diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/setup.js b/src/public/javascripts/setup.js
index 65542cc47..b87e3faed 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/setup.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/setup.js
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ function SetupModel() {
                 return;
             }
 
+            this.step('new-document-in-progress');
+
             // not using server.js because it loads too many dependencies
             $.post('api/setup/new-document', {
                 username: username,
diff --git a/src/views/setup.ejs b/src/views/setup.ejs
index 896a4ec7f..6ce94650d 100644
--- a/src/views/setup.ejs
+++ b/src/views/setup.ejs
@@ -4,6 +4,44 @@
     <meta charset="utf-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1">
     <title>Setup</title>
+
+    <style>
+        .lds-ring {
+            display: inline-block;
+            position: relative;
+            width: 60px;
+            height: 60px;
+        }
+        .lds-ring div {
+            box-sizing: border-box;
+            display: block;
+            position: absolute;
+            width: 48px;
+            height: 48px;
+            margin: 8px;
+            border: 6px solid black;
+            border-radius: 50%;
+            animation: lds-ring 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0, 0.5, 1) infinite;
+            border-color: black transparent transparent transparent;
+        }
+        .lds-ring div:nth-child(1) {
+            animation-delay: -0.45s;
+        }
+        .lds-ring div:nth-child(2) {
+            animation-delay: -0.3s;
+        }
+        .lds-ring div:nth-child(3) {
+            animation-delay: -0.15s;
+        }
+        @keyframes lds-ring {
+            0% {
+                transform: rotate(0deg);
+            }
+            100% {
+                transform: rotate(360deg);
+            }
+        }
+    </style>
 </head>
 <body>
 <noscript>Trilium requires JavaScript to be enabled.</noscript>
@@ -77,6 +115,23 @@
             <button type="button" data-bind="click: finish" class="btn btn-primary">Finish setup</button>
         </div>
 
+        <div data-bind="visible: step() == 'new-document-in-progress'">
+            <h2>Document initialization in progress</h2>
+
+            <div style="display: flex; justify-content: flex-start; margin-top: 20px;">
+                <div class="lds-ring" style="margin-right: 20px;">
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                </div>
+
+                <div style="line-height: 50px;">
+                    <p>You will be shortly redirected to the application.</p>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
         <div data-bind="visible: step() == 'sync-from-desktop'">
             <h2>Sync from Desktop</h2>
 
