diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/css/snippets.css b/addons/website/static/src/css/snippets.css
index 6f7ec863677..942629dbcc7 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/css/snippets.css
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/css/snippets.css
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
   -moz-box-shadow: 0px 10px 10px -10px black inset;
   -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 10px 10px -10px black inset;
   box-shadow: 0px 10px 10px -10px black inset;
+  font-size: 14px;
+}
+#oe_snippets #o_left_bar .snippets_loading, #oe_snippets #o_arrow .snippets_loading {
+  color: white;
 }
 #oe_snippets #o_arrow {
   z-index: 1009;
diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/css/snippets.sass b/addons/website/static/src/css/snippets.sass
index 7e33c14fd44..0c162018438 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/css/snippets.sass
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/css/snippets.sass
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
         bottom: 0
         background: rgb(40,40,40)
         +box-shadow(0px 10px 10px -10px black inset)
+        font-size: 14px
+        .snippets_loading
+            color: white
+
     #o_arrow
         z-index: 1009
         width: 24px
diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/js/website.snippets.editor.js b/addons/website/static/src/js/website.snippets.editor.js
index e45feeb590c..6fbfbaa9401 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/js/website.snippets.editor.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/js/website.snippets.editor.js
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
             
             $html.find('.o_not_editable').attr("contentEditable", false);
 
-            $left_bar.append($html);
+            $left_bar.html($html);
 
             // animate for list of snippet blocks
             $left_bar.on('click', '.scroll-link', function (event) {
diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/xml/website.snippets.xml b/addons/website/static/src/xml/website.snippets.xml
index 42a925184fa..63d5afc2e5b 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/xml/website.snippets.xml
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/xml/website.snippets.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
                 <div>Insert Blocks</div>
                 <span class="fa fa-angle-double-right fa-1x" style="bottom: 10px;"></span>
             </div>
-            <div id="o_left_bar"></div>
+            <div id="o_left_bar">
+                <span class='snippets_loading'>Snippets are loading...</span>
+            </div>
         </div>
     </t>