diff --git a/js/src/forum/Forum.ts b/js/src/forum/Forum.ts
index 2b0cd9213..a560359e4 100644
--- a/js/src/forum/Forum.ts
+++ b/js/src/forum/Forum.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ import Navigation from '../common/components/Navigation';
 import HeaderPrimary from './components/HeaderPrimary';
 import HeaderSecondary from './components/HeaderSecondary';
 import Page from './components/Page';
-import DiscussionList from './components/DiscussionList';
 import CommentPost from './components/CommentPost';
 import DiscussionRenamedPost from './components/DiscussionRenamedPost';
 
+import { DiscussionListState } from './states/DiscussionListState';
+
 import Notification from '../common/models/Notification';
 
 import routes from './routes';
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ export default class Forum extends Application {
      */
     cache: {
         notifications?: Notification[][];
-        discussionList?: DiscussionList | null;
+        discussionList?: DiscussionListState | null;
         [key: string]: any;
     } = {};
 
diff --git a/js/src/forum/components/DiscussionList.tsx b/js/src/forum/components/DiscussionList.tsx
index 01bba8220..38578b9be 100644
--- a/js/src/forum/components/DiscussionList.tsx
+++ b/js/src/forum/components/DiscussionList.tsx
@@ -3,64 +3,49 @@ import DiscussionListItem from './DiscussionListItem';
 import Button from '../../common/components/Button';
 import LoadingIndicator from '../../common/components/LoadingIndicator';
 import Placeholder from '../../common/components/Placeholder';
-import Discussion from '../../common/models/Discussion';
+import { DiscussionListState } from '../states/DiscussionListState';
 
 export interface DiscussionListProps extends ComponentProps {
-    /**
-     * A map of parameters used to construct a refined parameter object
-     * to send along in the API request to get discussion results.
-     */
-    params: any;
+    state: DiscussionListState;
 }
 
 /**
  * The `DiscussionList` component displays a list of discussions.
  */
 export default class DiscussionList<T extends DiscussionListProps = DiscussionListProps> extends Component<T> {
-    /**
-     * Whether or not discussion results are loading.
-     */
-    loading = true;
-
-    /**
-     * Whether or not there are more results that can be loaded.
-     */
-    moreResults = false;
-
-    /**
-     * The discussions in the discussion list.
-     */
-    discussions: Discussion[] = [];
+    state!: DiscussionListState;
 
     oninit(vnode) {
         super.oninit(vnode);
 
-        this.refresh();
+        this.state = this.props.state || new DiscussionListState();
     }
 
     view() {
-        const params = this.props.params;
+        const state = this.state;
+
+        const params = state.params;
         let loading;
 
-        if (this.loading) {
+        if (state.loading) {
             loading = LoadingIndicator.component();
-        } else if (this.moreResults) {
+        } else if (state.moreResults) {
             loading = Button.component({
                 children: app.translator.trans('core.forum.discussion_list.load_more_button'),
                 className: 'Button',
-                onclick: this.loadMore.bind(this),
+                onclick: state.loadMore.bind(this),
             });
         }
 
-        if (this.discussions.length === 0 && !this.loading) {
+        if (state.discussions.length === 0 && !state.loading) {
             const text = app.translator.trans('core.forum.discussion_list.empty_text');
             return <div className="DiscussionList">{Placeholder.component({ text })}</div>;
         }
 
