diff --git a/ui/index.html b/ui/index.html
index 4921723abd..51b4bfe43e 100644
--- a/ui/index.html
+++ b/ui/index.html
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@
     </div>
   </script>
 
+  <script type="text/x-handlebars" data-template-name="loading">
+    <div class="row">
+      <div class="col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 col-sm-12 col-xs-12">
+        <div class="text-center vertical-center">
+          <img src="static/loading-cylon-purple.svg" width="384" height="48">
+          <p><small>Loading...</small></p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </script>
+
   <script type="text/x-handlebars" data-template-name="dc">
     <div class="row">
       <div class="col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 topbar">
diff --git a/ui/static/loading-bubbles.svg b/ui/static/loading-bubbles.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a9f5bf995..0000000000
--- a/ui/static/loading-bubbles.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 32 32" width="32" height="32" fill="black">
-  <circle transform="translate(8 0)" cx="0" cy="16" r="0">
-    <animate attributeName="r" values="0; 4; 0; 0" dur="1.2s" repeatCount="indefinite" begin="0"
-      keytimes="0;0.2;0.7;1" keySplines="0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8;0.2 0.6 0.4 0.8;0.2 0.6 0.4 0.8" calcMode="spline" />
-  </circle>
-  <circle transform="translate(16 0)" cx="0" cy="16" r="0">
-    <animate attributeName="r" values="0; 4; 0; 0" dur="1.2s" repeatCount="indefinite" begin="0.3"
-      keytimes="0;0.2;0.7;1" keySplines="0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8;0.2 0.6 0.4 0.8;0.2 0.6 0.4 0.8" calcMode="spline" />
-  </circle>
-  <circle transform="translate(24 0)" cx="0" cy="16" r="0">
-    <animate attributeName="r" values="0; 4; 0; 0" dur="1.2s" repeatCount="indefinite" begin="0.6"
-      keytimes="0;0.2;0.7;1" keySplines="0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8;0.2 0.6 0.4 0.8;0.2 0.6 0.4 0.8" calcMode="spline" />
-  </circle>
-</svg>
diff --git a/ui/static/loading-cylon-red.svg b/ui/static/loading-cylon-purple.svg
similarity index 93%
rename from ui/static/loading-cylon-red.svg
rename to ui/static/loading-cylon-purple.svg
index 67140a4e0a..7107d1e757 100644
--- a/ui/static/loading-cylon-red.svg
+++ b/ui/static/loading-cylon-purple.svg
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 14 32 18" width="32" height="4" fill="#f20" preserveAspectRatio="none">
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 14 32 18" width="32" height="4" fill="#9e84c5" preserveAspectRatio="none">
   <path opacity="0.8" transform="translate(0 0)" d="M2 14 V18 H6 V14z">
     <animateTransform attributeName="transform" type="translate" values="0 0; 24 0; 0 0" dur="2s" begin="0" repeatCount="indefinite" keySplines="0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8;0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8" calcMode="spline" />
   </path>