diff --git a/install/ui/src/freeipa/ipa.js b/install/ui/src/freeipa/ipa.js
index 178bd03f6..46b033a00 100644
--- a/install/ui/src/freeipa/ipa.js
+++ b/install/ui/src/freeipa/ipa.js
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ var IPA = function () {
      * @param {Function} params.on_error
      */
     that.init_metadata = function(params) {
+        var loading = text.get('@i18n:login.loading_md');
+
+        topic.publish('set-activity', loading);
 
         var objects = rpc.command({
             name: 'ipa_init_objects',
diff --git a/install/ui/src/freeipa/widget.js b/install/ui/src/freeipa/widget.js
index 1d98cc408..6ad8aadaf 100644
--- a/install/ui/src/freeipa/widget.js
+++ b/install/ui/src/freeipa/widget.js
@@ -6990,6 +6990,7 @@ exp.activity_widget = IPA.activity_widget = function(spec) {
 
     that.activate_event = spec.activate_event || 'rpc-start';
     that.deactivate_event = spec.deactivate_event || 'rpc-end';
+    that.set_activity_event = 'set-activity';
 
     that.create = function(container) {
         that.widget_create(container);
@@ -7024,6 +7025,10 @@ exp.activity_widget = IPA.activity_widget = function(spec) {
             if (that.connection_counter === 0) that.hide();
             if (that.connection_counter < 0) that.connection_counter = 0;
         });
+
+        topic.subscribe(that.set_activity_event, function(new_text) {
+             that.text = new_text;
+        });
     };
 
     that.toggle_timer = function(start) {
diff --git a/install/ui/test/data/ipa_init.json b/install/ui/test/data/ipa_init.json
index 514206a0c..6d11e7338 100644
--- a/install/ui/test/data/ipa_init.json
+++ b/install/ui/test/data/ipa_init.json
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@
                         "form_auth": "<i class=\"fa fa-info-circle\"></i> To login with <strong>username and password</strong>, enter them in the corresponding fields, then click Login.",
                         "header": "Logged In As",
                         "krb_auth_msg": "<i class=\"fa fa-info-circle\"></i> To login with <strong>Kerberos</strong>, please make sure you have valid tickets (obtainable via kinit) and <a href='http://${host}/ipa/config/unauthorized.html'>configured</a> the browser correctly, then click Login.",
+                        "loading_md": "Loading data",
                         "login": "Login",
                         "logout": "Logout",
                         "logout_error": "Logout error",
diff --git a/ipaserver/plugins/internal.py b/ipaserver/plugins/internal.py
index 6107a142e..0a8139ec0 100644
--- a/ipaserver/plugins/internal.py
+++ b/ipaserver/plugins/internal.py
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ class i18n_messages(Command):
             "form_auth": _("<i class=\"fa fa-info-circle\"></i> To login with <strong>username and password</strong>, enter them in the corresponding fields, then click Login."),
             "header": _("Logged In As"),
             "krb_auth_msg": _("<i class=\"fa fa-info-circle\"></i> To login with <strong>Kerberos</strong>, please make sure you have valid tickets (obtainable via kinit) and <a href='http://${host}/ipa/config/unauthorized.html'>configured</a> the browser correctly, then click Login."),
+            "loading_md": _("Loading data"),
             "login": _("Login"),
             "logout": _("Logout"),
             "logout_error": _("Logout error"),