diff --git a/src/ui/components/LoadingOverlay.tsx b/src/ui/components/LoadingOverlay.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..448ed382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/components/LoadingOverlay.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,484 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useState, useRef } from "react";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+
+interface LoadingOverlayProps {
+  visible: boolean;
+  minDuration?: number; // Minimum display duration in milliseconds
+  message?: string;
+  showLogo?: boolean;
+  className?: string;
+  backgroundColor?: string;
+}
+
+export function LoadingOverlay({
+  visible,
+  minDuration = 800,
+  message,
+  showLogo = true,
+  className,
+  backgroundColor,
+}: LoadingOverlayProps) {
+  const [isShowing, setIsShowing] = useState(false);
+  const [isFadingOut, setIsFadingOut] = useState(false);
+  const showStartTimeRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const minDurationTimerRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (visible) {
+      // Start showing immediately
+      setIsShowing(true);
+      setIsFadingOut(false);
+      showStartTimeRef.current = Date.now();
+
+      // Clear any existing timer
+      if (minDurationTimerRef.current) {
+        clearTimeout(minDurationTimerRef.current);
+        minDurationTimerRef.current = null;
+      }
+    } else if (isShowing) {
+      // Calculate how long it has been showing
+      const elapsed = showStartTimeRef.current
+        ? Date.now() - showStartTimeRef.current
+        : 0;
+      const remaining = Math.max(0, minDuration - elapsed);
+
+      if (remaining > 0) {
+        // Wait for minimum duration before hiding
+        minDurationTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+          setIsFadingOut(true);
+          // Wait for fade-out animation to complete
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            setIsShowing(false);
+            setIsFadingOut(false);
+            showStartTimeRef.current = null;
+          }, 300); // Match fade-out duration
+        }, remaining);
+      } else {
+        // Minimum duration already passed, hide immediately
+        setIsFadingOut(true);
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          setIsShowing(false);
+          setIsFadingOut(false);
+          showStartTimeRef.current = null;
+        }, 300);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      if (minDurationTimerRef.current) {
+        clearTimeout(minDurationTimerRef.current);
+        minDurationTimerRef.current = null;
+      }
+    };
+  }, [visible, isShowing, minDuration]);
+
+  if (!isShowing) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <style>
+        {`
+          @keyframes glitch-main {
+            0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, 100% {
+              transform: translate(0);
+              filter: none;
+            }
+            2% {
+              transform: translate(-8px, 0);
+              filter: hue-rotate(90deg);
+            }
+            4% {
+              transform: translate(-8px, 0);
+              filter: hue-rotate(90deg);
+            }
+            22% {
+              transform: translate(8px, 0) skew(-5deg);
+            }
+            24% {
+              transform: translate(8px, 0) skew(-5deg);
+            }
+            42% {
+              transform: translate(-6px, 0);
+              filter: blur(2px);
+            }
+            44% {
+              transform: translate(-6px, 0);
+              filter: blur(2px);
+            }
+            62% {
+              transform: translate(10px, 0) skew(8deg);
+              filter: saturate(3);
+            }
+            64% {
+              transform: translate(10px, 0) skew(8deg);
+              filter: saturate(3);
+            }
+            82% {
+              transform: translate(-4px, 0);
+            }
+            84% {
+              transform: translate(-4px, 0);
+            }
+          }
+
+          @keyframes glitch-before {
+            0%, 100% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 5%, 0 5%);
+              transform: translate(-8px, 0) skew(-3deg);
+            }
+            10% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 15%, 100% 15%, 100% 20%, 0 20%);
+              transform: translate(6px, 0) skew(2deg);
+            }
+            20% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 35%, 100% 35%, 100% 40%, 0 40%);
+              transform: translate(-4px, 0) skew(-1deg);
+            }
+            30% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 50%, 100% 50%, 100% 60%, 0 60%);
+              transform: translate(10px, 0) skew(4deg);
+            }
+            40% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 70%, 100% 70%, 100% 75%, 0 75%);
+              transform: translate(-6px, 0) skew(-2deg);
+            }
+            50% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 80%, 100% 80%, 100% 90%, 0 90%);
+              transform: translate(8px, 0) skew(3deg);
+            }
+            60% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 10%, 100% 10%, 100% 15%, 0 15%);
+              transform: translate(-7px, 0) skew(-3deg);
+            }
+            70% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 25%, 100% 25%, 100% 35%, 0 35%);
+              transform: translate(5px, 0) skew(2deg);
+            }
+            80% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 45%, 100% 45%, 100% 55%, 0 55%);
