diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/timelines.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/timelines.js
index 46645752d..b0c19222c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/timelines.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/timelines.js
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export function expandTimelineRequest(timeline) {
   return {
     type: TIMELINE_EXPAND_REQUEST,
     timeline,
+    skipLoading: true,
   };
 };
 
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ export function expandTimelineSuccess(timeline, statuses, next, partial) {
     statuses,
     next,
     partial,
+    skipLoading: true,
   };
 };
 
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ export function expandTimelineFail(timeline, error) {
     type: TIMELINE_EXPAND_FAIL,
     timeline,
     error,
+    skipLoading: true,
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/scrollable_list.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/scrollable_list.js
index 3ee710dc9..3a6893b01 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/scrollable_list.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/scrollable_list.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { throttle } from 'lodash';
 import { List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { attachFullscreenListener, detachFullscreenListener, isFullscreen } from 'flavours/glitch/util/fullscreen';
+import LoadingIndicator from './loading_indicator';
 
 export default class ScrollableList extends PureComponent {
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export default class ScrollableList extends PureComponent {
     trackScroll: PropTypes.bool,
     shouldUpdateScroll: PropTypes.func,
     isLoading: PropTypes.bool,
+    showLoading: PropTypes.bool,
     hasMore: PropTypes.bool,
     prepend: PropTypes.node,
     emptyMessage: PropTypes.node,
@@ -131,12 +133,14 @@ export default class ScrollableList extends PureComponent {
 
   getFirstChildKey (props) {
     const { children } = props;
-    let firstChild = children;
+    let firstChild     = children;
+
     if (children instanceof ImmutableList) {
       firstChild = children.get(0);
     } else if (Array.isArray(children)) {
       firstChild = children[0];
     }
+
     return firstChild && firstChild.key;
   }
 
@@ -144,7 +148,7 @@ export default class ScrollableList extends PureComponent {
     this.node = c;
   }
 
-  handleLoadMore = (e) => {
+  handleLoadMore = e => {
     e.preventDefault();
     this.props.onLoadMore();
   }
@@ -155,14 +159,26 @@ export default class ScrollableList extends PureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { children, scrollKey, trackScroll, shouldUpdateScroll, isLoading, hasMore, prepend, emptyMessage, onLoadMore } = this.props;
+    const { children, scrollKey, trackScroll, shouldUpdateScroll, showLoading, isLoading, hasMore, prepend, emptyMessage, onLoadMore } = this.props;
     const { fullscreen } = this.state;
     const childrenCount = React.Children.count(children);
 
     const loadMore     = (hasMore && childrenCount > 0 && onLoadMore) ? <LoadMore visible={!isLoading} onClick={this.handleLoadMore} /> : null;
     let scrollableArea = null;
 
-    if (isLoading || childrenCount > 0 || !emptyMessage) {
+    if (showLoading) {
+      scrollableArea = (
+        <div className='scrollable scrollable--flex' ref={this.setRef}>
+          <div role='feed' className='item-list'>
+            {prepend}
+          </div>
+
+          <div className='scrollable__append'>
+            <LoadingIndicator />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      );
+    } else if (isLoading || childrenCount > 0 || !emptyMessage) {
       scrollableArea = (
         <div className={classNames('scrollable', { fullscreen })} ref={this.setRef}>
           <div role='feed' className='item-list'>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_list.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_list.js
index aa902db47..d13bd72f6 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_list.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_list.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default class StatusList extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     hasMore: PropTypes.bool,
     prepend: PropTypes.node,
     emptyMessage: PropTypes.node,
-    timelineId: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    timelineId: PropTypes.string,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export default class StatusList extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     }
 
     return (
-      <ScrollableList {...other} onLoadMore={onLoadMore && this.handleLoadOlder} ref={this.setRef}>
+      <ScrollableList {...other} showLoading={isLoading && statusIds.size === 0} onLoadMore={onLoadMore && this.handleLoadOlder} ref={this.setRef}>
         {scrollableContent}
       </ScrollableList>
     );
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account_timeline/index.js
index 2216f9153..6f887a145 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account_timeline/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/account_timeline/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import HeaderContainer from './containers/header_container';
 import ColumnBackButton from '../../components/column_back_button';
 import { List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state, { params: { accountId }, withReplies = false }) => {
   const path = withReplies ? `${accountId}:with_replies` : accountId;
@@ -77,12 +78,14 @@ export default class AccountTimeline extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
         <StatusList
           prepend={<HeaderContainer accountId={this.props.params.accountId} />}
+          alwaysPrepend
           scrollKey='account_timeline'
           statusIds={statusIds}
           featuredStatusIds={featuredStatusIds}
           isLoading={isLoading}
           hasMore={hasMore}
           onLoadMore={this.handleLoadMore}
+          emptyMessage={<FormattedMessage id='empty_column.account_timeline' defaultMessage='No toots here!' />}
         />
       </Column>
     );
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/index.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/index.scss
index 7d71f0d1d..b16b13d87 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/index.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/index.scss
@@ -597,6 +597,16 @@
   @supports(display: grid) { // hack to fix Chrome <57
     contain: strict;
   }
+
+  &--flex {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+
+  &__append {
+    flex: 1 1 auto;
+    position: relative;
+  }
 }
 
 .scrollable.fullscreen {