diff --git a/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb b/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb
index e44c48618..18abeb6cb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class CollectionsController < ApplicationController
   def index
     @user = User.find_by!(username: params[:username])
-    @collections = @user.collections.order(created_at: :desc)
+    @collections = @user.collections.joins(:articles).distinct.order(created_at: :desc)
   end
 
   def show
diff --git a/spec/system/collections/user_views_collections_spec.rb b/spec/system/collections/user_views_collections_spec.rb
index e078e5409..5e7f55742 100644
--- a/spec/system/collections/user_views_collections_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/collections/user_views_collections_spec.rb
@@ -2,17 +2,26 @@ require "rails_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe "Visiting collections", type: :system do
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let!(:collection1) { create(:collection, :with_articles, user: user) }
-  let!(:collection2) { create(:collection, user: user) }
+  let!(:collection1_with_articles) { create(:collection, :with_articles, user: user) }
+  let!(:collection2_with_articles) { create(:collection, :with_articles, user: user) }
+
+  let!(:collection1_without_articles) { create(:collection, user: user) }
+  let!(:collection2_without_articles) { create(:collection, user: user) }
 
   before do
     sign_in user
     visit user_series_path(user.username)
   end
 
-  it "shows all collections", :aggregate_failures do
-    [collection1, collection2].each do |collection|
+  it "shows all collections with articles", :aggregate_failures do
+    [collection1_with_articles, collection2_with_articles].each do |collection|
       expect(page.body).to have_link("#{collection.slug} (#{collection.articles.published.size} Part Series)")
     end
   end
+
+  it "does not show collections without articles", :aggregate_failures do
+    [collection1_without_articles, collection2_without_articles].each do |collection|
+      expect(page.body).not_to have_link("#{collection.slug} (#{collection.articles.published.size} Part Series)")
+    end
+  end
 end