+              transform: translate(-9px, 0) skew(-4deg);
+            }
+            90% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 65%, 100% 65%, 100% 70%, 0 70%);
+              transform: translate(7px, 0) skew(2deg);
+            }
+          }
+
+          @keyframes glitch-after {
+            0%, 100% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 80%, 100% 80%, 100% 90%, 0 90%);
+              transform: translate(7px, 0) skew(2deg);
+            }
+            10% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 10%, 100% 10%, 100% 20%, 0 20%);
+              transform: translate(-5px, 0) skew(-3deg);
+            }
+            20% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 30%, 100% 30%, 100% 35%, 0 35%);
+              transform: translate(8px, 0) skew(4deg);
+            }
+            30% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 50%, 100% 50%, 100% 65%, 0 65%);
+              transform: translate(-6px, 0) skew(-2deg);
+            }
+            40% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 5%, 100% 5%, 100% 15%, 0 15%);
+              transform: translate(9px, 0) skew(3deg);
+            }
+            50% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 70%, 100% 70%, 100% 80%, 0 80%);
+              transform: translate(-7px, 0) skew(-4deg);
+            }
+            60% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 40%, 100% 40%, 100% 50%, 0 50%);
+              transform: translate(6px, 0) skew(2deg);
+            }
+            70% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 20%, 100% 20%, 100% 30%, 0 30%);
+              transform: translate(-8px, 0) skew(-3deg);
+            }
+            80% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 60%, 100% 60%, 100% 70%, 0 70%);
+              transform: translate(5px, 0) skew(2deg);
+            }
+            90% {
+              clip-path: polygon(0 0%, 100% 0%, 100% 10%, 0 10%);
+              transform: translate(-10px, 0) skew(-4deg);
+            }
+          }
+
+          @keyframes flicker {
+            0%, 100% {
+              opacity: 1;
+            }
+            31.98%, 32.98%, 34.98%, 36.98% {
+              opacity: 1;
+            }
+            32%, 34%, 36% {
+              opacity: 0.4;
+            }
+            32.8%, 34.8%, 36.8% {
+              opacity: 1;
+            }
+            32.82%, 34.82%, 36.82% {
+              opacity: 0.4;
+            }
+            32.92%, 34.92%, 36.92% {
+              opacity: 1;
+            }
+          }
+
+          @keyframes rgb-shift {
+            0%, 100% {
+              text-shadow:
+                0.05em 0 0 rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.75),
+                -0.025em -0.05em 0 rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.75),
+                0.025em 0.05em 0 rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.75);
+            }
+            14% {
+              text-shadow:
+                0.05em 0 0 rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.75),
+                -0.025em -0.05em 0 rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.75),
+                0.025em 0.05em 0 rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.75);
+            }
+            15% {
+              text-shadow:
+                -0.05em -0.025em 0 rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.75),
+                0.025em 0.025em 0 rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.75),
+                -0.05em -0.05em 0 rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.75);
+            }
+            49% {
+              text-shadow:
+                -0.05em -0.025em 0 rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.75),
+                0.025em 0.025em 0 rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.75),
+                -0.05em -0.05em 0 rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.75);
+            }
+            50% {
+              text-shadow:
+                0.025em 0.05em 0 rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.75),
+                0.05em 0 0 rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.75),
+                0 -0.05em 0 rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.75);
+            }
+            99% {
+              text-shadow:
+                0.025em 0.05em 0 rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.75),
+                0.05em 0 0 rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.75),
+                0 -0.05em 0 rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.75);
+            }
+          }
+
+          .glitch-container {
+            position: relative;
+            animation: glitch-main 2s steps(1, end) infinite;
+          }
+
+          .glitch-text {
+            position: relative;
+            color: #fff;
+            z-index: 1;
+            animation:
+              flicker 4s infinite,
+              rgb-shift 0.6s infinite;
+          }
+
+          .glitch-text::before,
+          .glitch-text::after {
+            content: 'TERMIX';
+            position: absolute;
+            top: 0;
+            left: 0;
+            width: 100%;
+            height: 100%;
+            background: transparent;
+            mix-blend-mode: screen;
+          }
+
+          .glitch-text::before {
+            left: 0;
+            text-shadow: -3px 0 #00ffff;
