diff --git a/images/loading.gif b/images/loading.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ca7ada960
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/loading.gif differ
diff --git a/main.html b/main.html
index 05628ff1b8..a44c5c9a05 100644
--- a/main.html
+++ b/main.html
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="./tabs/cli.css" media="all" />
         <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="./tabs/logging.css" media="all" />
         <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="./tabs/firmware_flasher.css" media="all" />
+        <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="./tabs/loading.css" media="all" />
 
         <script type="text/javascript" src="./js/libraries/google-analytics-bundle.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="./js/libraries/jquery-2.1.1.min.js"></script>
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index b400078ba3..d3a8b59eec 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -72,40 +72,42 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 // detach listeners and remove element data
                 $('#content').empty();
 
-                switch (tab) {
-                    case 'tab_initial_setup':
-                        tabs.initial_setup.initialize();
-                        break;
-                    case 'tab_pid_tuning':
-                        tabs.pid_tuning.initialize();
-                        break;
-                    case 'tab_receiver':
-                        tabs.receiver.initialize();
-                        break;
-                    case 'tab_auxiliary_configuration':
-                        tabs.auxiliary_configuration.initialize();
-                        break;
-                    case 'tab_servos':
-                        tabs.servos.initialize();
-                        break;
-                    case 'tab_gps':
-                        tabs.gps.initialize();
-                        break;
-                    case 'tab_motor_outputs':
-                        tabs.motor_outputs.initialize();
-                        break;
-                    case 'tab_sensors':
-                        tabs.sensors.initialize();
-                        break;
-                    case 'tab_cli':
-                        tabs.cli.initialize();
-                        break;
-                    case 'tab_logging':
-                        tabs.logging.initialize();
-                        break;
-                }
+                $('#content').load("./tabs/loading.html", function() {
+                    switch (tab) {
+                        case 'tab_initial_setup':
+                            tabs.initial_setup.initialize();
+                            break;
+                        case 'tab_pid_tuning':
+                            tabs.pid_tuning.initialize();
+                            break;
+                        case 'tab_receiver':
+                            tabs.receiver.initialize();
+                            break;
+                        case 'tab_auxiliary_configuration':
+                            tabs.auxiliary_configuration.initialize();
+                            break;
+                        case 'tab_servos':
+                            tabs.servos.initialize();
+                            break;
+                        case 'tab_gps':
+                            tabs.gps.initialize();
+                            break;
+                        case 'tab_motor_outputs':
+                            tabs.motor_outputs.initialize();
+                            break;
+                        case 'tab_sensors':
+                            tabs.sensors.initialize();
+                            break;
+                        case 'tab_cli':
+                            tabs.cli.initialize();
+                            break;
+                        case 'tab_logging':
+                            tabs.logging.initialize();
+                            break;
+                    }
 
-                GUI.tab_switch_in_progress = false;
+                    GUI.tab_switch_in_progress = false;
+                });
             });
         }
     });
diff --git a/tabs/loading.css b/tabs/loading.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f9d3b42ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tabs/loading.css
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+.tab-loading {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+
+    background-image: url('../images/loading.gif');
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    background-position: center;
+}
+
+.tab-loading p {
+    position: relative;
+    top: calc(50% + 50px);
+
+    text-align: center;
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
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diff --git a/tabs/loading.html b/tabs/loading.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10ada189e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tabs/loading.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div class="tab-loading">
+    <p>Waiting for data ...</p>
+</div>
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