diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/AppController.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/AppController.java
index 41fa6ce2..b7bd661d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/AppController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/AppController.java
@@ -1347,6 +1347,28 @@ public class AppController implements Initializable {
         }
     }
 
+    @Subscribe
+    public void walletHistoryStarted(WalletHistoryStartedEvent event) {
+        if(AppServices.isConnected() && getOpenWallets().containsKey(event.getWallet())) {
+            statusUpdated(new StatusEvent("Loading transactions...", 120));
+            if(statusTimeline == null || statusTimeline.getStatus() != Animation.Status.RUNNING) {
+                statusBar.setProgress(-1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Subscribe
+    public void walletHistoryFinished(WalletHistoryFinishedEvent event) {
+        if(getOpenWallets().containsKey(event.getWallet())) {
+            if(statusBar.getText().equals("Loading transactions...")) {
+                statusBar.setText("");
+            }
+            if(statusTimeline == null || statusTimeline.getStatus() != Animation.Status.RUNNING) {
+                statusBar.setProgress(0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Subscribe
     public void bwtBootStatus(BwtBootStatusEvent event) {
         serverToggle.setDisable(true);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/event/WalletHistoryFinishedEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/event/WalletHistoryFinishedEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41f463dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/event/WalletHistoryFinishedEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package com.sparrowwallet.sparrow.event;
+
+import com.sparrowwallet.drongo.wallet.Wallet;
+
+public class WalletHistoryFinishedEvent extends WalletHistoryStatusEvent {
+    public WalletHistoryFinishedEvent(Wallet wallet) {
+        super(wallet, false);
+    }
+
+    public WalletHistoryFinishedEvent(Wallet wallet, String errorMessage) {
+        super(wallet, errorMessage);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/event/WalletHistoryStartedEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/event/WalletHistoryStartedEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81e98946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/event/WalletHistoryStartedEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.sparrowwallet.sparrow.event;
+
+import com.sparrowwallet.drongo.wallet.Wallet;
+
+public class WalletHistoryStartedEvent extends WalletHistoryStatusEvent {
+    public WalletHistoryStartedEvent(Wallet wallet) {
+        super(wallet, true);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/event/WalletHistoryStatusEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/event/WalletHistoryStatusEvent.java
index b433e133..4685f03a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/event/WalletHistoryStatusEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/event/WalletHistoryStatusEvent.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class WalletHistoryStatusEvent {
 
     public WalletHistoryStatusEvent(Wallet wallet, String errorMessage) {
         this.wallet = wallet;
-        this.loading = true;
+        this.loading = false;
         this.statusMessage = null;
         this.errorMessage = errorMessage;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/wallet/WalletForm.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/wallet/WalletForm.java
index 2575b887..1d023797 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/wallet/WalletForm.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/wallet/WalletForm.java
@@ -100,14 +100,19 @@ public class WalletForm {
             log.debug(node == null ? wallet.getName() + " refreshing full wallet history" : wallet.getName() + " requesting node wallet history for " + node.getDerivationPath());
             ElectrumServer.TransactionHistoryService historyService = new ElectrumServer.TransactionHistoryService(wallet, getWalletTransactionNodes(node));
             historyService.setOnSucceeded(workerStateEvent -> {
-                EventManager.get().post(new WalletHistoryStatusEvent(wallet, false));
+                EventManager.get().post(new WalletHistoryFinishedEvent(wallet));
                 updateWallet(blockHeight, pastWallet, previousWallet);
             });
             historyService.setOnFailed(workerStateEvent -> {
                 log.error("Error retrieving wallet history", workerStateEvent.getSource().getException());
-                EventManager.get().post(new WalletHistoryStatusEvent(wallet, workerStateEvent.getSource().getException().getMessage()));
+                EventManager.get().post(new WalletHistoryFinishedEvent(wallet, workerStateEvent.getSource().getException().getMessage()));
             });
-            EventManager.get().post(new WalletHistoryStatusEvent(wallet, true));
+            if(node == null && wallet.getTransactions().isEmpty()) {
+                EventManager.get().post(new WalletHistoryStartedEvent(wallet));
+            } else {
+                EventManager.get().post(new WalletHistoryStatusEvent(wallet, true));
+            }
+
             historyService.start();
         }
     }