+            animation: glitch-before 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94) infinite;
+            color: transparent;
+            z-index: -1;
+          }
+
+          .glitch-text::after {
+            left: 0;
+            text-shadow: 3px 0 #ff00de;
+            animation: glitch-after 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94) infinite;
+            color: transparent;
+            z-index: -2;
+          }
+
+          @keyframes scan-line {
+            0% {
+              top: -10%;
+            }
+            100% {
+              top: 110%;
+            }
+          }
+
+          .scan-line {
+            position: absolute;
+            width: 100%;
+            height: 3px;
+            background: linear-gradient(
+              to bottom,
+              transparent,
+              rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.6) 40%,
+              rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9) 50%,
+              rgba(255, 0, 222, 0.6) 60%,
+              transparent
+            );
+            animation: scan-line 3s linear infinite;
+            z-index: 10;
+            box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+          }
+
+          @keyframes noise {
+            0%, 100% { background-position: 0 0; }
+            10% { background-position: -5% -10%; }
+            20% { background-position: -15% 5%; }
+            30% { background-position: 7% -25%; }
+            40% { background-position: 20% 25%; }
+            50% { background-position: -25% 10%; }
+            60% { background-position: 15% 5%; }
+            70% { background-position: 0% 15%; }
+            80% { background-position: 25% 35%; }
+            90% { background-position: -10% 10%; }
+          }
+
+          .noise-overlay {
+            position: absolute;
+            inset: 0;
+            opacity: 0.05;
+            background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 200 200' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='noise'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' /%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noise)' /%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+            animation: noise 1s steps(2) infinite;
+            pointer-events: none;
+          }
+
+          @keyframes glitch-blocks {
+            0%, 100% {
+              opacity: 0;
+            }
+            33% {
+              opacity: 0;
+            }
+            33.3% {
+              opacity: 1;
+            }
+            33.6% {
+              opacity: 0;
+            }
+            66% {
+              opacity: 0;
+            }
+            66.3% {
+              opacity: 1;
+            }
+            66.6% {
+              opacity: 0;
+            }
+          }
+
+          .glitch-blocks {
+            position: absolute;
+            inset: 0;
+            pointer-events: none;
+            animation: glitch-blocks 5s infinite;
+          }
+
+          .glitch-blocks::before,
+          .glitch-blocks::after {
+            content: '';
+            position: absolute;
+            width: 100%;
+            height: 10%;
+            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+            left: 0;
+          }
+
+          .glitch-blocks::before {
+            top: 20%;
+            animation: glitch-block-1 3s infinite;
+          }
+
+          .glitch-blocks::after {
+            top: 60%;
+            animation: glitch-block-2 2.5s infinite;
+          }
+
+          @keyframes glitch-block-1 {
+            0%, 100% {
+              transform: translateX(0);
+            }
+            33% {
+              transform: translateX(-100%);
+            }
+            33.3% {
+              transform: translateX(100%);
+            }
+            66% {
+              transform: translateX(0);
+            }
+          }
+
+          @keyframes glitch-block-2 {
+            0%, 100% {
+              transform: translateX(0);
+            }
+            25% {
+              transform: translateX(100%);
+            }
+            25.3% {
+              transform: translateX(-100%);
+            }
+            50% {
+              transform: translateX(0);
+            }
+          }
+        `}
+      </style>
+
+      <div
+        className={cn(
+          "absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center z-50 transition-opacity duration-300",
+          isFadingOut ? "opacity-0" : "opacity-100",
+          className
+        )}
+        style={{ backgroundColor: backgroundColor || "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.92)" }}
+      >
+        <div className="noise-overlay"></div>
+        <div className="glitch-blocks"></div>
+
+        <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-8">
+          <div className="glitch-container relative">
+            {/* TERMIX Glitch Text */}
+            <div
+              className="glitch-text text-6xl font-bold tracking-wider select-none"
+              style={{
+                fontFamily: 'ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, monospace',
+                textShadow: '0 0 30px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3), 0 0 60px rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.2)'
+              }}
+            >
+              TERMIX
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Scan line effect */}
+            <div className="scan-line"></div>
+          </div>
+
+          {message && (
+            <div className="text-center">