         return (
-            <div className={'DiscussionList' + (this.props.params.q ? ' DiscussionList--searchResults' : '')}>
+            <div className={'DiscussionList' + (state.params.q ? ' DiscussionList--searchResults' : '')}>
                 <ul className="DiscussionList-discussions">
-                    {this.discussions.map((discussion) => {
+                    {state.discussions.map((discussion) => {
                         return (
                             <li key={discussion.id()} data-id={discussion.id()}>
                                 {DiscussionListItem.component({ discussion, params })}
@@ -72,123 +57,4 @@ export default class DiscussionList<T extends DiscussionListProps = DiscussionLi
             </div>
         );
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the parameters that should be passed in the API request to get
-     * discussion results.
-     *
-     * @api
-     */
-    requestParams(): any {
-        const params = { include: ['user', 'lastPostedUser'], filter: {} };
-
-        params.sort = this.sortMap()[this.props.params.sort];
-
-        if (this.props.params.q) {
-            params.filter.q = this.props.params.q;
-
-            params.include.push('mostRelevantPost', 'mostRelevantPost.user');
-        }
-
-        return params;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get a map of sort keys (which appear in the URL, and are used for
-     * translation) to the API sort value that they represent.
-     */
-    sortMap() {
-        const map: any = {};
-
-        if (this.props.params.q) {
-            map.relevance = '';
-        }
-        map.latest = '-lastPostedAt';
-        map.top = '-commentCount';
-        map.newest = '-createdAt';
-        map.oldest = 'createdAt';
-
-        return map;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Clear and reload the discussion list.
-     */
-    public refresh(clear = true) {
-        if (clear) {
-            this.loading = true;
-            this.discussions = [];
-        }
-
-        return this.loadResults().then(
-            (results) => {
-                this.discussions = [];
-                this.parseResults(results);
-            },
-            () => {
-                this.loading = false;
-                m.redraw();
-            }
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Load a new page of discussion results.
-     *
-     * @param offset The index to start the page at.
-     */
-    loadResults(offset?: number): Promise<Discussion[]> {
-        const preloadedDiscussions = app.preloadedApiDocument();
-
-        if (preloadedDiscussions) {
-            return Promise.resolve(preloadedDiscussions);
-        }
-
-        const params = this.requestParams();
-        params.page = { offset };
-        params.include = params.include.join(',');
-
-        return app.store.find('discussions', params);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Load the next page of discussion results.
-     */
-    public loadMore() {
-        this.loading = true;
-
-        this.loadResults(this.discussions.length).then(this.parseResults.bind(this));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Parse results and append them to the discussion list.
-     */
-    parseResults(results: Discussion[]): Discussion[] {
-        [].push.apply(this.discussions, results);
-
-        this.loading = false;
-        this.moreResults = !!results.payload.links.next;
-
-        m.redraw();
-
-        return results;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Remove a discussion from the list if it is present.
-     */
-    public removeDiscussion(discussion: Discussion) {
-        const index = this.discussions.indexOf(discussion);
-
-        if (index !== -1) {
-            this.discussions.splice(index, 1);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Add a discussion to the top of the list.
-     */
-    public addDiscussion(discussion: Discussion) {
-        this.discussions.unshift(discussion);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/js/src/forum/components/DiscussionPage.tsx b/js/src/forum/components/DiscussionPage.tsx
index e990c6e34..968e86a43 100644
--- a/js/src/forum/components/DiscussionPage.tsx
+++ b/js/src/forum/components/DiscussionPage.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import listItems from '../../common/helpers/listItems';
 import DiscussionControls from '../utils/DiscussionControls';
 import Discussion from '../../common/models/Discussion';
 import Post from '../../common/models/Post';
+import DiscussionList from './DiscussionList';
 
 /**
  * The `DiscussionPage` component displays a whole discussion page, including
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ export default class DiscussionPage extends Page {
             <div className="DiscussionPage">
                 {app.cache.discussionList ? (
                     <div className="DiscussionPage-list" oncreate={this.oncreatePane.bind(this)} onbeforeupdate={() => false}>
-                        {!$('.App-navigation').is(':visible') ? app.cache.discussionList.render() : ''}
+                        {!$('.App-navigation').is(':visible') && <DiscussionList state={app.cache.discussionList} />}
                     </div>
                 ) : (
                     ''
diff --git a/js/src/forum/components/DiscussionsSearchSource.tsx b/js/src/forum/components/DiscussionsSearchSource.tsx
index 99ed301e8..689fea00f 100644
--- a/js/src/forum/components/DiscussionsSearchSource.tsx
+++ b/js/src/forum/components/DiscussionsSearchSource.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default class DiscussionsSearchSource extends SearchSource {
             include: 'mostRelevantPost',
         };
 
-        return app.store.find<Discussion>('discussions', params).then((results) => (this.results[query] = results));
+        return app.store.find<Discussion>('discussions', params).then((results) => (this.results[query] = results as Discussion[]));
     }
 
     view(query: string) {
diff --git a/js/src/forum/components/IndexPage.tsx b/js/src/forum/components/IndexPage.tsx
index 6e0fc3925..4d1714c56 100644
--- a/js/src/forum/components/IndexPage.tsx
+++ b/js/src/forum/components/IndexPage.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Params } from 'mithril';
+import app from '../app';
 
 import { extend } from '../../common/extend';
 import listItems from '../../common/helpers/listItems';
@@ -10,12 +11,14 @@ import Dropdown from '../../common/components/Dropdown';
 import LinkButton from '../../common/components/LinkButton';
 import SelectDropdown from '../../common/components/SelectDropdown';
 // import DiscussionComposer from './DiscussionComposer';
-import DiscussionList from './DiscussionList';
 import DiscussionPage from './DiscussionPage';
 import LogInModal from './LogInModal';
 import Page from './Page';
 import WelcomeHero from './WelcomeHero';
 
