diff --git a/discover/qml/ApplicationsListPage.qml b/discover/qml/ApplicationsListPage.qml
index 7575e340e99aa8d14ee7842707b47679b35281c3..69ca157226b6190984b6860af50fa188a4240686 100644
--- a/discover/qml/ApplicationsListPage.qml
+++ b/discover/qml/ApplicationsListPage.qml
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ DiscoverPage {
             BusyIndicator {
                 running: parent.visible
                 Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignCenter
+                Layout.preferredWidth: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 4
+                Layout.preferredHeight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 4
             }
             Behavior on opacity {
                 PropertyAnimation { duration: Kirigami.Units.longDuration; easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad }
diff --git a/discover/qml/BrowsingPage.qml b/discover/qml/BrowsingPage.qml
index 30b7e815653ece29bc935945512faab10b4cf68f..2a27e72f83a0e65a3d61011945081a6629f9fc14 100644
--- a/discover/qml/BrowsingPage.qml
+++ b/discover/qml/BrowsingPage.qml
@@ -42,12 +42,23 @@ DiscoverPage
         Navigation.openCategory(null, "")
     }
 
-    BusyIndicator {
-        id: indicator
+    ColumnLayout {
         anchors.centerIn: parent
-        width: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 8
-        height: width
+        opacity: 0.5
+
         visible: apps.count === 0 && apps.model.isFetching
+
+        Kirigami.Heading {
+            level: 2
+            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignCenter
+            text: i18n("Loading...")
+        }
+        BusyIndicator {
+            id: indicator
+            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignCenter
+            Layout.preferredWidth: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 4
+            Layout.preferredHeight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 4
+        }
     }
 
     Kirigami.PlaceholderMessage {