diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/curations_logic.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/curations_logic.test.ts
index 0d02fbe413870..42c3985e4dcf1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/curations_logic.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/curations_logic.test.ts
@@ -107,17 +107,6 @@ describe('CurationsLogic', () => {
 
   describe('listeners', () => {
     describe('loadCurations', () => {
-      it('should set dataLoading state', () => {
-        mount({ dataLoading: false });
-
-        CurationsLogic.actions.loadCurations();
-
-        expect(CurationsLogic.values).toEqual({
-          ...DEFAULT_VALUES,
-          dataLoading: true,
-        });
-      });
-
       it('should make an API call and set curations & meta state', async () => {
         http.get.mockReturnValueOnce(Promise.resolve(MOCK_CURATIONS_RESPONSE));
         mount();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/curations_logic.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/curations_logic.ts
index 04d04b297050a..4419603efddf0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/curations_logic.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/curations_logic.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ export const CurationsLogic = kea<MakeLogicType<CurationsValues, CurationsAction
     dataLoading: [
       true,
       {
-        loadCurations: () => true,
         onCurationsLoad: () => false,
       },
     ],
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/curations_router.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/curations_router.test.tsx
index 9598212d3e0c9..a0fd778ac7dde 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/curations_router.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/curations_router.test.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
+import '../../../__mocks__/shallow_useeffect.mock';
+import '../../../__mocks__/react_router';
+import { setMockActions, setMockValues } from '../../../__mocks__/kea_logic';
 import '../../__mocks__/engine_logic.mock';
 
 import React from 'react';
@@ -12,13 +15,110 @@ import { Route, Switch } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
 
+import { LogRetentionOptions } from '../log_retention';
+
 import { CurationsRouter } from './';
 
+const MOCK_VALUES = {
+  // CurationsSettingsLogic
+  dataLoading: false,
+  curationsSettings: {
+    enabled: true,
+    mode: 'automatic',
+  },
+  // LogRetentionLogic
+  logRetention: {
+    [LogRetentionOptions.Analytics]: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
+  },
+  // LicensingLogic
+  hasPlatinumLicense: true,
+};
+
+const MOCK_ACTIONS = {
+  // CurationsSettingsLogic
+  loadCurationsSettings: jest.fn(),
+  onSkipLoadingCurationsSettings: jest.fn(),
+  // LogRetentionLogic
+  fetchLogRetention: jest.fn(),
+};
+
 describe('CurationsRouter', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+    setMockActions(MOCK_ACTIONS);
+  });
+
   it('renders', () => {
     const wrapper = shallow(<CurationsRouter />);
 
     expect(wrapper.find(Switch)).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(wrapper.find(Route)).toHaveLength(4);
   });
+
+  it('loads log retention settings', () => {
+    setMockValues(MOCK_VALUES);
+    shallow(<CurationsRouter />);
+
+    expect(MOCK_ACTIONS.fetchLogRetention).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  describe('when the user has no platinum license', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      setMockValues({
+        ...MOCK_VALUES,
+        hasPlatinumLicense: false,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('it does not fetch log retention', () => {
+      shallow(<CurationsRouter />);
+      expect(MOCK_ACTIONS.fetchLogRetention).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('loading curation settings based on log retention', () => {
+    it('loads curation settings when log retention is enabled', () => {
+      setMockValues({
+        ...MOCK_VALUES,
+        logRetention: {
+          [LogRetentionOptions.Analytics]: {
+            enabled: true,
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      shallow(<CurationsRouter />);
+
+      expect(MOCK_ACTIONS.loadCurationsSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('skips loading curation settings when log retention is enabled', () => {
+      setMockValues({
+        ...MOCK_VALUES,
+        logRetention: {
+          [LogRetentionOptions.Analytics]: {
+            enabled: false,
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      shallow(<CurationsRouter />);
+
+      expect(MOCK_ACTIONS.onSkipLoadingCurationsSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('takes no action if log retention has not yet been loaded', () => {
+      setMockValues({
+        ...MOCK_VALUES,
+        logRetention: null,
+      });
+
+      shallow(<CurationsRouter />);
+
+      expect(MOCK_ACTIONS.loadCurationsSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+      expect(MOCK_ACTIONS.onSkipLoadingCurationsSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/curations_router.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/curations_router.tsx
index 693e5406b714b..a3b000ea5054a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/curations_router.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/curations_router.tsx
@@ -5,20 +5,53 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Route, Switch } from 'react-router-dom';
 
