diff --git a/website/src/components/LoadingListener.astro b/website/src/components/LoadingListener.astro
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fd11a75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/src/components/LoadingListener.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+---
+interface Props {
+    count: number;
+}
+
+const { count } = Astro.props;
+---
+
+<div id='loading-listener'>
+    <div class='loading-element'>
+        <div class='flex flex-col gap-2'>
+            <div>Loading data</div>
+            <progress class='progress progress-primary w-56' value='0' max={count}></progress>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class='loading-content hidden'>
+        <slot />
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<script define:vars={{ count }} is:inline>
+    let received = 0;
+    const element = document.getElementById('loading-listener');
+    element?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' }); // prevent default scrolling to the wrong position of the anker
+    const loadingElement = element.querySelector('.loading-element');
+    const loadingContent = element.querySelector('.loading-content');
+    const progressBar = element.querySelector('.progress');
+
+    function handleFinishedLoading() {
+        received++;
+        progressBar.value = received;
+
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            // Also show finished loading
+            if (received === count) {
+                const hash = window.location.hash.substring(1);
+
+                if (hash) {
+                    const target = document.getElementById(hash);
+
+                    loadingElement.classList.add('hidden');
+                    loadingContent.classList.remove('hidden');
+                    setTimeout(() => {
+                        // wait for rendering
+                        target?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' });
+                    }, 100);
+
+                    if (element) {
+                        element.removeEventListener('gs-component-finished-loading', handleFinishedLoading);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    loadingElement.classList.add('hidden');
+                    loadingContent.classList.remove('hidden');
+                }
+            }
+        }, 1000);
+    }
+
+    if (element) {
+        element.addEventListener('gs-component-finished-loading', handleFinishedLoading);
+    }
+</script>
diff --git a/website/src/components/views/analyzeSingleVariant/GenericAnalyzeSingleVariantPage.astro b/website/src/components/views/analyzeSingleVariant/GenericAnalyzeSingleVariantPage.astro
index 2989103b..0f3aa6a3 100644
--- a/website/src/components/views/analyzeSingleVariant/GenericAnalyzeSingleVariantPage.astro
+++ b/website/src/components/views/analyzeSingleVariant/GenericAnalyzeSingleVariantPage.astro
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { type OrganismViewKey, type OrganismWithViewKey } from '../../../views/r
 import { ServerSide } from '../../../views/serverSideRouting';
 import { singleVariantViewKey } from '../../../views/viewKeys';
 import ComponentsGrid from '../../ComponentsGrid.astro';
+import LoadingListener from '../../LoadingListener.astro';
 import GsAggregate from '../../genspectrum/GsAggregate.astro';
 import GsMutations from '../../genspectrum/GsMutations.astro';
 import GsMutationsOverTime from '../../genspectrum/GsMutationsOverTime.astro';
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@ const downloadLinks = noVariantSelected
               downloadFileBasename: `${organism}_${sanitizeForFilename(displayName)}_accessions`,
           },
       ];
+
+const count =
+    view.organismConstants.aggregatedVisualizations.singleVariant.length + 6 + (subdivisionField !== undefined ? 1 : 0);
 ---
 
 <SingleVariantOrganismPageLayout view={view} downloadLinks={downloadLinks}>
@@ -71,75 +75,77 @@ const downloadLinks = noVariantSelected
         <AnalyzeSingleVariantSelectorFallback slot='fallback' />
     </SingleVariantPageStateSelector>
 
