diff --git a/client/app/assets/less/ant.less b/client/app/assets/less/ant.less
index e95084039..574d420fb 100644
--- a/client/app/assets/less/ant.less
+++ b/client/app/assets/less/ant.less
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 @import "~antd/lib/badge/style/index";
 @import "~antd/lib/card/style/index";
 @import "~antd/lib/spin/style/index";
+@import "~antd/lib/skeleton/style/index";
 @import "~antd/lib/tabs/style/index";
 @import "~antd/lib/notification/style/index";
 @import "~antd/lib/collapse/style/index";
diff --git a/client/app/assets/less/inc/table.less b/client/app/assets/less/inc/table.less
index 7a43a6f9e..9b562f1f0 100755
--- a/client/app/assets/less/inc/table.less
+++ b/client/app/assets/less/inc/table.less
@@ -1,149 +1,153 @@
 .table {
-    margin-bottom: 0;
-    
-    th.sortable-column {
-        cursor: pointer;
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+
+  th.sortable-column {
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+
+  &:not(.table-striped) > thead > tr > th {
+    background-color: #fafafa;
+  }
+
+  [class*="bg-"] {
+    & > tr > th {
+      color: #fff;
+      border-bottom: 0;
+      background: transparent !important;
     }
-    
-    &:not(.table-striped) > thead > tr > th {
-        background-color: #FAFAFA;
+
+    & + tbody > tr:first-child > td {
+      border-top: 0;
     }
-    
-    [class*="bg-"] {
-        & > tr > th {
-            color: #fff;
-            border-bottom: 0;
-            background: transparent !important;
-        }
-        
-        & + tbody > tr:first-child > td {
-            border-top: 0;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    & > thead > tr > th {
-        vertical-align: middle;
-        font-weight: 500;
-        color: #333;
-        border-width: 1px;
-        text-transform: uppercase;
-        padding: 15px 10px;
-    }
-    
-    & > thead > tr,
-    & > tbody > tr,
-    & > tfoot > tr {
-        
-        & > th, & > td {
-            
-            &:first-child {
-                padding-left: 30px;
-            }
-            
-            &:last-child {
-                padding-right: 30px;
-            }
-            
-        }
-    }
-    
-    tbody > tr:last-child > td {
-        padding-bottom: 20px;
+  }
+
+  & > thead > tr > th {
+    vertical-align: middle;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    color: #333;
+    border-width: 1px;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    padding: 15px 10px;
+  }
+
+  & > thead > tr,
+  & > tbody > tr,
+  & > tfoot > tr {
+    & > th,
+    & > td {
+      &:first-child {
+        padding-left: 30px;
+      }
+
+      &:last-child {
+        padding-right: 30px;
+      }
     }
+  }
+
+  tbody > tr:last-child > td {
+    padding-bottom: 20px;
+  }
 }
 
 .table-bordered {
-    border: 0;
-    
-    & > tbody > tr {
-        & > td, & > th {
-            border-bottom: 0;
-            border-left: 0;
-            
-            &:last-child {
-                border-right: 0;
-            }
-        }
+  border: 0;
+
+  & > tbody > tr {
+    & > td,
+    & > th {
+      border-bottom: 0;
+      border-left: 0;
+
+      &:last-child {
+        border-right: 0;
+      }
     }
-    
-    & > thead > tr > th {
-        border-left: 0;
-        
-        &:last-child {
-            border-right: 0;
-        }
+  }
+
+  & > thead > tr > th {
+    border-left: 0;
+
+    &:last-child {
+      border-right: 0;
     }
+  }
 }
 
 .table-vmiddle {
-    td {
-        vertical-align: middle !important;
-    }
+  td {
+    vertical-align: middle !important;
+  }
 }
 
 .table-responsive {
-    border: 0;
+  border: 0;
 }
 
-.tile .table  {
-    
-    & > thead:not([class*="bg-"]) > tr > th {
-        border-top: 1px solid @table-border-color;
-        
-    }
+.tile .table {
+  & > thead:not([class*="bg-"]) > tr > th {
+    border-top: 1px solid @table-border-color;
+  }
 }
 