+import { useValues, useActions } from 'kea';
+
+import { LicensingLogic } from '../../../shared/licensing';
 import {
   ENGINE_CURATIONS_PATH,
   ENGINE_CURATIONS_NEW_PATH,
   ENGINE_CURATION_PATH,
   ENGINE_CURATION_SUGGESTION_PATH,
 } from '../../routes';
+import { LogRetentionLogic, LogRetentionOptions } from '../log_retention';
 
 import { Curation } from './curation';
 import { Curations, CurationCreation, CurationSuggestion } from './views';
+import { CurationsSettingsLogic } from './views/curations_settings';
 
 export const CurationsRouter: React.FC = () => {
+  // We need to loadCurationsSettings here so they are available across all views
+
+  const { hasPlatinumLicense } = useValues(LicensingLogic);
+
+  const { loadCurationsSettings, onSkipLoadingCurationsSettings } =
+    useActions(CurationsSettingsLogic);
+
+  const { logRetention } = useValues(LogRetentionLogic);
+  const { fetchLogRetention } = useActions(LogRetentionLogic);
+
+  const analyticsDisabled = !logRetention?.[LogRetentionOptions.Analytics].enabled;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (hasPlatinumLicense) {
+      fetchLogRetention();
+    }
+  }, [hasPlatinumLicense]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (logRetention) {
+      if (!analyticsDisabled) {
+        loadCurationsSettings();
+      } else {
+        onSkipLoadingCurationsSettings();
+      }
+    }
+  }, [logRetention]);
+
   return (
     <Switch>
       <Route exact path={ENGINE_CURATIONS_PATH}>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations.test.tsx
index 42d808da6d9ee..aacabf0ac7303 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations.test.tsx
@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@ describe('Curations', () => {
 
   describe('loading state', () => {
     it('renders a full-page loading state on initial page load', () => {
-      setMockValues({ ...values, dataLoading: true, curations: [] });
+      setMockValues({ ...values, dataLoading: true });
       const wrapper = shallow(<Curations />);
 
       expect(wrapper.prop('isLoading')).toEqual(true);
     });
 
-    it('does not re-render a full-page loading state after initial page load (uses component-level loading state instead)', () => {
-      setMockValues({ ...values, dataLoading: true, curations: [{}] });
+    it('does not re-render a full-page loading state when data is loaded', () => {
+      setMockValues({ ...values, dataLoading: false });
       const wrapper = shallow(<Curations />);
 
       expect(wrapper.prop('isLoading')).toEqual(false);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations.tsx
index 7440e0cf42b44..3d4751fcb343f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations.tsx
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ import { getCurationsBreadcrumbs } from '../utils';
 
 import { CurationsHistory } from './curations_history/curations_history';
 import { CurationsOverview } from './curations_overview';
-import { CurationsSettings } from './curations_settings';
+import { CurationsSettings, CurationsSettingsLogic } from './curations_settings';
 
 export const Curations: React.FC = () => {
-  const { dataLoading, curations, meta, selectedPageTab } = useValues(CurationsLogic);
+  const { dataLoading: curationsDataLoading, meta, selectedPageTab } = useValues(CurationsLogic);
   const { loadCurations, onSelectPageTab } = useActions(CurationsLogic);
   const { hasPlatinumLicense } = useValues(LicensingLogic);
+  const { dataLoading: curationsSettingsDataLoading } = useValues(CurationsSettingsLogic);
 
   const OVERVIEW_TAB = {
     label: i18n.translate(
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ export const Curations: React.FC = () => {
         ],
         tabs: pageTabs,
       }}
-      isLoading={dataLoading && !curations.length}
+      isLoading={curationsSettingsDataLoading || curationsDataLoading}
     >
       {selectedPageTab === 'overview' && <CurationsOverview />}
       {selectedPageTab === 'history' && <CurationsHistory />}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations_overview.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations_overview.test.tsx
index ff6ee66d8cb10..809157704a14e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations_overview.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations_overview.test.tsx
@@ -19,13 +19,32 @@ import { SuggestionsTable } from '../components/suggestions_table';
 
 import { CurationsOverview } from './curations_overview';
 
