diff --git a/js_modules/dagster-ui/packages/ui-core/src/assets/AssetTable.tsx b/js_modules/dagster-ui/packages/ui-core/src/assets/AssetTable.tsx
index 304516ab19e27..6413116eecf6a 100644
--- a/js_modules/dagster-ui/packages/ui-core/src/assets/AssetTable.tsx
+++ b/js_modules/dagster-ui/packages/ui-core/src/assets/AssetTable.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export const AssetTable = ({
   }, [checkedDisplayKeys, displayKeys, groupedByDisplayKey]);
 
   const content = () => {
-    if (!assets.length) {
+    if (!assets.length && !isLoading) {
       if (assetSelection) {
         return (
           <Box padding={{top: 64}}>
diff --git a/js_modules/dagster-ui/packages/ui-core/src/assets/AssetsCatalogTable.tsx b/js_modules/dagster-ui/packages/ui-core/src/assets/AssetsCatalogTable.tsx
index 11edeff067ce3..040f0d3dfe570 100644
--- a/js_modules/dagster-ui/packages/ui-core/src/assets/AssetsCatalogTable.tsx
+++ b/js_modules/dagster-ui/packages/ui-core/src/assets/AssetsCatalogTable.tsx
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export const AssetsCatalogTable = ({
     <AssetTable
       view={view}
       assets={displayed}
-      isLoading={filteredAssetsLoading}
+      isLoading={filteredAssetsLoading || fetchResult.loading}
       isFiltered={isFiltered}
       actionBarComponents={
         <div