 .table-hover > tbody > tr:hover {
-    background-color: #f4f4f4;
+  background-color: #f4f4f4;
 }
 
 .table-data {
-    tbody > tr > td {
-        padding-top: 5px !important;
-    }
-    
-    .btn-favourite, .btn-archive {
-        font-size: 15px;
-    }
+  thead > tr > th {
+    white-space: nowrap;
+  }
+
+  tbody > tr > td {
+    padding-top: 5px !important;
+  }
+
+  .btn-favourite,
+  .btn-archive {
+    font-size: 15px;
+  }
 }
 
 .table-main-title {
-    font-weight: 500;
-    line-height: 1.7 !important;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  line-height: 1.7 !important;
 }
 
 .btn-favourite {
-    color: #d4d4d4;
-    transition: all .25s ease-in-out;
-    
-    &:hover, &:focus {
-        color: @yellow-darker;
-        cursor: pointer;
-    }
-    
-    .fa-star {
-        color: @yellow-darker;
-    }
+  color: #d4d4d4;
+  transition: all 0.25s ease-in-out;
+
+  &:hover,
+  &:focus {
+    color: @yellow-darker;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+
+  .fa-star {
+    color: @yellow-darker;
+  }
 }
 
 .btn-archive {
-    color: #d4d4d4;
-    transition: all .25s ease-in-out;
-    
-    &:hover, &:focus {
-        color: @gray-light;
-    }
-    
-    .fa-archive {
-        color: @gray-light;
-    }
+  color: #d4d4d4;
+  transition: all 0.25s ease-in-out;
+
+  &:hover,
+  &:focus {
+    color: @gray-light;
+  }
+
+  .fa-archive {
+    color: @gray-light;
+  }
 }
 
 .table > thead > tr > th {
-    text-transform: none;
+  text-transform: none;
 }
 
 .table-data .label-tag {
-    display: inline-block;
-    max-width: 135px;
-  }
\ No newline at end of file
+  display: inline-block;
+  max-width: 135px;
+}
diff --git a/client/app/components/items-list/ItemsList.jsx b/client/app/components/items-list/ItemsList.jsx
index 1d2de3f00..19ba7b1fb 100644
--- a/client/app/components/items-list/ItemsList.jsx
+++ b/client/app/components/items-list/ItemsList.jsx
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ export function wrap(WrappedComponent, createItemsSource, createStateStorage) {
 
         isLoaded,
         isEmpty: !isLoaded || totalCount === 0,
-        totalItemsCount: isLoaded ? totalCount : 0,
+        totalItemsCount: totalCount,
         pageSizeOptions: clientConfig.pageSizeOptions,
-        pageItems: isLoaded ? pageItems : [],
+        pageItems: pageItems || [],
       };
     }
 
diff --git a/client/app/components/items-list/classes/ItemsSource.js b/client/app/components/items-list/classes/ItemsSource.js
index bc18ca567..e877507a7 100644
--- a/client/app/components/items-list/classes/ItemsSource.js
+++ b/client/app/components/items-list/classes/ItemsSource.js
@@ -41,18 +41,24 @@ export class ItemsSource {
         extend(customParams, params);
       },
     };
-    return this._beforeUpdate().then(() =>
-      this._fetcher
+    return this._beforeUpdate().then(() => {
+      const fetchToken = Math.random()
+        .toString(36)
+        .substr(2);
+      this._currentFetchToken = fetchToken;
+      return this._fetcher
         .fetch(changes, state, context)
         .then(({ results, count, allResults }) => {
-          this._pageItems = results;
-          this._allItems = allResults || null;
-          this._paginator.setTotalCount(count);
-          this._params = { ...this._params, ...customParams };
-          return this._afterUpdate();
+          if (this._currentFetchToken === fetchToken) {
+            this._pageItems = results;
+            this._allItems = allResults || null;
+            this._paginator.setTotalCount(count);
+            this._params = { ...this._params, ...customParams };
+            return this._afterUpdate();
+          }
         })
-        .catch(error => this.handleError(error))
-    );
+        .catch(error => this.handleError(error));
+    });
   }
 