+const MOCK_VALUES = {
+  // CurationsSettingsLogic
+  curationsSettings: {
+    enabled: true,
+  },
+  // CurationsLogic
+  curations: [
+    {
+      id: 'cur-id-1',
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'cur-id-2',
+    },
+  ],
+  // LicensingLogics
+  hasPlatinumLicense: true,
+};
+
 describe('CurationsOverview', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
+    setMockValues(MOCK_VALUES);
   });
 
   it('renders an empty message when there are no curations', () => {
-    setMockValues({ curations: [] });
+    setMockValues({ ...MOCK_VALUES, curations: [] });
     const wrapper = shallow(<CurationsOverview />);
 
     expect(wrapper.find(EmptyState).exists()).toBe(true);
@@ -33,6 +52,7 @@ describe('CurationsOverview', () => {
 
   it('renders a curations table when there are curations present', () => {
     setMockValues({
+      ...MOCK_VALUES,
       curations: [
         {
           id: 'cur-id-1',
@@ -47,15 +67,36 @@ describe('CurationsOverview', () => {
     expect(wrapper.find(CurationsTable)).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 
-  it('renders a suggestions table when the user has a platinum license', () => {
-    setMockValues({ curations: [], hasPlatinumLicense: true });
+  it('renders a suggestions table when the user has a platinum license and curations suggestions enabled', () => {
+    setMockValues({
+      ...MOCK_VALUES,
+      hasPlatinumLicense: true,
+      curationsSettings: {
+        enabled: true,
+      },
+    });
     const wrapper = shallow(<CurationsOverview />);
 
     expect(wrapper.find(SuggestionsTable).exists()).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('doesn\t render a suggestions table when the user has no platinum license', () => {
-    setMockValues({ curations: [], hasPlatinumLicense: false });
+    setMockValues({
+      ...MOCK_VALUES,
+      hasPlatinumLicense: false,
+    });
+    const wrapper = shallow(<CurationsOverview />);
+
+    expect(wrapper.find(SuggestionsTable).exists()).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('doesn\t render a suggestions table when the user has disabled suggestions', () => {
+    setMockValues({
+      ...MOCK_VALUES,
+      curationsSettings: {
+        enabled: false,
+      },
+    });
     const wrapper = shallow(<CurationsOverview />);
 
     expect(wrapper.find(SuggestionsTable).exists()).toBe(false);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations_overview.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations_overview.tsx
index 079f0046cb9bf..00593403b08cf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations_overview.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations_overview.tsx
@@ -16,11 +16,17 @@ import { CurationsTable, EmptyState } from '../components';
 import { SuggestionsTable } from '../components/suggestions_table';
 import { CurationsLogic } from '../curations_logic';
 
+import { CurationsSettingsLogic } from './curations_settings';
+
 export const CurationsOverview: React.FC = () => {
   const { curations } = useValues(CurationsLogic);
   const { hasPlatinumLicense } = useValues(LicensingLogic);
 
-  const shouldShowSuggestions = hasPlatinumLicense;
+  const {
+    curationsSettings: { enabled },
+  } = useValues(CurationsSettingsLogic);
+
+  const shouldShowSuggestions = enabled && hasPlatinumLicense;
 
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations_settings/curations_settings.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations_settings/curations_settings.test.tsx
index 4b4e11c31d4b8..3b01d1e41c271 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations_settings/curations_settings.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations_settings/curations_settings.test.tsx
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import { shallow, ShallowWrapper } from 'enzyme';
 
 import { EuiButtonEmpty, EuiCallOut, EuiSwitch } from '@elastic/eui';
 
