diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/layout/communities/RecommendedCommunitiesPatch.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/layout/communities/RecommendedCommunitiesPatch.kt
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+package app.revanced.patches.reddit.layout.communities
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.data.BytecodeContext
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.addInstructionsWithLabels
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.getInstruction
+import app.revanced.patcher.util.smali.ExternalLabel
+import app.revanced.patches.reddit.layout.communities.fingerprints.CommunityRecommendationSectionFingerprint
+import app.revanced.patches.reddit.utils.compatibility.Constants.COMPATIBLE_PACKAGE
+import app.revanced.patches.reddit.utils.integrations.Constants.PATCHES_PATH
+import app.revanced.patches.reddit.utils.settings.SettingsBytecodePatch.updateSettingsStatus
+import app.revanced.patches.reddit.utils.settings.SettingsPatch
+import app.revanced.util.patch.BaseBytecodePatch
+import app.revanced.util.resultOrThrow
+
+@Suppress("unused")
+object RecommendedCommunitiesPatch : BaseBytecodePatch(
+    name = "Hide recommended communities shelf",
+    description = "Adds an option to hide the recommended communities shelves in subreddits.",
+    dependencies = setOf(SettingsPatch::class),
+    compatiblePackages = COMPATIBLE_PACKAGE,
+    fingerprints = setOf(CommunityRecommendationSectionFingerprint)
+) {
+    private const val INTEGRATIONS_METHOD_DESCRIPTOR =
+        "$PATCHES_PATH/RecommendedCommunitiesPatch;->hideRecommendedCommunitiesShelf()Z"
+
+    override fun execute(context: BytecodeContext) {
+
+        CommunityRecommendationSectionFingerprint.resultOrThrow().let {
+            it.mutableMethod.apply {
+                addInstructionsWithLabels(
+                    0,
+                    """
+                        invoke-static {}, $INTEGRATIONS_METHOD_DESCRIPTOR
+                        move-result v0
+                        if-eqz v0, :off
+                        return-void
+                        """, ExternalLabel("off", getInstruction(0))
+                )
+            }
+        }
+
+        updateSettingsStatus("enableRecommendedCommunitiesShelf")
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/layout/communities/fingerprints/CommunityRecommendationSectionFingerprint.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/reddit/layout/communities/fingerprints/CommunityRecommendationSectionFingerprint.kt
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+package app.revanced.patches.reddit.layout.communities.fingerprints
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.or
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.MethodFingerprint
+import com.android.tools.smali.dexlib2.AccessFlags
+
+internal object CommunityRecommendationSectionFingerprint : MethodFingerprint(
+    returnType = "V",
+    accessFlags = AccessFlags.PUBLIC or AccessFlags.FINAL,
+    customFingerprint = { methodDef, _ ->
+        methodDef.definingClass.endsWith("/CommunityRecommendationSection;")
+    }
+)
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