diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/AppstoreView.vue b/dashboard/src/views/AppstoreView.vue
index 8a9f641e1..d57537f16 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/AppstoreView.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/AppstoreView.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script setup>
 
 import { ref, computed, useTemplateRef, onMounted } from 'vue';
-import { Button, TextInput } from 'pankow';
+import { Button, TextInput, Spinner } from 'pankow';
 import AppstoreModel from '../models/AppstoreModel.js';
 import AppInstallDialog from '../components/AppInstallDialog.vue';
 import ApplinkDialog from '../components/ApplinkDialog.vue';
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
     <div class="filter-bar">
       <div></div>
-      <TextInput ref="searchInput" @keydown.esc="search = ''" v-model="search" :placeholder="$t('appstore.searchPlaceholder')" style="max-width: 100%; width: 500px;"/>
+      <Spinner v-if="!ready" class="pankow-spinner-large"/>
+      <TextInput v-show="ready" ref="searchInput" @keydown.esc="search = ''" v-model="search" :placeholder="$t('appstore.searchPlaceholder')" style="max-width: 100%; width: 500px;"/>
       <div>
         <Button secondary plain icon="fas fa-exchange-alt" @click="onInstall(proxyApp)">{{ $t('apps.addAppproxyAction') }}</Button>
         <Button secondary plain icon="fas fa-link" @click="onApplinkDialogOpen()">{{ $t('apps.addApplinkAction') }}</Button>
@@ -112,19 +113,19 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
     <div v-if="!search && ready">
       <h4 v-show="filteredPopularApps.length">{{ $t('appstore.category.popular') }}</h4>
-      <TransitionGroup name="grid-animation" tag="div" class="grid" v-show="ready">
+      <div class="grid">
         <AppStoreItem v-for="app in filteredPopularApps" :app="app" :key="app.id" :ref="'item-' + app.id" @click="onInstall(app)"/>
-      </TransitionGroup>
+      </div>
 
       <h4 v-show="filteredAllApps.length">{{ $t('appstore.category.all') }}</h4>
-      <TransitionGroup name="grid-animation" tag="div" class="grid" v-show="ready">
+      <div class="grid">
         <AppStoreItem v-for="app in filteredAllApps" :app="app" :key="app.id" :ref="'item-' + app.id" @click="onInstall(app)"/>
-      </TransitionGroup>
+      </div>
     </div>
     <div v-else-if="ready">
-      <TransitionGroup name="grid-animation" tag="div" class="grid" v-show="ready">
+      <div class="grid">
         <AppStoreItem v-for="app in filteredApps" :app="app" :key="app.id" :ref="'item-' + app.id" @click="onInstall(app)"/>
-      </TransitionGroup>
+      </div>
     </div>
 
   </div>