-    <div class='mx-[8px] flex flex-col gap-y-6' slot='dataDisplay'>
-        {
-            noVariantSelected && (
-                <SelectVariant>
-                    <QuickstartLinks view={view} />
-                </SelectVariant>
-            )
-        }
-        <GsStatistics numeratorFilter={variantLapisFilter} denominatorFilter={datasetLapisFilter} />
-        <ComponentsGrid>
-            <GsPrevalenceOverTime
-                numeratorFilters={[
-                    {
-                        displayName: '',
-                        lapisFilter: variantLapisFilter,
-                    },
-                ]}
-                denominatorFilter={datasetLapisFilter}
-                lapisDateField={view.organismConstants.mainDateField}
-                granularity={timeGranularity}
-                pageSize={10}
-            />
-            <GsMutations
+    <LoadingListener count={count} slot='dataDisplay'>
+        <div class='mx-[8px] flex flex-col gap-y-6'>
+            {
+                noVariantSelected && (
+                    <SelectVariant>
+                        <QuickstartLinks view={view} />
+                    </SelectVariant>
+                )
+            }
+            <GsStatistics numeratorFilter={variantLapisFilter} denominatorFilter={datasetLapisFilter} />
+            <ComponentsGrid>
+                <GsPrevalenceOverTime
+                    numeratorFilters={[
+                        {
+                            displayName: '',
+                            lapisFilter: variantLapisFilter,
+                        },
+                    ]}
+                    denominatorFilter={datasetLapisFilter}
+                    lapisDateField={view.organismConstants.mainDateField}
+                    granularity={timeGranularity}
+                    pageSize={10}
+                />
+                <GsMutations
+                    lapisFilter={variantLapisFilter}
+                    baselineLapisFilter={datasetLapisFilter}
+                    sequenceType='nucleotide'
+                    pageSize={10}
+                />
+                <GsMutations
+                    lapisFilter={variantLapisFilter}
+                    baselineLapisFilter={datasetLapisFilter}
+                    sequenceType='amino acid'
+                    pageSize={10}
+                />
+                {
+                    subdivisionField !== undefined && (
+                        <GsAggregate
+                            title={subdivisionLabel}
+                            fields={[subdivisionField]}
+                            lapisFilter={variantLapisFilter}
+                            views={[views.table, views.bar]}
+                            pageSize={10}
+                        />
+                    )
+                }
+
+                {
+                    view.organismConstants.aggregatedVisualizations.singleVariant.map(({ label, fields, views }) => (
+                        <GsAggregate
+                            title={label}
+                            fields={fields}
+                            lapisFilter={variantLapisFilter}
+                            views={views}
+                            pageSize={10}
+                        />
+                    ))
+                }
+            </ComponentsGrid>
+            <GsMutationsOverTime
                 lapisFilter={variantLapisFilter}
-                baselineLapisFilter={datasetLapisFilter}
                 sequenceType='nucleotide'
-                pageSize={10}
+                granularity={timeGranularity}
+                lapisDateField={view.organismConstants.mainDateField}
             />
-            <GsMutations
+            <GsMutationsOverTime
                 lapisFilter={variantLapisFilter}
-                baselineLapisFilter={datasetLapisFilter}
                 sequenceType='amino acid'
-                pageSize={10}
+                granularity={timeGranularity}
+                lapisDateField={view.organismConstants.mainDateField}
             />
-            {
-                subdivisionField !== undefined && (
-                    <GsAggregate
-                        title={subdivisionLabel}
-                        fields={[subdivisionField]}
-                        lapisFilter={variantLapisFilter}
-                        views={[views.table, views.bar]}
-                        pageSize={10}
-                    />
-                )
-            }
-
-            {
-                view.organismConstants.aggregatedVisualizations.singleVariant.map(({ label, fields, views }) => (
-                    <GsAggregate
-                        title={label}
-                        fields={fields}
-                        lapisFilter={variantLapisFilter}
-                        views={views}
-                        pageSize={10}
-                    />
-                ))
-            }
-        </ComponentsGrid>
-        <GsMutationsOverTime
-            lapisFilter={variantLapisFilter}
-            sequenceType='nucleotide'
-            granularity={timeGranularity}
-            lapisDateField={view.organismConstants.mainDateField}
-        />
-        <GsMutationsOverTime
-            lapisFilter={variantLapisFilter}
-            sequenceType='amino acid'
-            granularity={timeGranularity}
-            lapisDateField={view.organismConstants.mainDateField}
-        />
-    </div>
+        </div>
+    </LoadingListener>
 </SingleVariantOrganismPageLayout>
diff --git a/website/tests/ViewPage.ts b/website/tests/ViewPage.ts
index be146eb7..2e29df69 100644
--- a/website/tests/ViewPage.ts
+++ b/website/tests/ViewPage.ts
@@ -23,4 +23,8 @@ export abstract class ViewPage {
     public async selectDateRange(dateRangeOption: string) {
         await this.page.locator('gs-date-range-filter').getByRole('combobox').first().selectOption(dateRangeOption);
     }
+
+    public async waitForLoading() {
+        await this.page.waitForSelector('[aria-label="Loading"]', { state: 'detached' });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/website/tests/mainPage.spec.ts b/website/tests/mainPage.spec.ts
index da980ec2..824da033 100644
--- a/website/tests/mainPage.spec.ts
+++ b/website/tests/mainPage.spec.ts
@@ -54,10 +54,12 @@ test.describe('Main page', () => {
     });
 
     allOrganisms.forEach((organism) => {
-        test(`should navigate to all views for ${organism}`, async ({ page }) => {
-            for (const { viewKey, linkName, title, expectedHeadline } of views) {
+        views.forEach((view) => {
+            const { viewKey, linkName, title, expectedHeadline } = view;
+            test(`should navigate to views ${title} for ${organism}`, async ({ page }) => {
                 if (!ServerSide.routing.isOrganismWithViewKey(organism, viewKey)) {
-                    continue;
+                    test.skip();
+                    return;
                 }
 
                 const organismName = organismConfig[organism].label;
@@ -68,11 +70,16 @@ test.describe('Main page', () => {
                     .locator('..')
                     .getByText(linkName, { exact: true })
                     .click();
+                // wait for the page to load
+                await page.waitForSelector('[aria-label="Loading"]', { state: 'detached' });
+                await page.waitForSelector('text="Loading data"', { state: 'hidden' });
+                await page.waitForTimeout(10);
+
                 await expect(page.locator('text=Error -')).not.toBeVisible();
                 await expect(page.locator('text=Something went wrong')).not.toBeVisible();
                 await expect(page).toHaveTitle(`${title} | ${organismName} | GenSpectrum`);
                 await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: expectedHeadline }).first()).toBeVisible();
-            }
+            });
         });
     });
 });