diff --git a/static/app-strings.json b/static/app-strings.json
index 74a8f8204..d7936a715 100644
--- a/static/app-strings.json
+++ b/static/app-strings.json
@@ -894,5 +894,9 @@
   "Start minimized": "Start minimized",
   "Improve view speed and help the LBRY network by allowing the app to cuddle up in your system tray.": "Improve view speed and help the LBRY network by allowing the app to cuddle up in your system tray.",
   "Content Type": "Content Type",
-  "Submit Feedback": "Submit Feedback"
+  "Submit Feedback": "Submit Feedback",
+  "Checking your publishes...": "Checking your publishes...",
+  "Checking your publishes": "Checking your publishes",
+  "Checking for channels": "Checking for channels",
+  "files": "files"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/page/channels/view.jsx b/ui/page/channels/view.jsx
index df04d1c23..a067016a9 100644
--- a/ui/page/channels/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/page/channels/view.jsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import ClaimList from 'component/claimList';
 import Page from 'component/page';
 import Button from 'component/button';
 import YoutubeTransferStatus from 'component/youtubeTransferStatus';
+import Spinner from 'component/spinner';
 
 type Props = {
   channels: Array<ChannelClaim>,
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ export default function ChannelsPage(props: Props) {
     <Page>
       {hasYoutubeChannels && <YoutubeTransferStatus hideChannelLink />}
 
-      {channels && channels.length ? (
+      {channels && Boolean(channels.length) && (
         <div className="card">
           <ClaimList
             header={__('Your Channels')}
@@ -44,16 +45,30 @@ export default function ChannelsPage(props: Props) {
             uris={channels.map(channel => channel.permanent_url)}
           />
         </div>
-      ) : (
-        <section className="main--empty">
-          <div className=" section--small">
-            <h2 className="section__title--large">{__('No Channels Created Yet')}</h2>
+      )}
+      {!(channels && channels.length) && (
+        <React.Fragment>
+          {!fetchingChannels ? (
+            <section className="main--empty">
+              <div className=" section--small">
+                <h2 className="section__title--large">{__('No Channels Created Yet')}</h2>
 
-            <div className="section__actions">
-              <Button button="primary" navigate="/$/publish" label={__('Create A Channel')} />
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </section>
+                <div className="section__actions">
+                  <Button button="primary" navigate="/$/publish" label={__('Create A Channel')} />
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </section>
+          ) : (
+            <section className="main--empty">
+              <div className=" section--small">
+                <h2 className="section__title--small">
+                  {__('Checking for channels')}
+                  <Spinner type="small" />
+                </h2>
+              </div>
+            </section>
+          )}
+        </React.Fragment>
       )}
     </Page>
   );
diff --git a/ui/page/fileListPublished/view.jsx b/ui/page/fileListPublished/view.jsx
index 3bad0a945..beb1718dc 100644
--- a/ui/page/fileListPublished/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/page/fileListPublished/view.jsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import Page from 'component/page';
 import Paginate from 'component/common/paginate';
 import { PAGE_SIZE } from 'constants/claim';
 import WebUploadList from 'component/webUploadList';
+import Spinner from 'component/spinner';
 
 type Props = {
   checkPendingPublishes: () => void,
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ function FileListPublished(props: Props) {
   return (
     <Page notContained>
       <WebUploadList />
-      {urls && urls.length ? (
+      {urls && Boolean(urls.length) && (
         <div className="card">
           <ClaimList
             header={__('Your Publishes')}
@@ -38,16 +39,29 @@ function FileListPublished(props: Props) {
           />
           <Paginate totalPages={Math.ceil(Number(urlTotal) / Number(PAGE_SIZE))} loading={fetching} />
         </div>
-      ) : (
-        <section className="main--empty">
-          <div className=" section--small">
-            <h2 className="section__title--large">{__('Nothing published to LBRY yet.')}</h2>
-
-            <div className="section__actions">
-              <Button button="primary" navigate="/$/publish" label={__('Publish something new')} />
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </section>
+      )}
+      {!(urls && urls.length) && (
+        <React.Fragment>
+          {!fetching ? (
+            <section className="main--empty">
+              <div className=" section--small">
+                <h2 className="section__title--large">{__('Nothing published to LBRY yet.')}</h2>
+                <div className="section__actions">
+                  <Button button="primary" navigate="/$/publish" label={__('Publish something new')} />
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </section>
+          ) : (
+            <section className="main--empty">
+              <div className=" section--small">
+                <h2 className="section__title--small">
+                  {__('Checking your publishes')}
+                  <Spinner type="small" />
+                </h2>
+              </div>
+            </section>
+          )}
+        </React.Fragment>
       )}
     </Page>
   );