   constructor({ getRequest, doRequest, processResults, isPlainList = false, ...defaultState }) {
diff --git a/client/app/components/items-list/components/ItemsTable.jsx b/client/app/components/items-list/components/ItemsTable.jsx
index ac95a7d65..c5ade7d9e 100644
--- a/client/app/components/items-list/components/ItemsTable.jsx
+++ b/client/app/components/items-list/components/ItemsTable.jsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import { isFunction, map, filter, extend, omit, identity } from "lodash";
+import { isFunction, map, filter, extend, omit, identity, range, isEmpty } from "lodash";
 import React from "react";
 import PropTypes from "prop-types";
 import classNames from "classnames";
 import Table from "antd/lib/table";
+import Skeleton from "antd/lib/skeleton";
 import FavoritesControl from "@/components/FavoritesControl";
 import TimeAgo from "@/components/TimeAgo";
 import { durationHumanize, formatDate, formatDateTime } from "@/lib/utils";
@@ -151,8 +152,10 @@ export default class ItemsTable extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const columns = this.prepareColumns();
-    const rows = map(this.props.items, (item, index) => ({ key: "row" + index, item }));
+    const tableDataProps = {
+      columns: this.prepareColumns(),
+      dataSource: map(this.props.items, (item, index) => ({ key: "row" + index, item })),
+    };
 
     // Bind events only if `onRowClick` specified
     const onTableRow = isFunction(this.props.onRowClick)
@@ -164,17 +167,27 @@ export default class ItemsTable extends React.Component {
       : null;
 
     const { showHeader } = this.props;
+    if (this.props.loading) {
+      if (isEmpty(tableDataProps.dataSource)) {
+        tableDataProps.columns = tableDataProps.columns.map(column => ({
+          ...column,
+          sorter: false,
+          render: () => <Skeleton active paragraph={false} />,
+        }));
+        tableDataProps.dataSource = range(10).map(key => ({ key: `${key}` }));
+      } else {
+        tableDataProps.loading = { indicator: null };
+      }
+    }
 
     return (
       <Table
         className={classNames("table-data", { "ant-table-headerless": !showHeader })}
-        loading={this.props.loading}
-        columns={columns}
         showHeader={showHeader}
-        dataSource={rows}
         rowKey={row => row.key}
         pagination={false}
         onRow={onTableRow}
+        {...tableDataProps}
       />
     );
   }
diff --git a/client/app/pages/alerts/AlertsList.jsx b/client/app/pages/alerts/AlertsList.jsx
index 4f30994e5..b236362d9 100644
--- a/client/app/pages/alerts/AlertsList.jsx
+++ b/client/app/pages/alerts/AlertsList.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { wrap as itemsList, ControllerType } from "@/components/items-list/Items
 import { ResourceItemsSource } from "@/components/items-list/classes/ItemsSource";
 import { StateStorage } from "@/components/items-list/classes/StateStorage";
 
-import LoadingState from "@/components/items-list/components/LoadingState";
 import ItemsTable, { Columns } from "@/components/items-list/components/ItemsTable";
 
