diff --git a/frontend/cypress/integration/mainnet/mainnet.spec.ts b/frontend/cypress/integration/mainnet/mainnet.spec.ts
index 060a3f293..55b73b8dc 100644
--- a/frontend/cypress/integration/mainnet/mainnet.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/cypress/integration/mainnet/mainnet.spec.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ describe('Mainnet', () => {
       cy.wait(1000);
     });
 
+    it('loads the dashboard with the skeleton blocks', () => {
+      cy.visit('/');
+      cy.get('#mempool-block-0').should('be.visible');
+      cy.get('#mempool-block-1').should('be.visible');
+      cy.get('#mempool-block-2').should('be.visible');
+      cy.get(':nth-child(1) > #bitcoin-block-0').should('be.visible');
+      cy.get(':nth-child(2) > #bitcoin-block-0').should('be.visible');
+      cy.get(':nth-child(3) > #bitcoin-block-0').should('be.visible');
+      cy.wait(1000);
+    });
+
     it('loads the blocks screen', () => {
         cy.visit('/');
         cy.get('li:nth-of-type(2) > a').click().then(() => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/blockchain-blocks/blockchain-blocks.component.html b/frontend/src/app/components/blockchain-blocks/blockchain-blocks.component.html
index 4584974e2..abe055968 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/blockchain-blocks/blockchain-blocks.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/blockchain-blocks/blockchain-blocks.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="blocks-container" *ngIf="blocks.length">
+<div class="blocks-container" *ngIf="(isLoading$ | async)  === false">
   <div *ngFor="let block of blocks; let i = index; trackBy: trackByBlocksFn" >
     <div class="text-center bitcoin-block mined-block" id="bitcoin-block-{{ block.height }}" [ngStyle]="blockStyles[i]">
       <a [routerLink]="['/block/' | relativeUrl, block.id]" [state]="{ data: { block: block } }" class="blockLink">&nbsp;</a>
@@ -24,3 +24,12 @@
   </div>
   <div [hidden]="!arrowVisible" id="arrow-up" [style.transition]="transition" [ngStyle]="{'left': arrowLeftPx + 'px' }"></div>
 </div>
+
+<div class="blocks-container" *ngIf="(isLoading$ | async) === true">
+  <div class="flashing">
+    <div *ngFor="let block of blocks; let i = index; trackBy: trackByBlocksFn" >
+      <div class="text-center bitcoin-block mined-block" id="bitcoin-block-{{ block.height }}" [ngStyle]="blockStyles[i]"></div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/blockchain-blocks/blockchain-blocks.component.scss b/frontend/src/app/components/blockchain-blocks/blockchain-blocks.component.scss
index b456c3cd1..4f9657ad4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/blockchain-blocks/blockchain-blocks.component.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/blockchain-blocks/blockchain-blocks.component.scss
@@ -108,3 +108,15 @@
   border-right: 35px solid transparent;
   border-bottom: 35px solid #FFF;
 }
+
+.flashing {
+  animation: opacityPulse 2s ease-out;
+  animation-iteration-count: infinite; 
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+@keyframes opacityPulse {
+  0% {opacity: 0.7;}
+  50% {opacity: 1.0;}
+  100% {opacity: 0.7;}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/blockchain-blocks/blockchain-blocks.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/blockchain-blocks/blockchain-blocks.component.ts
index 77434fec8..af6ac35c7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/blockchain-blocks/blockchain-blocks.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/blockchain-blocks/blockchain-blocks.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef } from '@angular/core';
-import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { Subscription, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { Block } from 'src/app/interfaces/electrs.interface';
 import { StateService } from 'src/app/services/state.service';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ import { Router } from '@angular/router';
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
 })
 export class BlockchainBlocksComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+  @Input() isLoading$: Observable<boolean>;
+
   network = '';
-  blocks: Block[] = [];
+  blocks: Block[] = this.mountEmptyBlocks();
   markHeight: number;
   blocksSubscription: Subscription;
   networkSubscriotion: Subscription;
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ export class BlockchainBlocksComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   ) { }
 
   ngOnInit() {
+    this.blocks.forEach((b) => this.blockStyles.push(this.getStyleForBlock(b)));
     this.networkSubscriotion = this.stateService.networkChanged$.subscribe((network) => this.network = network);
     this.tabHiddenSubscription = this.stateService.isTabHidden$.subscribe((tabHidden) => this.tabHidden = tabHidden);
 