-import { mountWithIntl } from '@kbn/test/jest';
-
 import { Loading } from '../../../../../shared/loading';
 import { EuiButtonTo } from '../../../../../shared/react_router_helpers';
 import { DataPanel } from '../../../data_panel';
@@ -46,8 +44,6 @@ const MOCK_VALUES = {
 
 const MOCK_ACTIONS = {
   // CurationsSettingsLogic
-  loadCurationsSettings: jest.fn(),
-  onSkipLoadingCurationsSettings: jest.fn(),
   toggleCurationsEnabled: jest.fn(),
   toggleCurationsMode: jest.fn(),
   // LogRetentionLogic
@@ -60,14 +56,6 @@ describe('CurationsSettings', () => {
     setMockActions(MOCK_ACTIONS);
   });
 
-  it('loads curations and log retention settings on load', () => {
-    setMockValues(MOCK_VALUES);
-    mountWithIntl(<CurationsSettings />);
-
-    expect(MOCK_ACTIONS.loadCurationsSettings).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(MOCK_ACTIONS.fetchLogRetention).toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
   it('contains a switch to toggle curations settings', () => {
     let wrapper: ShallowWrapper;
 
@@ -166,50 +154,6 @@ describe('CurationsSettings', () => {
     expect(wrapper.is(Loading)).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  describe('loading curation settings based on log retention', () => {
-    it('loads curation settings when log retention is enabled', () => {
-      setMockValues({
-        ...MOCK_VALUES,
-        logRetention: {
-          [LogRetentionOptions.Analytics]: {
-            enabled: true,
-          },
-        },
-      });
-
-      shallow(<CurationsSettings />);
-
-      expect(MOCK_ACTIONS.loadCurationsSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    });
-
-    it('skips loading curation settings when log retention is enabled', () => {
-      setMockValues({
-        ...MOCK_VALUES,
-        logRetention: {
-          [LogRetentionOptions.Analytics]: {
-            enabled: false,
-          },
-        },
-      });
-
-      shallow(<CurationsSettings />);
-
-      expect(MOCK_ACTIONS.onSkipLoadingCurationsSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    });
-
-    it('takes no action if log retention has not yet been loaded', () => {
-      setMockValues({
-        ...MOCK_VALUES,
-        logRetention: null,
-      });
-
-      shallow(<CurationsSettings />);
-
-      expect(MOCK_ACTIONS.loadCurationsSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
-      expect(MOCK_ACTIONS.onSkipLoadingCurationsSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('when the user has no platinum license', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       setMockValues({
@@ -218,11 +162,6 @@ describe('CurationsSettings', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it('it does not fetch log retention', () => {
-      shallow(<CurationsSettings />);
-      expect(MOCK_ACTIONS.fetchLogRetention).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
-    });
-
     it('shows a CTA to upgrade your license when the user when the user', () => {
       const wrapper = shallow(<CurationsSettings />);
       expect(wrapper.is(DataPanel)).toBe(true);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations_settings/curations_settings.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations_settings/curations_settings.tsx
index de669298b11d9..a5d4a33d8b870 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations_settings/curations_settings.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curations_settings/curations_settings.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 
 import { useActions, useValues } from 'kea';
 
@@ -43,34 +43,12 @@ export const CurationsSettings: React.FC = () => {
     curationsSettings: { enabled, mode },
     dataLoading,
   } = useValues(CurationsSettingsLogic);
-  const {
-    loadCurationsSettings,
-    onSkipLoadingCurationsSettings,
-    toggleCurationsEnabled,
-    toggleCurationsMode,
-  } = useActions(CurationsSettingsLogic);
+  const { toggleCurationsEnabled, toggleCurationsMode } = useActions(CurationsSettingsLogic);
 
   const { isLogRetentionUpdating, logRetention } = useValues(LogRetentionLogic);
-  const { fetchLogRetention } = useActions(LogRetentionLogic);
 
   const analyticsDisabled = !logRetention?.[LogRetentionOptions.Analytics].enabled;
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (hasPlatinumLicense) {
-      fetchLogRetention();
-    }
-  }, [hasPlatinumLicense]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (logRetention) {
-      if (!analyticsDisabled) {
-        loadCurationsSettings();
-      } else {
-        onSkipLoadingCurationsSettings();
-      }
-    }
-  }, [logRetention]);
-
   if (!hasPlatinumLicense)
     return (
       <DataPanel