diff --git a/addons/sourcemod/scripting/include/shavit/core.inc b/addons/sourcemod/scripting/include/shavit/core.inc
index 0d1e07fc..b33e306f 100644
--- a/addons/sourcemod/scripting/include/shavit/core.inc
+++ b/addons/sourcemod/scripting/include/shavit/core.inc
@@ -1290,6 +1290,15 @@ native void Shavit_SetClientTimescale(int client, float scale);
  */
 native float Shavit_GetClientTimescale(int client);
 
+/**
+ * asdf
+ *
+ * @param client                    Client index
+ *
+ * @return                          asdf
+ */
+native bool Shavit_Core_CookiesRetrieved(int client);
+
 public SharedPlugin __pl_shavit_core =
 {
 	name = "shavit",
@@ -1353,6 +1362,7 @@ public void __pl_shavit_core_SetNTVOptional()
 	MarkNativeAsOptional("Shavit_SetStyleSettingFloat");
 	MarkNativeAsOptional("Shavit_SetStyleSettingBool");
 	MarkNativeAsOptional("Shavit_SetStyleSettingInt");
+	MarkNativeAsOptional("Shavit_Core_CookiesRetrieved");
 
 	__pl_shavit_bhopstats_SetNTVOptional();
 }
diff --git a/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-core.sp b/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-core.sp
index b6e2d65b..8c4de3b8 100644
--- a/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-core.sp
+++ b/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-core.sp
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ public APLRes AskPluginLoad2(Handle myself, bool late, char[] error, int err_max
 	CreateNative("Shavit_GetMaxVelocity", Native_GetMaxVelocity);
 	CreateNative("Shavit_SetAvgVelocity", Native_SetAvgVelocity);
 	CreateNative("Shavit_SetMaxVelocity", Native_SetMaxVelocity);
+	CreateNative("Shavit_Core_CookiesRetrieved", Native_Core_CookiesRetrieved);
 
 	// registers library, check "bool LibraryExists(const char[] name)" in order to use with other plugins
 	RegPluginLibrary("shavit");
@@ -2028,6 +2029,11 @@ public any Native_SetMaxVelocity(Handle plugin, int numParams)
 	gA_Timers[GetNativeCell(1)].fMaxVelocity = GetNativeCell(2);
 }
 
+public any Native_Core_CookiesRetrieved(Handle plugin, int numParams)
+{
+	return gB_CookiesRetrieved[GetNativeCell(1)];
+}
+
 public Action Shavit_OnStartPre(int client, int track)
 {
 	if (GetTimerStatus(client) == Timer_Paused && gCV_PauseMovement.BoolValue)
diff --git a/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-hud.sp b/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-hud.sp
index fd3a23c8..a26afca2 100644
--- a/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-hud.sp
+++ b/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-hud.sp
@@ -1165,6 +1165,13 @@ int AddHUDToBuffer_Source2013(int client, huddata_t data, char[] buffer, int max
 	int iLines = 0;
 	char sLine[128];
 
+	if (client == data.iTarget && !Shavit_Core_CookiesRetrieved(client))
+	{
+		FormatEx(sLine, sizeof(sLine), "%T", "TimerLoading", client);
+		AddHUDLine(buffer, maxlen, sLine, iLines);
+		iLines++;
+	}
+
 	if (gCV_DebugTargetname.BoolValue && IsValidClient(data.iTarget))
 	{
 		char targetname[64], classname[64];
diff --git a/addons/sourcemod/translations/shavit-common.phrases.txt b/addons/sourcemod/translations/shavit-common.phrases.txt
index bad81395..1824b75e 100644
--- a/addons/sourcemod/translations/shavit-common.phrases.txt
+++ b/addons/sourcemod/translations/shavit-common.phrases.txt
@@ -47,4 +47,9 @@
 		"#format"	"{1:s}"
 		"en"		"{1} seconds remaining."
 	}
+	// ----------- Random ----------- //
+	"TimerLoading"
+	{
+		"en"        "Loading.."
+	}
 }