diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/timelines.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/timelines.js
index 9a5b2e6da9..3a9d64084c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/timelines.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/timelines.js
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ export const TIMELINE_DISCONNECT = 'TIMELINE_DISCONNECT';
 
 export const TIMELINE_CONTEXT_UPDATE = 'CONTEXT_UPDATE';
 
-export function refreshTimelineSuccess(timeline, statuses, skipLoading, next) {
+export function refreshTimelineSuccess(timeline, statuses, skipLoading, next, partial) {
   return {
     type: TIMELINE_REFRESH_SUCCESS,
     timeline,
     statuses,
     skipLoading,
     next,
+    partial,
   };
 };
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ export function refreshTimeline(timelineId, path, params = {}) {
   return function (dispatch, getState) {
     const timeline = getState().getIn(['timelines', timelineId], ImmutableMap());
 
-    if (timeline.get('isLoading') || timeline.get('online')) {
+    if (timeline.get('isLoading') || (timeline.get('online') && !timeline.get('isPartial'))) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -104,8 +105,12 @@ export function refreshTimeline(timelineId, path, params = {}) {
     dispatch(refreshTimelineRequest(timelineId, skipLoading));
 
     api(getState).get(path, { params }).then(response => {
-      const next = getLinks(response).refs.find(link => link.rel === 'next');
-      dispatch(refreshTimelineSuccess(timelineId, response.data, skipLoading, next ? next.uri : null));
+      if (response.status === 206) {
+        dispatch(refreshTimelineSuccess(timelineId, [], skipLoading, null, true));
+      } else {
+        const next = getLinks(response).refs.find(link => link.rel === 'next');
+        dispatch(refreshTimelineSuccess(timelineId, response.data, skipLoading, next ? next.uri : null, false));
+      }
     }).catch(error => {
       dispatch(refreshTimelineFail(timelineId, error, skipLoading));
     });
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/missing_indicator.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/missing_indicator.js
index 87df7f61ce..70d8c3b984 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/missing_indicator.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/missing_indicator.js
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 const MissingIndicator = () => (
-  
+  
 );
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_list.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_list.js
index f190ba6ab6..f253f0fdc1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_list.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_list.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import StatusContainer from 'flavours/glitch/containers/status_container';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 import ScrollableList from './scrollable_list';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 export default class StatusList extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ export default class StatusList extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     trackScroll: PropTypes.bool,
     shouldUpdateScroll: PropTypes.func,
     isLoading: PropTypes.bool,
+    isPartial: PropTypes.bool,
     hasMore: PropTypes.bool,
     prepend: PropTypes.node,
     emptyMessage: PropTypes.node,
@@ -48,8 +50,23 @@ export default class StatusList extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { statusIds, ...other } = this.props;
-    const { isLoading } = other;
+    const { statusIds, ...other }  = this.props;
+    const { isLoading, isPartial } = other;
+
+    if (isPartial) {
+      return (
+        
+      );
+    }
 
     const scrollableContent = (isLoading || statusIds.size > 0) ? (
       statusIds.map((statusId) => (
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/home_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/home_timeline/index.js
index 2dfec6bbed..c20c0244a6 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/home_timeline/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/home_timeline/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { expandHomeTimeline } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/timelines';
+import { expandHomeTimeline, refreshHomeTimeline } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/timelines';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import StatusListContainer from 'flavours/glitch/features/ui/containers/status_list_container';
 import Column from 'flavours/glitch/components/column';
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   hasUnread: state.getIn(['timelines', 'home', 'unread']) > 0,
+  isPartial: state.getIn(['timelines', 'home', 'isPartial'], false),
 });
 
 @connect(mapStateToProps)
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export default class HomeTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
     dispatch: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     hasUnread: PropTypes.bool,
+    isPartial: PropTypes.bool,
     columnId: PropTypes.string,
     multiColumn: PropTypes.bool,
   };
@@ -57,6 +59,39 @@ export default class HomeTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
     this.props.dispatch(expandHomeTimeline());
   }
 
+  componentDidMount () {
+    this._checkIfReloadNeeded(false, this.props.isPartial);
+  }
+
+  componentDidUpdate (prevProps) {
+    this._checkIfReloadNeeded(prevProps.isPartial, this.props.isPartial);
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount () {
+    this._stopPolling();
+  }
+
+  _checkIfReloadNeeded (wasPartial, isPartial) {
+    const { dispatch } = this.props;
+
+    if (wasPartial === isPartial) {
+      return;
+    } else if (!wasPartial && isPartial) {
+      this.polling = setInterval(() => {
+        dispatch(refreshHomeTimeline());
+      }, 3000);
+    } else if (wasPartial && !isPartial) {
+      this._stopPolling();
+    }
+  }
+
+  _stopPolling () {
+    if (this.polling) {
+      clearInterval(this.polling);
+      this.polling = null;
+    }
+  }
+
   render () {
     const { intl, hasUnread, columnId, multiColumn } = this.props;
     const pinned = !!columnId;
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/list_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/list_timeline/index.js
index c6a89a9202..f9476d92d5 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/list_timeline/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/list_timeline/index.js
@@ -120,13 +120,17 @@ export default class ListTimeline extends React.PureComponent {
     if (typeof list === 'undefined') {
       return (
         
