diff --git a/packages/catalog-search/src/SearchBox.jsx b/packages/catalog-search/src/SearchBox.jsx
index 5d76226c..07a73268 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-search/src/SearchBox.jsx
+++ b/packages/catalog-search/src/SearchBox.jsx
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export const SearchBoxBase = ({
   const [autocompleteHits, setAutocompleteHits] = useState([]);
   const [showSuggestions, setShowSuggestions] = useState(false);
   const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
+  const [preQueryHits, setPreQueryHits] = useState([]);
 
   /**
    * Handles when a search is submitted by adding the user's search
@@ -103,15 +104,23 @@ export const SearchBoxBase = ({
         attributesToRetrieve: ALGOLIA_ATTRIBUTES_TO_RETRIEVE,
       });
       if (nbHits > 0) {
+        setPreQueryHits([]);
         setAutocompleteHits(hits);
         setShowSuggestions(true);
       } else {
         // If there are no results of the suggested search, hide the empty suggestion component
         setShowSuggestions(false);
       }
-    // Hide the results as soon as the user removes the entire query string, instead of waiting a second
+    // Display the prequery results when user clicks on search box but has not began typing
     } else {
-      setShowSuggestions(false);
+      const { hits } = await index.search(query, {
+        filters,
+        attributesToHighlight: ['title'],
+        attributesToRetrieve: ALGOLIA_ATTRIBUTES_TO_RETRIEVE,
+      });
+      setAutocompleteHits([]);
+      setPreQueryHits(hits);
+      setShowSuggestions(true);
     }
   };
   // Since the debounced method is called in a useEffect hook, use `useCallback` to account for repeated invoking of the
@@ -155,6 +164,9 @@ export const SearchBoxBase = ({
         value={defaultRefinement}
         onSubmit={handleSubmit}
         onClear={handleClear}
+        onFocus={(query) => {
+          setSearchQuery(query);
+        }}
         onChange={(query) => {
           setSearchQuery(query);
         }}
@@ -172,6 +184,7 @@ export const SearchBoxBase = ({
       { showSuggestions && (
         <SearchSuggestions
           enterpriseSlug={enterpriseSlug}
+          preQueryHits={preQueryHits}
           autoCompleteHits={autocompleteHits}
           handleSubmit={() => handleSubmit(searchQuery)}
           handleSuggestionClickSubmit={hit => handleSuggestionSubmit(hit)}
diff --git a/packages/catalog-search/src/SearchSuggestionItem.jsx b/packages/catalog-search/src/SearchSuggestionItem.jsx
index 5b19ca1a..7d0546ce 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-search/src/SearchSuggestionItem.jsx
+++ b/packages/catalog-search/src/SearchSuggestionItem.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import { Image } from '@edx/paragon';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 const SearchSuggestionItem = ({
-  url, suggestionItemHandler, hit, disableSuggestionRedirect,
+  url, suggestionItemHandler, hit, disableSuggestionRedirect, isPreQuery,
 }) => {
   const authoringOrganization = hit.key && hit.key.split('+')[0];
   // If the disable redirect bool is provided, prevent the redirect from happening and instead call the provided submit
@@ -14,28 +15,44 @@ const SearchSuggestionItem = ({
       suggestionItemHandler(hit);
     }
   };
-
   return (
-    <Link to={url} key={hit.title} className="suggestion-item" onClick={handleLinkDisable}>
-      <div>
-        { /* eslint-disable-next-line react/no-danger, no-underscore-dangle */ }
-        <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: hit._highlightResult.title.value }} />
-        {
-          authoringOrganization && (
-            <div className="badge badge-light ml-3 font-weight-light authoring-org-badge">
-              {authoringOrganization}
+    <div>
+      {isPreQuery ? (
+        <Link to={url} key={hit.title} className="prequery-item pr-4 d-flex flex-column" onClick={handleLinkDisable}>
+          <div className="d-flex align-items-center justify-content-start">
+            <Image className="prequery-image mr-2" src={hit.card_image_url} />
+            <div className="d-flex flex-column">
+              {/* eslint-disable-next-line react/no-danger, no-underscore-dangle */}
+              <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: hit._highlightResult.title.value }} />
+              <div className="x-small d-flex flex-column">
+                {hit.partners[0]?.name} | {hit.learning_type}
+              </div>
             </div>
-          )
-        }
-      </div>
-      {
-        hit.program_type && (
-          <p className="font-weight-light text-gray-400 program-type">
-            {hit.program_type}
-          </p>
-        )
-      }
-    </Link>
+          </div>
+        </Link>
+      ) : (
+        <Link to={url} key={hit.title} className="suggestion-item" onClick={handleLinkDisable}>
+          <div>
+            { /* eslint-disable-next-line react/no-danger, no-underscore-dangle */}
+            <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: hit._highlightResult.title.value }} />
+            {
+              authoringOrganization && (
+                <div className="badge badge-light ml-3 font-weight-light authoring-org-badge">
+                  {authoringOrganization}
+                </div>
+              )
+            }
+          </div>
+          {
+            hit.program_type && (
+              <p className="font-weight-light text-gray-400 program-type">
+                {hit.program_type}
+              </p>
+            )
+          }
+        </Link>
+      )}
+    </div>
   );
 };
 
