diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/homescreen/layout.js b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/homescreen/layout.js
index 282572d6b7b..e996bb08b09 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/homescreen/layout.js
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/homescreen/layout.js
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ export const Layout = ( {
 	query,
 	taskListComplete,
 	hasTaskList,
+	showingProgressHeader,
+	isLoadingTaskLists,
 	shouldShowWelcomeModal,
 	shouldShowWelcomeFromCalypsoModal,
 	isTaskListHidden,
@@ -141,7 +143,9 @@ export const Layout = ( {
 				<Column shouldStick={ shouldStickColumns }>
 					{ ! isLoadingExperimentAssignment &&
 						! isLoadingTwoColExperimentAssignment &&
-						! isRunningTaskListExperiment && (
+						! isRunningTaskListExperiment &&
+						! isLoadingTaskLists &&
+						! showingProgressHeader && (
 							<ActivityHeader
 								className="your-store-today"
 								title={ __(
@@ -286,7 +290,13 @@ export default compose(
 		const { getOption, hasFinishedResolution } = select(
 			OPTIONS_STORE_NAME
 		);
-		const { getTaskList } = select( ONBOARDING_STORE_NAME );
+		const {
+			getTaskList,
+			getTaskLists,
+			hasFinishedResolution: taskListFinishResolution,
+		} = select( ONBOARDING_STORE_NAME );
+		const taskLists = getTaskLists();
+		const isLoadingTaskLists = ! taskListFinishResolution( 'getTaskLists' );
 
 		const welcomeFromCalypsoModalDismissed =
 			getOption( WELCOME_FROM_CALYPSO_MODAL_DISMISSED_OPTION_NAME ) !==
@@ -336,8 +346,12 @@ export default compose(
 			isBatchUpdating: isNotesRequesting( 'batchUpdateNotes' ),
 			shouldShowWelcomeModal,
 			shouldShowWelcomeFromCalypsoModal,
+			isLoadingTaskLists,
 			isTaskListHidden: getTaskList( 'setup' )?.isHidden,
 			hasTaskList: getAdminSetting( 'visibleTaskListIds', [] ).length > 0,
+			showingProgressHeader: !! taskLists.find(
+				( list ) => list.isVisible && list.displayProgressHeader
+			),
 			taskListComplete: getTaskList( 'setup' )?.isComplete,
 			installTimestamp,
 			installTimestampHasResolved,
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/two-column-tasks/style.scss b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/two-column-tasks/style.scss
index bf3a58ac0db..a6f1dc686a1 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/two-column-tasks/style.scss
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/two-column-tasks/style.scss
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 		flex: 1;
 	}
 
-	.woocommerce-ellipsis-menu.setup {
+	.woocommerce-ellipsis-menu {
 		position: absolute;
-		top: 20px;
-		right: 16px;
+		top: $gap;
+		right: $gap-large;
 	}
 
 	.woocommerce-task-card.is-loading {
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@
 		}
 
 		.woocommerce-task-header__contents {
-			max-width: 380px;
+			max-width: calc(60% - 2%);
 		}
 
 		.svg-background {
-			right: 0.5%;
+			right: 2%;
 			width: 40%;
 		}
 	}
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@
 		@include single-column;
 	}
 
+	&.two-columns .svg-background {
+		top: 50%;
+		bottom: 50%;
+		margin-top: auto;
+		margin-bottom: auto;
+	}
+
 	ul {
 		display: flex;
 		li {
@@ -229,10 +236,6 @@
 		position: absolute;
 		z-index: 0;
 		right: 6%;
-		top: 50%;
-		bottom: 50%;
-		margin-top: auto;
-		margin-bottom: auto;
 
 		.admin-theme-color {
 			fill: var(--wp-admin-theme-color);