 import Alert from "@/services/alert";
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ class AlertsList extends React.Component {
         field: "name",
       }
     ),
-    Columns.custom((text, item) => item.user.name, { title: "Created By" }),
+    Columns.custom((text, item) => item.user.name, { title: "Created By", width: "1%" }),
     Columns.custom.sortable(
       (text, alert) => (
         <div>
@@ -60,10 +59,11 @@ class AlertsList extends React.Component {
         title: "State",
         field: "state",
         width: "1%",
+        className: "text-nowrap",
       }
     ),
-    Columns.timeAgo.sortable({ title: "Last Updated At", field: "updated_at", className: "text-nowrap", width: "1%" }),
-    Columns.dateTime.sortable({ title: "Created At", field: "created_at", className: "text-nowrap", width: "1%" }),
+    Columns.timeAgo.sortable({ title: "Last Updated At", field: "updated_at", width: "1%" }),
+    Columns.dateTime.sortable({ title: "Created At", field: "created_at", width: "1%" }),
   ];
 
   render() {
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ class AlertsList extends React.Component {
             }
           />
           <div>
-            {!controller.isLoaded && <LoadingState className="" />}
-            {controller.isLoaded && controller.isEmpty && (
+            {controller.isLoaded && controller.isEmpty ? (
               <EmptyState
                 icon="fa fa-bell-o"
                 illustration="alert"
@@ -93,10 +92,10 @@ class AlertsList extends React.Component {
                 helpLink="https://redash.io/help/user-guide/alerts/"
                 showAlertStep
               />
-            )}
-            {controller.isLoaded && !controller.isEmpty && (
+            ) : (
               <div className="table-responsive bg-white tiled">
                 <ItemsTable
+                  loading={!controller.isLoaded}
                   items={controller.pageItems}
                   columns={this.listColumns}
                   orderByField={controller.orderByField}
diff --git a/client/app/pages/dashboards/DashboardList.jsx b/client/app/pages/dashboards/DashboardList.jsx
index 7aafa61de..dc4ec7814 100644
--- a/client/app/pages/dashboards/DashboardList.jsx
+++ b/client/app/pages/dashboards/DashboardList.jsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { DashboardTagsControl } from "@/components/tags-control/TagsControl";
 import { wrap as itemsList, ControllerType } from "@/components/items-list/ItemsList";
 import { ResourceItemsSource } from "@/components/items-list/classes/ItemsSource";
 import { UrlStateStorage } from "@/components/items-list/classes/StateStorage";
-import LoadingState from "@/components/items-list/components/LoadingState";
 import * as Sidebar from "@/components/items-list/components/Sidebar";
 import ItemsTable, { Columns } from "@/components/items-list/components/ItemsTable";
 import CreateDashboardDialog from "@/components/dashboards/CreateDashboardDialog";
@@ -63,11 +62,10 @@ class DashboardList extends React.Component {
         width: null,
       }
     ),
-    Columns.custom((text, item) => item.user.name, { title: "Created By" }),
+    Columns.custom((text, item) => item.user.name, { title: "Created By", width: "1%" }),
     Columns.dateTime.sortable({
       title: "Created At",
       field: "created_at",
-      className: "text-nowrap",
       width: "1%",
     }),
   ];
@@ -99,37 +97,34 @@ class DashboardList extends React.Component {
               <Sidebar.Tags url="api/dashboards/tags" onChange={controller.updateSelectedTags} />
             </Layout.Sidebar>
             <Layout.Content>
-              {controller.isLoaded ? (
-                <div data-test="DashboardLayoutContent">
-                  {controller.isEmpty ? (
-                    <DashboardListEmptyState
-                      page={controller.params.currentPage}
-                      searchTerm={controller.searchTerm}
-                      selectedTags={controller.selectedTags}
+              <div data-test="DashboardLayoutContent">
+                {controller.isLoaded && controller.isEmpty ? (
+                  <DashboardListEmptyState
+                    page={controller.params.currentPage}
+                    searchTerm={controller.searchTerm}
+                    selectedTags={controller.selectedTags}
+                  />
+                ) : (
+                  <div className="bg-white tiled table-responsive">
+                    <ItemsTable
+                      items={controller.pageItems}
+                      loading={!controller.isLoaded}
+                      columns={this.listColumns}
+                      orderByField={controller.orderByField}
+                      orderByReverse={controller.orderByReverse}
+                      toggleSorting={controller.toggleSorting}
                     />
-                  ) : (
-                    <div className="bg-white tiled table-responsive">
-                      <ItemsTable
-                        items={controller.pageItems}
-                        columns={this.listColumns}
-                        orderByField={controller.orderByField}
-                        orderByReverse={controller.orderByReverse}
-                        toggleSorting={controller.toggleSorting}
-                      />
-                      <Paginator
-                        showPageSizeSelect
-                        totalCount={controller.totalItemsCount}
-                        pageSize={controller.itemsPerPage}
-                        onPageSizeChange={itemsPerPage => controller.updatePagination({ itemsPerPage })}
-                        page={controller.page}
-                        onChange={page => controller.updatePagination({ page })}
-                      />
-                    </div>
-                  )}
-                </div>
-              ) : (
-                <LoadingState />
-              )}
+                    <Paginator
+                      showPageSizeSelect
+                      totalCount={controller.totalItemsCount}
+                      pageSize={controller.itemsPerPage}
+                      onPageSizeChange={itemsPerPage => controller.updatePagination({ itemsPerPage })}
+                      page={controller.page}
+                      onChange={page => controller.updatePagination({ page })}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
             </Layout.Content>
           </Layout>
         </div>
diff --git a/client/app/pages/queries-list/QueriesList.jsx b/client/app/pages/queries-list/QueriesList.jsx
index 8277c3f37..e23094b11 100644
--- a/client/app/pages/queries-list/QueriesList.jsx
+++ b/client/app/pages/queries-list/QueriesList.jsx
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { wrap as itemsList, ControllerType } from "@/components/items-list/Items
 import { ResourceItemsSource } from "@/components/items-list/classes/ItemsSource";
 import { UrlStateStorage } from "@/components/items-list/classes/StateStorage";
 