@@ -47,8 +64,16 @@ SearchSuggestionItem.propTypes = {
     title: PropTypes.string,
     program_type: PropTypes.string,
     _highlightResult: PropTypes.shape({ title: PropTypes.shape({ value: PropTypes.string }) }),
+    card_image_url: PropTypes.string,
+    partners: PropTypes.arrayOf(
+      PropTypes.shape({
+        name: PropTypes.string,
+      }),
+    ),
+    learning_type: PropTypes.string,
   }).isRequired,
   disableSuggestionRedirect: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  isPreQuery: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
 };
 
 SearchSuggestionItem.defaultProps = {
diff --git a/packages/catalog-search/src/SearchSuggestions.jsx b/packages/catalog-search/src/SearchSuggestions.jsx
index af8f743d..1e665eac 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-search/src/SearchSuggestions.jsx
+++ b/packages/catalog-search/src/SearchSuggestions.jsx
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {
   MAX_NUM_SUGGESTIONS, LEARNING_TYPE_COURSE, LEARNING_TYPE_PROGRAM,
   LEARNING_TYPE_EXECUTIVE_EDUCATION, COURSE_TYPE_EXECUTIVE_EDUCATION,
+  MAX_NUM_PRE_QUERY_SUGGESTIONS,
 } from './data/constants';
 import SearchSuggestionItem from './SearchSuggestionItem';
 
 const SearchSuggestions = ({
+  preQueryHits,
   autoCompleteHits,
   enterpriseSlug,
   handleSubmit,
@@ -24,9 +26,16 @@ const SearchSuggestions = ({
   };
   const getLinkToProgram = (program) => `/${enterpriseSlug}/program/${program.aggregation_key.split(':').pop()}`;
 
+  const preQuerySuggestions = [];
   const courses = [];
   const programs = [];
   const execEdCourses = [];
+
+  if (preQueryHits) {
+    preQueryHits.forEach((hit) => {
+      preQuerySuggestions.push(hit);
+    });
+  }
   autoCompleteHits.forEach((hit) => {
     const { learning_type: learningType } = hit;
     if (learningType === LEARNING_TYPE_COURSE) { courses.push(hit); }
@@ -35,6 +44,36 @@ const SearchSuggestions = ({
   });
   return (
     <div className="suggestions" data-testid="suggestions">
+      {preQuerySuggestions.length > 0 && (
+        <div>
+          <div className="mb-2 ml-2 mt-1 font-weight-bold suggestions-section">
+            Top-rated courses
+          </div>
+          {
+            preQuerySuggestions.slice(0, MAX_NUM_PRE_QUERY_SUGGESTIONS)
+              .map((hit) => {
+                const getUrl = (course) => {
+                  const { learning_type: learningType } = course;
+                  if (learningType === LEARNING_TYPE_COURSE || learningType === LEARNING_TYPE_EXECUTIVE_EDUCATION) {
+                    return getLinkToCourse(course);
+                  }
+                  return getLinkToProgram(course);
+                };
+
+                return (
+                  <SearchSuggestionItem
+                    key={hit.title}
+                    url={getUrl(hit)}
+                    hit={hit}
+                    isPreQuery={preQuerySuggestions.length > 0}
+                    disableSuggestionRedirect={disableSuggestionRedirect}
+                    suggestionItemHandler={handleSuggestionClickSubmit}
+                  />
+                );
+              })
+          }
+        </div>
+      )}
       {courses.length > 0 && (
         <div>
           <div className="mb-2 ml-2 mt-1 font-weight-bold suggestions-section">
@@ -47,6 +86,7 @@ const SearchSuggestions = ({
                   key={hit.title}
                   url={getLinkToCourse(hit)}
                   hit={hit}
+                  isPreQuery={preQuerySuggestions.length > 0}
                   disableSuggestionRedirect={disableSuggestionRedirect}
                   suggestionItemHandler={handleSuggestionClickSubmit}
                 />
@@ -107,6 +147,7 @@ SearchSuggestions.propTypes = {
   handleSubmit: PropTypes.func,
   handleSuggestionClickSubmit: PropTypes.func,
   disableSuggestionRedirect: PropTypes.bool,
+  preQueryHits: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.shape()).isRequired,
 };
 
