diff --git a/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.cpp b/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.cpp
index 0883d0389..1d1168ac4 100644
--- a/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.cpp
+++ b/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ void QMLManager::usbRescan()
 QMLManager::QMLManager() : m_locationServiceEnabled(false),
 	m_verboseEnabled(false),
 	m_diveListProcessing(false),
+	m_initialized(false),
 	m_pluggedInDeviceName(""),
 	m_showNonDiveComputers(false),
 	undoAction(Command::undoAction(this)),
@@ -518,6 +519,8 @@ void QMLManager::finishSetup()
 		appendTextToLog(tr("no cloud credentials"));
 		setStartPageText(RED_FONT + tr("Please enter valid cloud credentials.") + END_FONT);
 	}
+	m_initialized = true;
+	emit initializedChanged();
 }
 
 QMLManager::~QMLManager()
diff --git a/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.h b/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.h
index 932ffc911..67769d66f 100644
--- a/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.h
+++ b/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class QMLManager : public QObject {
 	Q_PROPERTY(QString undoText READ getUndoText NOTIFY undoTextChanged) // this is a read-only property
 	Q_PROPERTY(QString redoText READ getRedoText NOTIFY redoTextChanged) // this is a read-only property
 	Q_PROPERTY(bool diveListProcessing MEMBER m_diveListProcessing  WRITE setDiveListProcessing NOTIFY diveListProcessingChanged)
+	Q_PROPERTY(bool initialized MEMBER m_initialized NOTIFY initializedChanged)
 
 public:
 	QMLManager();
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ private:
 	bool m_locationServiceAvailable;
 	bool m_verboseEnabled;
 	bool m_diveListProcessing;
+	bool m_initialized;
 	GpsLocation *locationProvider;
 	bool m_loadFromCloud;
 	static QMLManager *m_instance;
@@ -291,6 +293,7 @@ signals:
 	void locationServiceAvailableChanged();
 	void verboseEnabledChanged();
 	void diveListProcessingChanged();
+	void initializedChanged();
 	void logTextChanged();
 	void loadFromCloudChanged();
 	void startPageTextChanged();