diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/layoutpicker/LayoutCategoryModel.kt b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/layoutpicker/LayoutCategoryModel.kt
index d0ab70af2e29..95a300198517 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/layoutpicker/LayoutCategoryModel.kt
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/layoutpicker/LayoutCategoryModel.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import org.wordpress.android.fluxc.network.rest.wpcom.theme.StarterDesignCategor
 class LayoutCategoryModel(
     private val starterDesignCategory: StarterDesignCategory? = null,
     private val blockLayoutCategory: GutenbergLayoutCategory? = null,
-    val isRecommended: Boolean = false
+    val isRecommended: Boolean = false,
+    val randomizeOrder: Boolean = false
 ) : Parcelable {
     val slug: String
         get() = starterDesignCategory?.slug ?: blockLayoutCategory?.slug ?: ""
@@ -24,8 +25,14 @@ class LayoutCategoryModel(
 }
 
 @JvmName("starterDesignToLayoutCategories")
-fun List<StarterDesignCategory>.toLayoutCategories(recommended: Boolean = false) =
-        map { LayoutCategoryModel(starterDesignCategory = it, isRecommended = recommended) }
+fun List<StarterDesignCategory>.toLayoutCategories(recommended: Boolean = false, randomizeOrder: Boolean = false) =
+        map {
+            LayoutCategoryModel(
+                    starterDesignCategory = it,
+                    isRecommended = recommended,
+                    randomizeOrder = randomizeOrder
+            )
+        }
 
 @JvmName("gutenbergLayoutToLayoutCategories")
 fun List<GutenbergLayoutCategory>.toLayoutCategories() = map { LayoutCategoryModel(blockLayoutCategory = it) }
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/layoutpicker/LayoutPickerViewModel.kt b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/layoutpicker/LayoutPickerViewModel.kt
index ef43a92b8f6e..a9e9b08e0f8f 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/layoutpicker/LayoutPickerViewModel.kt
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/layoutpicker/LayoutPickerViewModel.kt
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ abstract class LayoutPickerViewModel(
 
     var nestedScrollStates: Bundle = Bundle()
 
+    // Map that holds the ordered/randomised layouts list per category (key: slug)
+    val orderedLayouts: MutableMap<String, List<LayoutModel>> = mutableMapOf()
+
     abstract fun fetchLayouts(preferCache: Boolean = false)
 
     open fun onPreviewChooseTapped() = onDismissPreview()
@@ -155,8 +158,16 @@ abstract class LayoutPickerViewModel(
             }
 