 SearchSuggestions.defaultProps = {
diff --git a/packages/catalog-search/src/data/constants.js b/packages/catalog-search/src/data/constants.js
index e000b0fc..bf11b32b 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-search/src/data/constants.js
+++ b/packages/catalog-search/src/data/constants.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export const NUM_CURRENT_REFINEMENTS_TO_DISPLAY = 3;
 export const NUM_RESULTS_PER_PAGE = 24;
 
 export const MAX_NUM_SUGGESTIONS = 3;
+export const MAX_NUM_PRE_QUERY_SUGGESTIONS = 5;
 
 export const NO_OPTIONS_FOUND = 'No options found.';
 
diff --git a/packages/catalog-search/src/styles/_SearchSuggestions.scss b/packages/catalog-search/src/styles/_SearchSuggestions.scss
index 7d589775..b75aadfc 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-search/src/styles/_SearchSuggestions.scss
+++ b/packages/catalog-search/src/styles/_SearchSuggestions.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.suggestions{
+.suggestions {
   position: absolute;
   background: white;
   margin-top: auto;
@@ -13,53 +13,84 @@
   margin: 5px 10px 5px 10px;
   padding: 8px;
   color: #000;
+  font-size: 75%;
   white-space: pre-wrap;
-    &:hover{
-      color:white;
-      background-color:#000000 ;
-      text-decoration: none;
-  }
 
-    &:hover span {
-      color:white;
+  &:hover {
+    color: white;
+    background-color: #000000;
+    text-decoration: none;
   }
-  em {
-  font-weight: bold;
-  font-style: normal;
-  &:hover{
+
+  &:hover span {
     color: white;
   }
-  &:not(:first-child) {
-    margin-left: 4px; // add space between _highlightResult.title.value hits
+
+  em {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    font-style: normal;
+
+    &:hover {
+      color: white;
+    }
+
+    &:not(:first-child) {
+      margin-left: 4px; // add space between _highlightResult.title.value hits
+    }
   }
-}
-  div{
+
+  div {
     display: flex;
   }
-  .authoring-org-badge{
+
+  .authoring-org-badge {
     line-height: 1.5;
   }
 
-  .program-type{
+  .program-type {
     font-size: .9rem;
     margin-bottom: 0px;
   }
 
 }
 
+.prequery-item {
+  margin: 5px 10px 5px 10px;
+  color: #000;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+
+  &:hover {
+    color: white;
+    background-color: #000000;
+    text-decoration: none;
+  }
+
+  &:hover span {
+    color: white;
+  }
+}
+
+.prequery-image {
+  width: 40px;
+  height: 40px;
+  object-fit: cover;
+  border-radius: 0 !important;
+}
+
 .suggestion-heading {
-  color: #707070!important
+  color: #707070 !important
 }
 
 .view-all-btn {
-  color:#000;
+  color: #000;
   border-radius: 0px;
-  &:hover{
-    color:#000;
+
+  &:hover {
+    color: #000;
   }
 }
 
 .suggestions-section {
   color: #707070;
   font-size: .9rem;
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/catalog-search/src/tests/SearchSuggestions.test.jsx b/packages/catalog-search/src/tests/SearchSuggestions.test.jsx
index 1d322c1c..747a0edc 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-search/src/tests/SearchSuggestions.test.jsx
+++ b/packages/catalog-search/src/tests/SearchSuggestions.test.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ const fakeSuggestionsData = {
       key: 'edX+courseX',
       title: 'test-course',
       _highlightResult: { title: { value: 'test-<em>course</em>' } },
+      partners: [{
+        name: 'edx-partner',
+      }],
     },
     {
       learning_type: 'program',
@@ -22,6 +25,9 @@ const fakeSuggestionsData = {
       aggregation_key: '123:456',
       authoring_organizations: [{ key: 'harvard' }],
       program_type: 'xSeries',
+      partners: [{
+        name: 'harvard-partner',
+      }],
     },
   ],
 };
@@ -74,7 +80,17 @@ describe('<SeachSuggestions />', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('xSeries')).not.toBeNull();
     expect(screen.getByText('View all results')).not.toBeNull();
   });
-
+  test('renders only prequery suggestions', () => {
+    renderWithRouter(<SearchSuggestions
+      enterpriseSlug="test-enterprise"
+      autoCompleteHits={[]}
+      preQueryHits={fakeSuggestionsData.hits}
+      handleSubmit={handleSubmit}
+    />);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Top-rated courses')).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Courses')).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Programs')).toBeNull();
+  });
   test('renders no errors when no authoring orgs found for programs data', () => {
     renderWithRouter(<SearchSuggestions
       enterpriseSlug="test-enterprise"