+import { DiscussionListState } from '../states/DiscussionListState';
+import DiscussionList from './DiscussionList';
+
 /**
  * The `IndexPage` component displays the index page, including the welcome
  * hero, the sidebar, and the discussion list.
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ export default class IndexPage extends Page {
             // will clear the cache and set up a new discussion list component with
             // the new parameters.
             Object.keys(params).some((key) => {
-                if (app.cache.discussionList!.props.params[key] !== params[key]) {
+                if (app.cache.discussionList!.params[key] !== params[key]) {
                     app.cache.discussionList = null;
                     return true;
                 }
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ export default class IndexPage extends Page {
         }
 
         if (!app.cache.discussionList) {
-            app.cache.discussionList = new DiscussionList({ params, oninit: (vnode) => (app.cache.discussionList = vnode.state) });
+            app.cache.discussionList = new DiscussionListState({ params });
         }
 
         app.history.push('index', app.translator.transText('core.forum.header.back_to_index_tooltip'));
@@ -76,8 +79,6 @@ export default class IndexPage extends Page {
     view() {
         if (!app.cache.discussionList) return;
 
-        const discussionList = app.cache.discussionList.render();
-
         return (
             <div className="IndexPage">
                 {this.hero()}
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ export default class IndexPage extends Page {
                                 <ul className="IndexPage-toolbar-view">{listItems(this.viewItems().toArray())}</ul>
                                 <ul className="IndexPage-toolbar-action">{listItems(this.actionItems().toArray())}</ul>
                             </div>
-                            {discussionList}
+                            <DiscussionList state={app.cache.discussionList} />
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ export default class IndexPage extends Page {
                 icon: 'fas fa-sync',
                 className: 'Button Button--icon',
                 onclick: () => {
-                    app.cache.discussionList.refresh();
+                    app.cache.discussionList!.refresh();
                     if (app.session.user) {
                         app.store.find('users', app.session.user.id());
                         m.redraw();
diff --git a/js/src/forum/states/DiscussionListState.ts b/js/src/forum/states/DiscussionListState.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0445c445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/src/forum/states/DiscussionListState.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+import Discussion from '../../common/models/Discussion';
+
+export class DiscussionListState {
+    /**
+     * Whether or not discussion results are loading.
+     */
+    loading = true;
+
+    /**
+     * Whether or not there are more results that can be loaded.
+     */
+    moreResults = false;
+
+    /**
+     * The discussions in the discussion list.
+     */
+    discussions: Discussion[] = [];
+
+    /**
+     * A map of parameters used to construct a refined parameter object
+     * to send along in the API request to get discussion results.
+     */
+    params: any;
+
+    constructor({ params = {} } = {}) {
+        this.params = params;
+
+        this.refresh();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the parameters that should be passed in the API request to get
+     * discussion results.
+     *
+     * @api
+     */
+    requestParams(): any {
+        const params: any = { include: ['user', 'lastPostedUser'], filter: {} };
+
+        params.sort = this.sortMap()[this.params.sort];
+
+        if (this.params.q) {
+            params.filter.q = this.params.q;
+
+            params.include.push('mostRelevantPost', 'mostRelevantPost.user');
+        }
+
+        return params;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a map of sort keys (which appear in the URL, and are used for
+     * translation) to the API sort value that they represent.
+     */
+    sortMap() {
+        const map: any = {};
+
+        if (this.params.q) {
+            map.relevance = '';
+        }
+        map.latest = '-lastPostedAt';
+        map.top = '-commentCount';
+        map.newest = '-createdAt';
+        map.oldest = 'createdAt';
+
+        return map;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clear and reload the discussion list.
+     */
+    public refresh(clear = true) {
+        if (clear) {
+            this.loading = true;
+            this.discussions = [];
+        }
+
+        return this.loadResults().then(
+            (results) => {
+                this.discussions = [];
+                this.parseResults(results);
+            },
+            () => {
+                this.loading = false;
+                m.redraw();
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Load a new page of discussion results.
+     *
+     * @param offset The index to start the page at.
+     */
+    loadResults(offset?: number): Promise<Discussion[]> {
+        const preloadedDiscussions = app.preloadedApiDocument();
+
+        if (preloadedDiscussions) {
+            return Promise.resolve(preloadedDiscussions as Discussion[]);
+        }
+
+        const params = this.requestParams();
+        params.page = { offset };
+        params.include = params.include.join(',');
+
+        return app.store.find('discussions', params) as Promise<Discussion[]>;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Load the next page of discussion results.
+     */
+    public loadMore() {
+        this.loading = true;
+
+        this.loadResults(this.discussions.length).then(this.parseResults.bind(this));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parse results and append them to the discussion list.
+     */
+    parseResults(results: Discussion[]): Discussion[] {
+        this.discussions.push(...results);
+
+        this.loading = false;
+        this.moreResults = !!results.payload.links.next;
+
+        m.redraw();
+
+        return results;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove a discussion from the list if it is present.
+     */
+    public removeDiscussion(discussion: Discussion) {
+        const index = this.discussions.indexOf(discussion);
+
+        if (index !== -1) {
+            this.discussions.splice(index, 1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a discussion to the top of the list.
+     */
+    public addDiscussion(discussion: Discussion) {
+        this.discussions.unshift(discussion);
+    }
+}