diff --git a/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx b/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx
index 0c1345907..49ecc00f3 100644
--- a/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
 } from 'services/collectionService';
 import constants from 'utils/strings/constants';
 import ErrorAlert from './components/ErrorAlert';
+import { Alert } from 'react-bootstrap';
 
 const DATE_CONTAINER_HEIGHT = 45;
 const IMAGE_CONTAINER_HEIGHT = 200;
@@ -295,9 +296,12 @@ export default function Gallery(props) {
         }
     };
 
-    if (!data || loading) {
+    if (!data || loading || data.length == 0) {
         return (
             <div className="text-center">
+                <Alert variant="primary">
+                    {constants.INITIAL_LOAD_DELAY_WARNING}
+                </Alert>
                 <Spinner animation="border" variant="primary" />
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/src/utils/strings/englishConstants.tsx b/src/utils/strings/englishConstants.tsx
index 4e76c934d..3d55533d6 100644
--- a/src/utils/strings/englishConstants.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/strings/englishConstants.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ const englishConstants = {
         'You have exceeded your designated storage Quota, please upgrade your plan to add more files',
     WEB_SIGNUPS_DISABLED:
         'Web signups are disabled for now, please install the mobile app and signup there',
-    USER_DOES_NOT_EXIST: 'Incorrect EmailId, No such user exists',
+    USER_DOES_NOT_EXIST: 'Incorrect emailId, no such user exists',
+    INITIAL_LOAD_DELAY_WARNING: 'Please wait, intial load may take some time',
 };
 
 export default englishConstants;