-import LoadingState from "@/components/items-list/components/LoadingState";
 import * as Sidebar from "@/components/items-list/components/Sidebar";
 import ItemsTable, { Columns } from "@/components/items-list/components/ItemsTable";
 
@@ -80,12 +79,18 @@ class QueriesList extends React.Component {
         width: null,
       }
     ),
-    Columns.custom((text, item) => item.user.name, { title: "Created By" }),
-    Columns.dateTime.sortable({ title: "Created At", field: "created_at" }),
-    Columns.dateTime.sortable({ title: "Last Executed At", field: "retrieved_at", orderByField: "executed_at" }),
+    Columns.custom((text, item) => item.user.name, { title: "Created By", width: "1%" }),
+    Columns.dateTime.sortable({ title: "Created At", field: "created_at", width: "1%" }),
+    Columns.dateTime.sortable({
+      title: "Last Executed At",
+      field: "retrieved_at",
+      orderByField: "executed_at",
+      width: "1%",
+    }),
     Columns.custom.sortable((text, item) => <SchedulePhrase schedule={item.schedule} isNew={item.isNew()} />, {
       title: "Refresh Schedule",
       field: "schedule",
+      width: "1%",
     }),
   ];
 
@@ -132,18 +137,17 @@ class QueriesList extends React.Component {
               <Sidebar.Tags url="api/queries/tags" onChange={controller.updateSelectedTags} />
             </Layout.Sidebar>
             <Layout.Content>
-              {!controller.isLoaded && <LoadingState />}
-              {controller.isLoaded && controller.isEmpty && (
+              {controller.isLoaded && controller.isEmpty ? (
                 <QueriesListEmptyState
                   page={controller.params.currentPage}
                   searchTerm={controller.searchTerm}
                   selectedTags={controller.selectedTags}
                 />
-              )}
-              {controller.isLoaded && !controller.isEmpty && (
+              ) : (
                 <div className="bg-white tiled table-responsive">
                   <ItemsTable
                     items={controller.pageItems}
+                    loading={!controller.isLoaded}
                     columns={this.listColumns}
                     orderByField={controller.orderByField}
                     orderByReverse={controller.orderByReverse}