diff --git a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/api/api-list.component.html b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/api/api-list.component.html
index aa65d70291..3011853b14 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/api/api-list.component.html
+++ b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/api/api-list.component.html
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 
 <article class="api-list-container l-content-small docs-content">
   <div *ngFor="let section of filteredSections | async" >
-    <h2><a [href]="section.path">{{section.title}}</a></h2>
-    <ul class="api-list">
+    <h2 *ngIf="section.items"><a [href]="section.path">{{section.title}}</a></h2>
+    <ul class="api-list" *ngIf="section.items?.length">
       <ng-container *ngFor="let item of section.items">
-        <li *ngIf="item.show" class="api-item">
+        <li class="api-item">
           <a [href]="item.path"><span class="symbol {{item.docType}}"></span> {{item.title}}</a>
         </li>
       </ng-container>
diff --git a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/api/api-list.component.spec.ts b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/api/api-list.component.spec.ts
index 035a07f134..ac10868bf5 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/api/api-list.component.spec.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/api/api-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -36,18 +36,13 @@ describe('ApiListComponent', () => {
    */
   function expectFilteredResult(label: string, itemTest: (item: ApiItem) => boolean) {
     component.filteredSections.subscribe(filtered => {
-      let badItem: ApiItem|undefined;
+      filtered = filtered.filter(section => section.items);
       expect(filtered.length).toBeGreaterThan(0, 'expected something');
-      expect(filtered.every(section => section.items.every(
-          item => {
-            const ok = item.show === itemTest(item);
-            if (!ok) { badItem = item; }
-            return ok;
-          }
-      ))).toBe(true, `${label} fail: ${JSON.stringify(badItem, null, 2)}`);
+      expect(filtered.every(section => section.items!.every(itemTest))).toBe(true, label);
     });
   }
 
+
   describe('#filteredSections', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
@@ -65,34 +60,45 @@ describe('ApiListComponent', () => {
       expectFilteredResult('query: class', item => /class/.test(item.name));
     });
 
-    it('item.show should be true for every item in section when query matches section name', () => {
+    it('items should be an array for every item in section when query matches section name', () => {
       component.setQuery('core');
       component.filteredSections.subscribe(filtered => {
+        filtered = filtered.filter(section => Array.isArray(section.items));
         expect(filtered.length).toBe(1, 'only one section');
         expect(filtered[0].name).toBe('core');
-        expect(filtered[0].items.every(item => !!item.show)).toBe(true, 'all core items shown');
+        expect(filtered[0].items).toEqual(sections.find(section => section.name === 'core')!.items);
       });
     });
 
-    it('item.show should be true for items with selected status', () => {
-      component.setStatus({value: 'stable', title: 'Stable'});
-      expectFilteredResult('status: stable', item => item.stability === 'stable');
+    describe('section.items', () => {
+      it('should null if there are no matching items and the section itself does not match', () => {
+        component.setQuery('core');
+        component.filteredSections.subscribe(filtered => {
+          const commonSection = filtered.find(section => section.name === 'common')!;
+          expect(commonSection.items).toBe(null);
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('should be visible if they have the selected stability status', () => {
+        component.setStatus({value: 'stable', title: 'Stable'});
+        expectFilteredResult('status: stable', item => item.stability === 'stable');
+      });
+
+      it('should be visible if they have the selected security status', () => {
+        component.setStatus({value: 'security-risk', title: 'Security Risk'});
+        expectFilteredResult('status: security-risk', item => item.securityRisk);
+      });
+
+      it('should be visible if they match the selected API type', () => {
+        component.setType({value: 'class', title: 'Class'});
+        expectFilteredResult('type: class', item => item.docType === 'class');
+      });
     });
 
-    it('item.show should be true for items with "security-risk" status when selected', () => {
-      component.setStatus({value: 'security-risk', title: 'Security Risk'});
-      expectFilteredResult('status: security-risk', item => item.securityRisk);
-    });
-
-    it('item.show should be true for items of selected type', () => {
-      component.setType({value: 'class', title: 'Class'});
-      expectFilteredResult('type: class', item => item.docType === 'class');
-    });
-
-    it('should have no sections and no items when no match', () => {
+    it('should have no sections and no items visible when there is no match', () => {
       component.setQuery('fizbuzz');
       component.filteredSections.subscribe(filtered => {
-        expect(filtered.length).toBe(0, 'expected no sections');
+        expect(filtered.some(section => !!section.items)).toBeFalsy();
       });
     });
   });
@@ -108,9 +114,11 @@ describe('ApiListComponent', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
       component.filteredSections.subscribe(filtered => {
+        filtered = filtered.filter(s => s.items);
+        console.log(filtered);
         expect(filtered.length).toBe(1, 'sections');
         expect(filtered[0].name).toBe(section, 'section name');
-        const items = filtered[0].items.filter(i => i.show);
+        const items = filtered[0].items!;
         expect(items.length).toBe(1, 'items');
 
         const item = items[0];
diff --git a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/api/api-list.component.ts b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/api/api-list.component.ts
index a343bfb949..666b05aa49 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/api/api-list.component.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/api/api-list.component.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ export class ApiListComponent implements OnInit {
     { value: 'function', title: 'Function' },
     { value: 'interface', title: 'Interface' },
     { value: 'pipe', title: 'Pipe'},
-    { value: 'type-alias', title: 'Type Alias' }
+    { value: 'type-alias', title: 'Type alias' },
+    { value: 'package', title: 'Package'}
   ];
 
   statuses: Option[] = [
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ export class ApiListComponent implements OnInit {
       this.apiService.sections,
       this.criteriaSubject,
       (sections, criteria) => {
-        return sections.filter(section => this.filterSection(section, criteria));
+        return sections
+          .map(section => ({ ...section, items: this.filterSection(section, criteria) }));
       }
     );
 
@@ -107,13 +109,8 @@ export class ApiListComponent implements OnInit {
   //////// Private //////////
 
   private filterSection(section: ApiSection, { query, status, type }: SearchCriteria) {
-    let showSection = false;
-
-    section.items.forEach(item => {
-      item.show =  matchesType() && matchesStatus() && matchesQuery();
-
-      // show section if any of its items will be shown
-      showSection = showSection || item.show;
+    const items = section.items!.filter(item => {
+      return matchesType() && matchesStatus() && matchesQuery();
 
       function matchesQuery() {
         return !query ||
@@ -132,8 +129,8 @@ export class ApiListComponent implements OnInit {
       }
     });
 
-    return showSection;
-
+    // If there are no items we still return an empty array if the section name matches and the type is 'package'
+    return items.length ? items : (type === 'package' && (!query || section.name.indexOf(query) !== -1)) ? [] : null;
   }
 
   // Get initial search criteria from URL search params
diff --git a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/api/api.service.ts b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/api/api.service.ts
index c2398e7d91..f90599c8af 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/api/api.service.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/api/api.service.ts
@@ -14,15 +14,13 @@ export interface ApiItem {
   docType: string;
   stability: string;
   securityRisk: boolean;
-
-  show?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ApiSection {
   path: string;
   name: string;
   title: string;
-  items: ApiItem[];
+  items: ApiItem[]|null;
 }
 
 @Injectable()