diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/timelines.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/timelines.js
index 2b7962a6e11..8cb06c15760 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/timelines.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/timelines.js
@@ -97,13 +97,12 @@ export const expandAccountTimeline         = (accountId, { maxId, withReplies }
 export const expandAccountFeaturedTimeline = accountId => expandTimeline(`account:${accountId}:pinned`, `/api/v1/accounts/${accountId}/statuses`, { pinned: true });
 export const expandAccountMediaTimeline    = (accountId, { maxId } = {}) => expandTimeline(`account:${accountId}:media`, `/api/v1/accounts/${accountId}/statuses`, { max_id: maxId, only_media: true });
 export const expandListTimeline            = (id, { maxId } = {}, done = noOp) => expandTimeline(`list:${id}`, `/api/v1/timelines/list/${id}`, { max_id: maxId }, done);
-
 export const expandHashtagTimeline         = (hashtag, { maxId, tags } = {}, done = noOp) => {
   return expandTimeline(`hashtag:${hashtag}`, `/api/v1/timelines/tag/${hashtag}`, {
     max_id: maxId,
-    any: parseTags(tags, 'any'),
-    all: parseTags(tags, 'all'),
-    none: parseTags(tags, 'none'),
+    any:    parseTags(tags, 'any'),
+    all:    parseTags(tags, 'all'),
+    none:   parseTags(tags, 'none'),
   }, done);
 };
 
@@ -111,6 +110,7 @@ export function expandTimelineRequest(timeline) {
   return {
     type: TIMELINE_EXPAND_REQUEST,
     timeline,
+    skipLoading: true,
   };
 };
 
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ export function expandTimelineSuccess(timeline, statuses, next, partial) {
     statuses,
     next,
     partial,
+    skipLoading: true,
   };
 };
 
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ export function expandTimelineFail(timeline, error) {
     type: TIMELINE_EXPAND_FAIL,
     timeline,
     error,
+    skipLoading: true,
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/scrollable_list.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/scrollable_list.js
index 94e157acf94..91a895bce5e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/scrollable_list.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/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 '../features/ui/util/fullscreen';
+import LoadingIndicator from './loading_indicator';
 
 const MOUSE_IDLE_DELAY = 300;
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export default class ScrollableList extends PureComponent {
     trackScroll: PropTypes.bool,
     shouldUpdateScroll: PropTypes.func,
     isLoading: PropTypes.bool,
+    showLoading: PropTypes.bool,
     hasMore: PropTypes.bool,
     prepend: PropTypes.node,
     alwaysPrepend: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ export default class ScrollableList extends PureComponent {
     if (this.mouseIdleTimer === null) {
       return;
     }
+
     clearTimeout(this.mouseIdleTimer);
     this.mouseIdleTimer = null;
   };
@@ -77,13 +80,13 @@ export default class ScrollableList extends PureComponent {
   handleMouseMove = throttle(() => {
     // As long as the mouse keeps moving, clear and restart the idle timer.
     this.clearMouseIdleTimer();
-    this.mouseIdleTimer =
-      setTimeout(this.handleMouseIdle, MOUSE_IDLE_DELAY);
+    this.mouseIdleTimer = setTimeout(this.handleMouseIdle, MOUSE_IDLE_DELAY);
 
     if (!this.mouseMovedRecently && this.node.scrollTop === 0) {
       // Only set if we just started moving and are scrolled to the top.
       this.scrollToTopOnMouseIdle = true;
     }
+
     // Save setting this flag for last, so we can do the comparison above.
     this.mouseMovedRecently = true;
   }, MOUSE_IDLE_DELAY / 2);
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ export default class ScrollableList extends PureComponent {
     if (this.scrollToTopOnMouseIdle) {
       this.node.scrollTop = 0;
     }
+
     this.mouseMovedRecently = false;
     this.scrollToTopOnMouseIdle = false;
   }
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ export default class ScrollableList extends PureComponent {
   componentDidMount () {
     this.attachScrollListener();
     this.attachIntersectionObserver();
+
     attachFullscreenListener(this.onFullScreenChange);
 
     // Handle initial scroll posiiton
@@ -115,6 +120,7 @@ export default class ScrollableList extends PureComponent {
     const someItemInserted = React.Children.count(prevProps.children) > 0 &&
       React.Children.count(prevProps.children) < React.Children.count(this.props.children) &&
       this.getFirstChildKey(prevProps) !== this.getFirstChildKey(this.props);
+
     if ((someItemInserted && this.node.scrollTop > 0) || this.mouseMovedRecently) {
       return this.node.scrollHeight - this.node.scrollTop;
     } else {
@@ -168,12 +174,14 @@ 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;
   }
 
@@ -181,20 +189,32 @@ export default class ScrollableList extends PureComponent {
     this.node = c;
   }
 
-  handleLoadMore = (e) => {
+  handleLoadMore = e => {
     e.preventDefault();
     this.props.onLoadMore();
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { children, scrollKey, trackScroll, shouldUpdateScroll, isLoading, hasMore, prepend, alwaysPrepend, alwaysShowScrollbar, emptyMessage, onLoadMore } = this.props;
+    const { children, scrollKey, trackScroll, shouldUpdateScroll, showLoading, isLoading, hasMore, prepend, alwaysPrepend, alwaysShowScrollbar, 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} onMouseMove={this.handleMouseMove}>
           <div role='feed' className='item-list'>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_list.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_list.js
index f3e304618e4..01cc0566104 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_list.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_list.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default class StatusList extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     prepend: PropTypes.node,
     emptyMessage: PropTypes.node,
     alwaysPrepend: PropTypes.bool,
-    timelineId: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    timelineId: PropTypes.string,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export default class StatusList extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     }
 
     return (
-      <ScrollableList {...other} onLoadMore={onLoadMore && this.handleLoadOlder} shouldUpdateScroll={shouldUpdateScroll} ref={this.setRef}>
+      <ScrollableList {...other} showLoading={isLoading && statusIds.size === 0} onLoadMore={onLoadMore && this.handleLoadOlder} shouldUpdateScroll={shouldUpdateScroll} ref={this.setRef}>
         {scrollableContent}
       </ScrollableList>
     );
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/index.js
index 6055af51d03..afc484c607b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/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;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ class AccountTimeline extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
         <StatusList
           prepend={<HeaderContainer accountId={this.props.params.accountId} />}
+          alwaysPrepend
           scrollKey='account_timeline'
           statusIds={statusIds}
           featuredStatusIds={featuredStatusIds}
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ class AccountTimeline extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           hasMore={hasMore}
           onLoadMore={this.handleLoadMore}
           shouldUpdateScroll={shouldUpdateScroll}
+          emptyMessage={<FormattedMessage id='empty_column.account_timeline' defaultMessage='No toots here!' />}
         />
       </Column>
     );
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index da19b661486..a636d18c439 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -2092,6 +2092,16 @@ a.account__display-name {
   @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 {