diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/photos-page/asset-grid.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/photos-page/asset-grid.svelte
index 31c62185c6..7e3d92c838 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/photos-page/asset-grid.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/photos-page/asset-grid.svelte
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   let { isViewing: showAssetViewer, asset: viewingAsset } = assetViewingStore;
   let element: HTMLElement;
   let showShortcuts = false;
+  let showSkeleton = true;
 
   $: timelineY = element?.scrollTop || 0;
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher<{ select: AssetResponseDto }>();
 
   onMount(async () => {
+    showSkeleton = false;
     document.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyboardPress);
     await assetStore.init(viewport);
   });
@@ -322,20 +324,21 @@
   bind:this={element}
   on:scroll={handleTimelineScroll}
 >
+  <!-- skeleton -->
+  {#if showSkeleton}
+    <div class="mt-8 animate-pulse">
+      <div class="mb-2 h-4 w-24 rounded-full bg-immich-primary/20 dark:bg-immich-dark-primary/20" />
+      <div class="flex w-[120%] flex-wrap">
+        {#each Array(100) as _}
+          <div class="m-[1px] h-[10em] w-[16em] bg-immich-primary/20 dark:bg-immich-dark-primary/20" />
+        {/each}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  {/if}
+
   {#if element}
     <slot />
 
-    <!-- skeleton -->
-    {#if !$assetStore.initialized}
-      <div class="ml-[14px] mt-5">
-        <div class="flex w-[120%] flex-wrap">
-          {#each Array(100) as _}
-            <div class="m-[1px] h-[10em] w-[16em] animate-pulse bg-immich-primary/20 dark:bg-immich-dark-primary/20" />
-          {/each}
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    {/if}
-
     <!-- (optional) empty placeholder -->
     {#if $assetStore.initialized && $assetStore.buckets.length === 0}
       <slot name="empty" />