diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/template-tags.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/template-tags.php
index 5da6420c87..2b0879ba4b 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ function twentyseventeen_front_page_section( $partial = null, $id = 0 ) {
 		get_template_part( 'template-parts/page/content', 'front-page-panels' );
 
 		wp_reset_postdata();
-	} else {
+	} elseif ( is_customize_preview() ) {
 		// The output placeholder anchor.
 		echo '<article class="panel-placeholder panel twentyseventeen-panel twentyseventeen-panel' . $id . '" id="panel' . $id . '"><span class="twentyseventeen-panel-title">' . sprintf( __( 'Panel %1$s Placeholder', 'twentyseventeen' ), $id ) . '</span></article>';
 	}
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css
index 6ce0025a8c..3f854fa3f5 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css
@@ -2950,11 +2950,6 @@ object {
 # Customizer
 --------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-/* Hide placeholders until we're in the front page sections section */
-.panel-placeholder {
-	display: none;
-}
-
 .highlight-front-sections.twentyseventeen-customizer.twentyseventeen-front-page .twentyseventeen-panel:after {
 	border: 2px dashed #0085ba; /* Matches visible edit shortcuts. */
 	bottom: 1em;
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 9ac562d1cc..355e268b85 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.7-beta1-38997';
+$wp_version = '4.7-beta1-38998';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.