@@ -178,5 +181,26 @@ export class BlockchainBlocksComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       )`,
     };
   }
-
+  mountEmptyBlocks() {
+    const emptyBlocks = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
+      emptyBlocks.push({
+        id: '',
+        height: 0,
+        version: 0,
+        timestamp: 0,
+        bits: 0,
+        nonce: 0,
+        difficulty: 0,
+        merkle_root: '',
+        tx_count: 0,
+        size: 0,
+        weight: 0,
+        previousblockhash: '',
+        matchRate: 0,
+        stage: 0,
+      });
+    }
+    return emptyBlocks;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/blockchain/blockchain.component.html b/frontend/src/app/components/blockchain/blockchain.component.html
index db0b44e6f..21e1a7111 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/blockchain/blockchain.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/blockchain/blockchain.component.html
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
 <div class="text-center" class="blockchain-wrapper">
-  <div class="position-container" [hidden]="(isLoading$ | async) === true">
+  <div class="position-container">
     <span>
-      <app-mempool-blocks></app-mempool-blocks>
-      <app-blockchain-blocks></app-blockchain-blocks>
+      <app-mempool-blocks [isLoading$]="isLoading$"></app-mempool-blocks>
+      <app-blockchain-blocks [isLoading$]="isLoading$"></app-blockchain-blocks>
       <div id="divider"></div>
     </span>
   </div>
-  <div *ngIf="(isLoading$ | async) === true" class="position-container loading">
-    <div class="loading-block">
-      <h3 i18n="blockchain.waiting-for-blocks|Loading text">Waiting for blocks...</h3>
-      <div class="spinner-border text-light mt-2"></div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/mempool-blocks/mempool-blocks.component.html b/frontend/src/app/components/mempool-blocks/mempool-blocks.component.html
index 6c6246103..ff18f198e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/mempool-blocks/mempool-blocks.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/mempool-blocks/mempool-blocks.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="mempool-blocks-container">
+<div class="mempool-blocks-container" *ngIf="(isLoading$ | async)  === false">
   <div class="flashing">
     <ng-template ngFor let-projectedBlock [ngForOf]="mempoolBlocks$ | async" let-i="index" [ngForTrackBy]="trackByFn">
       <div class="bitcoin-block text-center mempool-block" id="mempool-block-{{ i }}" [ngStyle]="mempoolBlockStyles[i]">
@@ -41,3 +41,11 @@
 <ng-template let-i #nextBlockEtaPlural i18n="mempool-blocks.eta-of-next-block-plural|Block Frequency (plural)">In ~{{ i }} minutes</ng-template>
 
 <ng-template let-i #nextBlockEta i18n="mempool-blocks.eta-of-next-block|Block Frequency">In ~{{ i }} minute</ng-template>
+
+<div class="mempool-blocks-container" *ngIf="(isLoading$ | async)  === true">
+  <div class="flashing">
+    <ng-template ngFor let-projectedBlock [ngForOf]="mempoolBlocks" let-i="index" [ngForTrackBy]="trackByFn">
+      <div class="bitcoin-block text-center mempool-block" id="mempool-block-{{ i }}" [ngStyle]="mempoolBlockStyles[i]"></div>
+    </ng-template>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/mempool-blocks/mempool-blocks.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/mempool-blocks/mempool-blocks.component.ts
index 4e327eced..51033ac6f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/mempool-blocks/mempool-blocks.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/mempool-blocks/mempool-blocks.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, Input } from '@angular/core';
 import { Subscription, Observable, fromEvent, merge, of } from 'rxjs';
 import { MempoolBlock } from 'src/app/interfaces/websocket.interface';
 import { StateService } from 'src/app/services/state.service';
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ import { feeLevels, mempoolFeeColors } from 'src/app/app.constants';
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
 })
 export class MempoolBlocksComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
-  mempoolBlocks: MempoolBlock[];
+  @Input() isLoading$: Observable<boolean>;
+
+  mempoolBlocks: MempoolBlock[] = this.mountEmptyBlocks();
   mempoolBlocks$: Observable<MempoolBlock[]>;
 
-  mempoolBlocksFull: MempoolBlock[];
+  mempoolBlocksFull: MempoolBlock[] = this.mountEmptyBlocks();
   mempoolBlockStyles = [];
   markBlocksSubscription: Subscription;
   blockSubscription: Subscription;
@@ -45,6 +47,11 @@ export class MempoolBlocksComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   ) { }
 
   ngOnInit() {
+    this.mempoolBlocks.map(() => {
+      this.updateMempoolBlockStyles();
+      this.calculateTransactionPosition();
+    });
+    this.reduceMempoolBlocksToFitScreen(this.mempoolBlocks);
     this.stateService.isTabHidden$.subscribe((tabHidden) => this.tabHidden = tabHidden);
 
     this.mempoolBlocks$ = merge(
@@ -235,4 +242,20 @@ export class MempoolBlocksComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
+  mountEmptyBlocks() {
+    const emptyBlocks = [];
+    const numberOfBlocks = 8;
+    for (let i = 0; i <= numberOfBlocks; i++) {
+      emptyBlocks.push({
+        blockSize: 0,
+        blockVSize: 0,
+        feeRange: [],
+        index: 0,
+        medianFee: 0,
+        nTx: 0,
+        totalFees: 0
+      });
+    }
+    return emptyBlocks;
+  }
 }