-          
+          
+            
+          
         
       );
     } else if (list === false) {
       return (
         
-          
+          
+            
+          
         
       );
     }
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/containers/status_list_container.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/containers/status_list_container.js
index eca85b8e63..f85a2eeb8a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/containers/status_list_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/containers/status_list_container.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
   const mapStateToProps = (state, { timelineId }) => ({
     statusIds: getStatusIds(state, { type: timelineId }),
     isLoading: state.getIn(['timelines', timelineId, 'isLoading'], true),
+    isPartial: state.getIn(['timelines', timelineId, 'isPartial'], false),
     hasMore: !!state.getIn(['timelines', timelineId, 'next']),
   });
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/images/elephant_ui_disappointed.svg b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/images/elephant_ui_disappointed.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..580c15a138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/images/elephant_ui_disappointed.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/images/elephant_ui_working.svg b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/images/elephant_ui_working.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ba475db0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/images/elephant_ui_working.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/timelines.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/timelines.js
index 679e1601eb..4c62d8df39 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/timelines.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/timelines.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const initialTimeline = ImmutableMap({
   items: ImmutableList(),
 });
 
-const normalizeTimeline = (state, timeline, statuses, next) => {
+const normalizeTimeline = (state, timeline, statuses, next, isPartial) => {
   const oldIds    = state.getIn([timeline, 'items'], ImmutableList());
   const ids       = ImmutableList(statuses.map(status => status.get('id'))).filter(newId => !oldIds.includes(newId));
   const wasLoaded = state.getIn([timeline, 'loaded']);
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const normalizeTimeline = (state, timeline, statuses, next) => {
     mMap.set('isLoading', false);
     if (!hadNext) mMap.set('next', next);
     mMap.set('items', wasLoaded ? ids.concat(oldIds) : ids);
+    mMap.set('isPartial', isPartial);
   }));
 };
 
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ export default function timelines(state = initialState, action) {
   case TIMELINE_EXPAND_FAIL:
     return state.update(action.timeline, initialTimeline, map => map.set('isLoading', false));
   case TIMELINE_REFRESH_SUCCESS:
-    return normalizeTimeline(state, action.timeline, fromJS(action.statuses), action.next);
+    return normalizeTimeline(state, action.timeline, fromJS(action.statuses), action.next, action.partial);
   case TIMELINE_EXPAND_SUCCESS:
     return appendNormalizedTimeline(state, action.timeline, fromJS(action.statuses), action.next);
   case TIMELINE_UPDATE:
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/index.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/index.scss
index 8f051f7a05..8f06209c61 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/index.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/index.scss
@@ -838,21 +838,10 @@
 }
 
 .missing-indicator {
-  text-align: center;
-  font-size: 16px;
-  font-weight: 500;
-  color: lighten($ui-base-color, 16%);
-  background: $ui-base-color;
-  cursor: default;
-  display: flex;
-  flex: 1 1 auto;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
+  padding-top: 20px + 48px;
 
-  & > div {
-    background: url('~images/mastodon-not-found.png') no-repeat center -50px;
-    padding-top: 210px;
-    width: 100%;
+  .regeneration-indicator__figure {
+    background-image: url('~flavours/glitch/images/elephant_ui_disappointed.svg');
   }
 }
 
@@ -1162,6 +1151,7 @@ noscript {
 @import 'metadata';
 @import 'composer';
 @import 'columns';
+@import 'regeneration_indicator';
 @import 'search';
 @import 'emoji';
 @import 'doodle';
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/regeneration_indicator.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/regeneration_indicator.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c1873cdff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/regeneration_indicator.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+.regeneration-indicator {
+  text-align: center;
+  font-size: 16px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: lighten($ui-base-color, 16%);
+  background: $ui-base-color;
+  cursor: default;
+  display: flex;
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: 20px;
+
+  & > div {
+    width: 100%;
+    background: transparent;
+    padding-top: 0;
+  }
+
+  &__figure {
+    background: url('~flavours/glitch/images/elephant_ui_working.svg') no-repeat center 0;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 160px;
+    background-size: contain;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 50%;
+    left: 50%;
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+  }
+
+  &.missing-indicator {
+    padding-top: 20px + 48px;
+
+    .regeneration-indicator__figure {
+      background-image: url('~flavours/glitch/images/elephant_ui_disappointed.svg');
+    }
+  }
+
+  &__label {
+    margin-top: 200px;
+
+    strong {
+      display: block;
+      margin-bottom: 10px;
+      color: lighten($ui-base-color, 34%);
+    }
+
+    span {
+      font-size: 15px;
+      font-weight: 400;
+    }
+  }
+}