diff --git a/src/components/structures/GroupView.js b/src/components/structures/GroupView.js
index e643e63df2..24aa552890 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/GroupView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/GroupView.js
@@ -407,6 +407,10 @@ export default React.createClass({
     getInitialState: function() {
         return {
             summary: null,
+            isGroupPublicised: null,
+            isUserPrivileged: null,
+            groupRooms: null,
+            groupRoomsLoading: null,
             error: null,
             editing: false,
             saving: false,
@@ -458,8 +462,11 @@ export default React.createClass({
             }
             this.setState({
                 summary,
+                summaryLoading: !this._groupStore.isStateReady(GroupStore.STATE_KEY.Summary),
                 isGroupPublicised: this._groupStore.getGroupPublicity(),
                 isUserPrivileged: this._groupStore.isUserPrivileged(),
+                groupRooms: this._groupStore.getGroupRooms(),
+                groupRoomsLoading: !this._groupStore.isStateReady(GroupStore.STATE_KEY.GroupRooms),
                 isUserMember: this._groupStore.getGroupMembers().some(
                     (m) => m.userId === MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId,
                 ),
@@ -653,6 +660,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
         const RoomDetailList = sdk.getComponent('rooms.RoomDetailList');
         const AccessibleButton = sdk.getComponent('elements.AccessibleButton');
         const TintableSvg = sdk.getComponent('elements.TintableSvg');
+        const Spinner = sdk.getComponent('elements.Spinner');
 
         const addRoomRow = this.state.editing ?
             (<AccessibleButton className="mx_GroupView_rooms_header_addRow"
@@ -670,7 +678,10 @@ export default React.createClass({
                 <h3>{ _t('Rooms') }</h3>
                 { addRoomRow }
             </div>
-            <RoomDetailList rooms={this._groupStore.getGroupRooms()} />
+            { this.state.groupRoomsLoading ?
+                <Spinner /> :
+                <RoomDetailList rooms={this.state.groupRooms} />
+            }
         </div>;
     },
 
@@ -866,7 +877,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
         const Spinner = sdk.getComponent("elements.Spinner");
         const TintableSvg = sdk.getComponent("elements.TintableSvg");
 
-        if (this.state.summary === null && this.state.error === null || this.state.saving) {
+        if (this.state.summaryLoading && this.state.error === null || this.state.saving) {
             return <Spinner />;
         } else if (this.state.summary) {
             const summary = this.state.summary;
diff --git a/src/stores/GroupStore.js b/src/stores/GroupStore.js
index 66bc293b44..3afac3c049 100644
--- a/src/stores/GroupStore.js
+++ b/src/stores/GroupStore.js
@@ -23,12 +23,23 @@ import FlairStore from './FlairStore';
  * other useful group APIs that may have an effect on the group summary.
  */
 export default class GroupStore extends EventEmitter {
+
+    static STATE_KEY = {
+        GroupMembers: 'GroupMembers',
+        GroupInvitedMembers: 'GroupInvitedMembers',
+        Summary: 'Summary',
+        GroupRooms: 'GroupRooms',
+    };
+
     constructor(matrixClient, groupId) {
         super();
         this.groupId = groupId;
         this._matrixClient = matrixClient;
         this._summary = {};
         this._rooms = [];
+        this._members = [];
+        this._invitedMembers = [];
+        this._ready = {};
 
         this.on('error', (err) => {
             console.error(`GroupStore for ${this.groupId} encountered error`, err);
@@ -40,6 +51,7 @@ export default class GroupStore extends EventEmitter {
             this._members = result.chunk.map((apiMember) => {
                 return groupMemberFromApiObject(apiMember);
             });
+            this._ready[GroupStore.STATE_KEY.GroupMembers] = true;
             this._notifyListeners();
         }).catch((err) => {
             console.error("Failed to get group member list: " + err);
@@ -50,6 +62,7 @@ export default class GroupStore extends EventEmitter {
             this._invitedMembers = result.chunk.map((apiMember) => {
                 return groupMemberFromApiObject(apiMember);
             });
+            this._ready[GroupStore.STATE_KEY.GroupInvitedMembers] = true;
             this._notifyListeners();
         }).catch((err) => {
             // Invited users not visible to non-members
@@ -64,6 +77,7 @@ export default class GroupStore extends EventEmitter {
     _fetchSummary() {
         this._matrixClient.getGroupSummary(this.groupId).then((resp) => {
             this._summary = resp;
+            this._ready[GroupStore.STATE_KEY.Summary] = true;
             this._notifyListeners();
         }).catch((err) => {
             this.emit('error', err);
@@ -75,6 +89,7 @@ export default class GroupStore extends EventEmitter {
             this._rooms = resp.chunk.map((apiRoom) => {
                 return groupRoomFromApiObject(apiRoom);
             });
+            this._ready[GroupStore.STATE_KEY.GroupRooms] = true;
             this._notifyListeners();
         }).catch((err) => {
             this.emit('error', err);
@@ -87,6 +102,8 @@ export default class GroupStore extends EventEmitter {
 
     registerListener(fn) {
         this.on('update', fn);
+        // Call to set initial state (before fetching starts)
+        this.emit('update');
         this._fetchSummary();
         this._fetchRooms();
         this._fetchMembers();
@@ -96,6 +113,10 @@ export default class GroupStore extends EventEmitter {
         this.removeListener('update', fn);
     }
 
+    isStateReady(id) {
+        return this._ready[id];
+    }
+
     getSummary() {
         return this._summary;
     }