diff --git a/assets/section-featured-blog.css b/assets/section-featured-blog.css
index d98d7d0baf3..286a9143ed6 100644
--- a/assets/section-featured-blog.css
+++ b/assets/section-featured-blog.css
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
+.blog-container{
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 1.5rem;
+}
+
 .blog-placeholder {
-  margin: 0 1.5rem;
   background: rgb(var(--color-background));
+  width: 100%;
 }
 
 @media screen and (min-width: 750px) {
   .blog-placeholder {
     text-align: center;
-    width: 50%;
     margin: 0;
   }
 }
@@ -21,7 +25,7 @@
 }
 
 .blog-placeholder .placeholder .placeholder-svg {
-  height: auto;
+  height: 100%;
 }
 
 .blog-placeholder h2 {
diff --git a/sections/featured-blog.liquid b/sections/featured-blog.liquid
index 1781e6bdbee..309bebbbab3 100644
--- a/sections/featured-blog.liquid
+++ b/sections/featured-blog.liquid
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 {%- liquid
   assign posts_displayed = section.settings.blog.articles_count
-  if section.settings.post_limit <= section.settings.blog.articles_count
+  if section.settings.post_limit <= section.settings.blog.articles_count or section.settings.post_limit <= 4
     assign posts_exceed_limit = true
     assign posts_displayed = section.settings.post_limit
   endif
@@ -51,33 +51,69 @@
         {%- endif -%}
       </div>
     {%- endunless -%}
-    {%- if section.settings.blog != blank and section.settings.blog.articles_count > 0 -%}
+
       <slider-component class="slider-mobile-gutter{% if settings.animations_reveal_on_scroll %} scroll-trigger animate--slide-in{% endif %}">
         <ul
           id="Slider-{{ section.id }}"
           class="blog__posts articles-wrapper contains-card contains-card--article{% if settings.card_style == 'standard' %} contains-card--standard{% endif %} grid grid--peek grid--2-col-tablet grid--{{ section.settings.columns_desktop }}-col-desktop slider {% if posts_displayed > 2 %}slider--tablet{% else %}slider--mobile{% endif %}"
           role="list"
         >
-          {%- for article in section.settings.blog.articles limit: section.settings.post_limit -%}
+          {%- if section.settings.blog != blank and section.settings.blog.articles_count > 0 -%}
+            {%- for article in section.settings.blog.articles limit: section.settings.post_limit -%}
+              <li
+                id="Slide-{{ section.id }}-{{ forloop.index }}"
+                class="blog__post grid__item article slider__slide slider__slide--full-width{% if settings.animations_reveal_on_scroll %} scroll-trigger animate--slide-in{% endif %}"
+                {% if settings.animations_reveal_on_scroll %}
+                  data-cascade
+                  style="--animation-order: {{ forloop.index }};"
+                {% endif %}
+              >
+                {% render 'article-card',
+                  blog: section.settings.blog,
+                  article: article,
+                  media_aspect_ratio: 1.66,
+                  show_image: section.settings.show_image,
+                  show_date: section.settings.show_date,
+                  show_author: section.settings.show_author,
+                  show_excerpt: true
+                %}
+              </li>
+            {%- endfor -%}
+          {%- else -%}
+          {% for i in (1..section.settings.post_limit) -%}
+            {%- assign placeholder_image_index = forloop.index0 | modulo: 3 | plus: 1 -%} 
+            {%- assign placeholder_image = 'blog-apparel-' | append: placeholder_image_index -%} 
             <li
               id="Slide-{{ section.id }}-{{ forloop.index }}"
               class="blog__post grid__item article slider__slide slider__slide--full-width{% if settings.animations_reveal_on_scroll %} scroll-trigger animate--slide-in{% endif %}"
               {% if settings.animations_reveal_on_scroll %}
                 data-cascade
                 style="--animation-order: {{ forloop.index }};"
-              {% endif %}
+              {% endif %} 
             >
-              {% render 'article-card',
-                blog: section.settings.blog,
-                article: article,
-                media_aspect_ratio: 1.66,
-                show_image: section.settings.show_image,
-                show_date: section.settings.show_date,
-                show_author: section.settings.show_author,
-                show_excerpt: true
-              %}
+              <div
+                class="blog-placeholder{% if settings.animations_reveal_on_scroll %} scroll-trigger animate--slide-in{% endif %}"
+                {% if settings.animations_reveal_on_scroll %}
+                  data-cascade
+                {% endif %}
+              >
+                {%- if section.settings.show_image == true -%}
+                  <div class="placeholder media media--hover-effect media--landscape">
+                    {{ placeholder_image | placeholder_svg_tag: 'placeholder-svg' }}
+                  </div>
+                {% endif %}
+                <div class="blog-placeholder__content">
+                  <h2>
+                    {{ 'sections.featured_blog.onboarding_title' | t }}
+                  </h2>
+                  <p class="rte-width">
+                    {{ 'sections.featured_blog.onboarding_content' | t }}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              </div>
             </li>
           {%- endfor -%}
+        {%- endif -%}
         </ul>
         {%- if posts_exceed_limit -%}
           <div class="slider-buttons no-js-hidden{% if section.settings.post_limit < 3 %} medium-hide{% endif %}{% if section.settings.post_limit < 2 %} small-hide{% endif %}">
@@ -124,26 +160,6 @@
           </a>
         </div>
       {%- endif -%}
-    {%- else -%}
-      <div
-        class="blog-placeholder{% if settings.animations_reveal_on_scroll %} scroll-trigger animate--slide-in{% endif %}"
-        {% if settings.animations_reveal_on_scroll %}
-          data-cascade
-        {% endif %}
-      >
-        <div class="placeholder media media--landscape">
-          {{ 'blog-apparel-1' | placeholder_svg_tag: 'placeholder-svg' }}
-        </div>
-        <div class="blog-placeholder__content">
-          <h2>
-            {{ 'sections.featured_blog.onboarding_title' | t }}
-          </h2>
-          <p class="rte-width">
-            {{ 'sections.featured_blog.onboarding_content' | t }}
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    {%- endif -%}
   </div>
 </div>
 
@@ -263,10 +279,7 @@
   ],
   "presets": [
     {
-      "name": "t:sections.featured-blog.presets.name",
-      "settings": {
-        "blog": "News"
-      }
+      "name": "t:sections.featured-blog.presets.name"
     }
   ]
 }