2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/packages/instant/src/components/ui/container.tsx b/packages/instant/src/components/ui/container.tsx
index 4dafe1386..2143b0503 100644
--- a/packages/instant/src/components/ui/container.tsx
+++ b/packages/instant/src/components/ui/container.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export interface ContainerProps {
     className?: string;
     backgroundColor?: ColorOption;
     hasBoxShadow?: boolean;
+    isHidden?: boolean;
     zIndex?: number;
     whiteSpace?: string;
     opacity?: number;
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ export const Container =
         ${props => props.width && stylesForMedia<string>('width', props.width)}
         ${props => props.height && stylesForMedia<string>('height', props.height)}
         ${props => props.borderRadius && stylesForMedia<string>('border-radius', props.borderRadius)}
+        ${props => (props.isHidden ? 'visibility: hidden;' : '')}
         background-color: ${props => (props.backgroundColor ? props.theme[props.backgroundColor] : 'none')};
         border-color: ${props => (props.borderColor ? props.theme[props.borderColor] : 'none')};
         &:hover {
diff --git a/packages/instant/src/containers/latest_error.tsx b/packages/instant/src/containers/latest_error.tsx
index b7cfdb504..0d4349124 100644
--- a/packages/instant/src/containers/latest_error.tsx
+++ b/packages/instant/src/containers/latest_error.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { Dispatch } from 'redux';
 
 import { SlidingError } from '../components/sliding_error';
+import { Container } from '../components/ui/container';
 import { Overlay } from '../components/ui/overlay';
 import { Action } from '../redux/actions';
 import { State } from '../redux/reducer';
@@ -23,7 +24,12 @@ export interface LatestErrorComponentProps {
 
 export const LatestErrorComponent: React.StatelessComponent<LatestErrorComponentProps> = props => {
     if (!props.latestErrorMessage) {
-        return <div />;
+        // Render a hidden SlidingError such that instant does not move when a real error is rendered.
+        return (
+            <Container isHidden={true}>
+                <SlidingError animationState="slidIn" icon="😢" message="" />
+            </Container>
+        );
     }
     return (
         <React.Fragment>