diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic_list.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic_list.js
index 703575fed..33da16c3a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic_list.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/topic_list.js
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ Discourse.TopicList = Discourse.Model.extend({
   // loads topics with these ids "before" the current topics
   loadBefore: function(topic_ids){
     var _this = this;
-    Discourse.TopicList.loadTopics(topic_ids, this.get('filter'))
-      .then(function(topics){
+    var topics = this.get('topics');
 
-        _this.forEachNew(topics, function(t) {
+    Discourse.TopicList.loadTopics(topic_ids, this.get('filter'))
+      .then(function(newTopics){
+        _this.forEachNew(newTopics, function(t) {
           // highlight the first of the new topics so we can get a visual feedback
           t.set('highlight', true);
           topics.insertAt(0,t);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_view.js
index a86d20e0a..5e45e943a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_view.js
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ Discourse.TopicView = Discourse.View.extend(Discourse.Scrolling, {
     this.get('topicTrackingState').trackIncoming("all");
   },
 
+  debounceLoadSuggested: Discourse.debounce(function(lookup){
+    var suggested = this.get('topic.suggested_topics');
+
+    Discourse.TopicList.loadTopics(lookup, "").then(function(topics){
+      suggested.clear();
+      suggested.pushObjects(topics);
+    });
+  }, 1000),
+
   hasNewSuggested: function(){
     var incoming = this.get('topicTrackingState.newIncoming');
     var suggested = this.get('topic.suggested_topics');
@@ -157,10 +166,10 @@ Discourse.TopicView = Discourse.View.extend(Discourse.Scrolling, {
         });
       }
 
-      Discourse.TopicList.loadTopics(lookup, "").then(function(topics){
-        suggested.clear();
-        suggested.pushObjects(topics);
-      });
+      var topicId = this.get('topic.id');
+      lookup = lookup.exclude(function(id){ return id === topicId; });
+
+      this.debounceLoadSuggested(lookup);
     }
   }.observes('topicTrackingState.incomingCount'),