             selectedCategories.forEach { category ->
-
-                val layouts = layouts.getFilteredLayouts(category.slug).map { layout ->
+                val ordered = orderedLayouts[category.slug] ?: if (category.randomizeOrder) {
+                    val randomised = layouts.getFilteredLayouts(category.slug).shuffled()
+                    orderedLayouts[category.slug] = randomised
+                    randomised
+                } else {
+                    val ordered = layouts.getFilteredLayouts(category.slug)
+                    orderedLayouts[category.slug] = ordered
+                    ordered
+                }
+                val layouts = ordered.map { layout ->
                     val preview = when (_previewMode.value) {
                         MOBILE -> layout.previewMobile
                         TABLET -> layout.previewTablet
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/sitecreation/theme/SiteDesignRecommendationProvider.kt b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/sitecreation/theme/SiteDesignRecommendationProvider.kt
index 3441b58e2522..6d2b1ce7bd46 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/sitecreation/theme/SiteDesignRecommendationProvider.kt
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/sitecreation/theme/SiteDesignRecommendationProvider.kt
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ class SiteDesignRecommendationProvider @Inject constructor(private val resourceP
                 }
             }.toLayoutModels()
             val categoriesWithRecommendations =
-                    listOf(recommendedCategory).toLayoutCategories(true) +
-                            categories.toLayoutCategories()
+                    listOf(recommendedCategory).toLayoutCategories(recommended = true) +
+                            categories.toLayoutCategories(randomizeOrder = true)
             responseHandler(designsWithRecommendations, categoriesWithRecommendations)
         } else {
             // If no designs are recommended for the selected vertical recommend the blog category
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ class SiteDesignRecommendationProvider @Inject constructor(private val resourceP
             )
             if (recommendedCategory == null) {
                 // If there is no blog category do not show a recommendation
-                responseHandler(designs.toLayoutModels(), categories.toLayoutCategories())
+                responseHandler(designs.toLayoutModels(), categories.toLayoutCategories(randomizeOrder = true))
             } else {
                 val categoriesWithRecommendations =
-                        listOf(recommendedCategory).toLayoutCategories(true) +
-                                categories.toLayoutCategories()
+                        listOf(recommendedCategory).toLayoutCategories(recommended = true, randomizeOrder = true) +
+                                categories.toLayoutCategories(randomizeOrder = true)
                 responseHandler(designs.toLayoutModels(), categoriesWithRecommendations)
             }
         }
diff --git a/WordPress/src/test/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/sitecreation/theme/SiteDesignRecommendationProviderTest.kt b/WordPress/src/test/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/sitecreation/theme/SiteDesignRecommendationProviderTest.kt
index 6ea4612c5469..e21a280c14a0 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/test/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/sitecreation/theme/SiteDesignRecommendationProviderTest.kt
+++ b/WordPress/src/test/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/sitecreation/theme/SiteDesignRecommendationProviderTest.kt
@@ -91,12 +91,20 @@ class SiteDesignRecommendationProviderTest {
         whenever(resourceProvider.getStringArray(R.array.site_creation_intents_strings)).thenReturn(verticalArray)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `All non recommended categories are randomised`() {
+        val handler = ResponseHandler()
+        recommendationProvider.handleResponse("", allDesigns, allCategories, handler::handle)
+        assertThat(requireNotNull(handler.categories?.filter { !it.isRecommended })).allMatch { it.randomizeOrder }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `when no vertical is selected the blog category is recommended`() {
         val handler = ResponseHandler()
         recommendationProvider.handleResponse("", allDesigns, allCategories, handler::handle)
         assertThat(requireNotNull(handler.categories?.filter { it.isRecommended }?.size)).isEqualTo(1)
         assertThat(requireNotNull(handler.categories?.first()?.isRecommended)).isEqualTo(true)
+        assertThat(requireNotNull(handler.categories?.first()?.randomizeOrder)).isEqualTo(true)
         assertThat(requireNotNull(handler.categories?.first()?.slug)).isEqualTo(blogCategory.slug)
     }
 
@@ -106,6 +114,7 @@ class SiteDesignRecommendationProviderTest {
         recommendationProvider.handleResponse("art", allDesigns, allCategories, handler::handle)
         assertThat(requireNotNull(handler.categories?.filter { it.isRecommended }?.size)).isEqualTo(1)
         assertThat(requireNotNull(handler.categories?.first()?.isRecommended)).isEqualTo(true)
+        assertThat(requireNotNull(handler.categories?.first()?.randomizeOrder)).isEqualTo(true)
         assertThat(requireNotNull(handler.categories?.first()?.slug)).isEqualTo(blogCategory.slug)
     }
 
@@ -115,6 +124,7 @@ class SiteDesignRecommendationProviderTest {
         recommendationProvider.handleResponse(mockedVerticalTitle, allDesigns, allCategories, handler::handle)
         assertThat(requireNotNull(handler.categories?.filter { it.isRecommended }?.size)).isEqualTo(1)
         assertThat(requireNotNull(handler.categories?.first()?.isRecommended)).isEqualTo(true)
+        assertThat(requireNotNull(handler.categories?.first()?.randomizeOrder)).isEqualTo(false)
         assertThat(requireNotNull(handler.categories?.first()?.slug)).isEqualTo("recommended_$mockedVerticalSlug")
     }