diff --git a/bskyweb/templates/base.html b/bskyweb/templates/base.html
index cb0cea24..311f2d3d 100644
--- a/bskyweb/templates/base.html
+++ b/bskyweb/templates/base.html
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@
       font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Liberation Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
     }
 
+    #preload {
+      width: 100px;
+      position: fixed;
+      left: 50%;
+      top: 50%;
+      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+    }
+
     /* Buttons and inputs have a font set by UA, so we'll have to reset that */
     button, input, textarea {
       font: inherit;
@@ -262,6 +270,11 @@
 </head>
 <body>
 {%- block body_all %}
+  <div id="preload">
+    <!-- Bluesky SVG -->
+    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 360 320"><path fill="#295ef6" d="M180 142c-16.3-31.7-60.7-90.8-102-120C38.5-5.9 23.4-1 13.5 3.4 2.1 8.6 0 26.2 0 36.5c0 10.4 5.7 84.8 9.4 97.2 12.2 41 55.7 55 95.7 50.5-58.7 8.6-110.8 30-42.4 106.1 75.1 77.9 103-16.7 117.3-64.6 14.3 48 30.8 139 116 64.6 64-64.6 17.6-97.5-41.1-106.1 40 4.4 83.5-9.5 95.7-50.5 3.7-12.4 9.4-86.8 9.4-97.2 0-10.3-2-27.9-13.5-33C336.5-1 321.5-6 282 22c-41.3 29.2-85.7 88.3-102 120Z"/></svg>
+  </div>
+
 	<div id="root"></div>
     <noscript>
       <h1 lang="en">JavaScript Required</h1>
