards.any? %>  
+      <div class="small-12 column <%= 'large-8' if feed_processes_enabled? %>">
+        <%= render "cards" %>
+      </div>
+    <% end %>  
 
     <div class="small-12 large-4 column">
       <%= render "processes" %>
diff --git a/spec/features/home_spec.rb b/spec/features/home_spec.rb
index c24066e79..2d889f233 100644
--- a/spec/features/home_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/home_spec.rb
@@ -143,4 +143,24 @@ feature "Home" do
       "/html/body/div[@class='wrapper ']/comment()[contains(.,'ie-callout')]"
     end
   end
+  
+  
+  scenario 'if there are cards, the "featured" title will render' do
+    card = create(:widget_card,
+      title: "Card text",
+      description: "Card description",
+      link_text: "Link text",
+      link_url: "consul.dev"
+    )
+    
+    visit root_path
+
+    expect(page).to have_css(".title", text: "Featured")
+  end
+  
+  scenario 'if there are no cards, the "featured" title will not render' do
+    visit root_path
+    
+    expect(page).not_to have_css(".title", text: "Featured")
+  end
 end