diff --git a/components/contacts/__tests__/contact-list.test.tsx b/components/contacts/__tests__/contact-list.test.tsx
index a0864a598..81c8967bd 100644
--- a/components/contacts/__tests__/contact-list.test.tsx
+++ b/components/contacts/__tests__/contact-list.test.tsx
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ describe('ContactList', () => {
     expect(avatars().some((el) => el.classList.contains('hidden'))).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it('puts a banner at the top of the scrolling list, so its arrival moves nothing on screen', () => {
+    const { rerender } = render(<ContactList {...defaultProps} contacts={[]} isLoading />);
+    const scroller = screen.getByRole('listbox').parentElement!;
+    rerender(<ContactList {...defaultProps} banner={<button type="button">Possible duplicates (1)</button>} />);
+    // The same scroll area as with the loading rows, and the banner inside it.
+    expect(screen.getByRole('listbox').parentElement).toBe(scroller);
+    expect(scroller.firstElementChild).toBe(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Possible duplicates (1)' }));
+  });
+
   it('shows the contacts as soon as they are there, even while loading', () => {
     render(<ContactList {...defaultProps} isLoading />);
     expect(screen.queryByTestId('contact-list-skeleton')).toBeNull();
diff --git a/components/contacts/contact-list.tsx b/components/contacts/contact-list.tsx
index 1f563aeba..f10f4a0f8 100644
--- a/components/contacts/contact-list.tsx
+++ b/components/contacts/contact-list.tsx
@@ -663,16 +663,15 @@ export function ContactList({
         </div>
       )}
 
+      {/* Contact list. The banner scrolls with it: it comes with the loaded
+          contacts, and above the scroll area it pushed the whole list down. */}
+      <div ref={listRef} className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto max-md:pb-20">
       {!hasSelection && banner}
-
-      {/* Contact list */}
       <div
-        ref={listRef}
         role="listbox"
         aria-label={t("title")}
         aria-multiselectable
         onKeyDown={handleListKeyDown}
-        className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto max-md:pb-20"
       >
         {sorted.length === 0 && isLoading && !searchQuery && activeFilters === 0 ? (
           // The rows the page skeleton drew, at the same density.
@@ -781,6 +780,7 @@ export function ContactList({
           })()
         )}
       </div>
+      </div>
 
       {printTitle != null && (
         <ContactListPrint