diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/commandline/commandline.ts b/frontend/src/ts/commandline/commandline.ts
index 7afdf27ed4bc..5c96162c3fef 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/commandline/commandline.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/commandline/commandline.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import * as Notifications from "../elements/notifications";
 import * as OutOfFocus from "../test/out-of-focus";
 import * as ActivePage from "../states/active-page";
 import { focusWords } from "../test/test-ui";
+import * as Loader from "../elements/loader";
 
 type CommandlineMode = "search" | "input";
 type InputModeParams = {
@@ -77,9 +78,11 @@ export function show(
             settings.subgroupOverride
           );
           if (exists) {
-            subgroupOverride = CommandlineLists.getList(
+            Loader.show();
+            subgroupOverride = await CommandlineLists.getList(
               settings.subgroupOverride as CommandlineLists.ListsObjectKeys
             );
+            Loader.hide();
           } else {
             subgroupOverride = null;
             usingSingleList = Config.singleListCommandLine === "on";
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/commandline/lists.ts b/frontend/src/ts/commandline/lists.ts
index 6282d6564e12..f766105f61a4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/commandline/lists.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/commandline/lists.ts
@@ -501,9 +501,17 @@ export function doesListExist(listName: string): boolean {
   return lists[listName as ListsObjectKeys] !== undefined;
 }
 
-export function getList(
+export async function getList(
   listName: ListsObjectKeys
-): MonkeyTypes.CommandsSubgroup {
+): Promise<MonkeyTypes.CommandsSubgroup> {
+  await Promise.allSettled([
+    layoutsPromise,
+    languagesPromise,
+    funboxPromise,
+    fontsPromise,
+    themesPromise,
+    challengesPromise,
+  ]);
   const list = lists[listName];
   if (!list) {
     Notifications.add(`List not found: ${listName}`, -1);