+              <p className="text-sm text-gray-300 font-medium tracking-wide animate-pulse">
+                {message}
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/desktop/apps/file-manager/FileManagerGrid.tsx b/src/ui/desktop/apps/file-manager/FileManagerGrid.tsx
index 5c1a0ac8..25c14cf4 100644
--- a/src/ui/desktop/apps/file-manager/FileManagerGrid.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/desktop/apps/file-manager/FileManagerGrid.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import type { FileItem } from "../../../types/index.js";
+import { LoadingOverlay } from "@/ui/components/LoadingOverlay";
 
 interface CreateIntent {
   id: string;
@@ -871,19 +872,8 @@ export function FileManagerGrid({
     onUndo,
   ]);
 
-  if (isLoading) {
-    return (
-      <div className="h-full flex items-center justify-center">
-        <div className="text-center">
-          <div className="animate-spin rounded-full h-8 w-8 border-b-2 border-blue-500 mx-auto mb-2"></div>
-          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{t("common.loading")}</p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-
   return (
-    <div className="h-full flex flex-col bg-dark-bg overflow-hidden">
+    <div className="h-full flex flex-col bg-dark-bg overflow-hidden relative">
       <div className="flex-shrink-0 border-b border-dark-border">
         <div className="flex items-center gap-1 p-2 border-b border-dark-border">
           <button
@@ -1330,6 +1320,13 @@ export function FileManagerGrid({
           </div>,
           document.body,
         )}
+
+      <LoadingOverlay
+        visible={isLoading}
+        minDuration={600}
+        message={t("common.loading")}
+        showLogo={true}
+      />
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/desktop/apps/server/Server.tsx b/src/ui/desktop/apps/server/Server.tsx
index 21879e0f..4cf5be8c 100644
--- a/src/ui/desktop/apps/server/Server.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/desktop/apps/server/Server.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   type StatsConfig,
   DEFAULT_STATS_CONFIG,
 } from "@/types/stats-widgets";
+import { LoadingOverlay } from "@/ui/components/LoadingOverlay";
 import {
   CpuWidget,
   MemoryWidget,
@@ -443,17 +444,8 @@ export function Server({
 
         <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto min-h-0">
           {metricsEnabled && showStatsUI && (
-            <div className="rounded-lg border-2 border-dark-border m-3 bg-dark-bg-darker p-4 max-h-[50vh] overflow-y-auto">
-              {isLoadingMetrics && !metrics ? (
-                <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-8">
-                  <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-                    <div className="w-6 h-6 border-2 border-blue-400 border-t-transparent rounded-full animate-spin"></div>
-                    <span className="text-gray-300">
-                      {t("serverStats.loadingMetrics")}
-                    </span>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-              ) : !metrics && serverStatus === "offline" ? (
+            <div className="rounded-lg border-2 border-dark-border m-3 bg-dark-bg-darker p-4 max-h-[50vh] overflow-y-auto relative">
+              {!metrics && serverStatus === "offline" ? (
                 <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-8">
                   <div className="text-center">
                     <div className="w-12 h-12 mx-auto mb-3 rounded-full bg-red-500/20 flex items-center justify-center">
@@ -476,6 +468,13 @@ export function Server({
                   ))}
                 </div>
               )}
+
+              <LoadingOverlay
+                visible={isLoadingMetrics && !metrics}
+                minDuration={700}
+                message={t("serverStats.loadingMetrics")}
+                showLogo={true}
+              />
             </div>
           )}
 
diff --git a/src/ui/desktop/apps/terminal/Terminal.tsx b/src/ui/desktop/apps/terminal/Terminal.tsx
index 8b5d5eff..21f0e4ad 100644
--- a/src/ui/desktop/apps/terminal/Terminal.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/desktop/apps/terminal/Terminal.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { useCommandTracker } from "@/ui/hooks/useCommandTracker";
 import { useCommandHistory } from "@/ui/hooks/useCommandHistory";
 import { CommandHistoryDialog } from "./CommandHistoryDialog";
 import { CommandAutocomplete } from "./CommandAutocomplete";
+import { LoadingOverlay } from "@/ui/components/LoadingOverlay";
 
 interface HostConfig {
   id?: number;
@@ -1450,17 +1451,13 @@ export const Terminal = forwardRef<TerminalHandle, SSHTerminalProps>(
           onSelect={handleAutocompleteSelect}
         />
 
-        {isConnecting && (
-          <div
-            className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center"
-            style={{ backgroundColor }}
-          >
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-              <div className="w-6 h-6 border-2 border-blue-400 border-t-transparent rounded-full animate-spin"></div>
-              <span className="text-gray-300">{t("terminal.connecting")}</span>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        )}
+        <LoadingOverlay
+          visible={isConnecting}
+          minDuration={800}
+          message={t("terminal.connecting")}
+          backgroundColor={backgroundColor}
+          showLogo={true}
+        />
       </div>
     );
   },