diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/components/layout/discover_layout.tsx b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/components/layout/discover_layout.tsx
index 57c5a9041dac2..db500566d3143 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/components/layout/discover_layout.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/components/layout/discover_layout.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,14 @@
  */
 import './discover_layout.scss';
 import React, { ReactElement, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { EuiPage, EuiPageBody, EuiPanel, useEuiBackgroundColor } from '@elastic/eui';
+import {
+  EuiPage,
+  EuiPageBody,
+  EuiPanel,
+  EuiProgress,
+  useEuiBackgroundColor,
+  EuiDelayRender,
+} from '@elastic/eui';
 import { css } from '@emotion/react';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { METRIC_TYPE } from '@kbn/analytics';
@@ -81,7 +88,10 @@ export function DiscoverLayout({ stateContainer }: DiscoverLayoutProps) {
     if (uiSettings.get(SHOW_FIELD_STATISTICS) !== true) return VIEW_MODE.DOCUMENT_LEVEL;
     return state.viewMode ?? VIEW_MODE.DOCUMENT_LEVEL;
   });
-  const dataView = useInternalStateSelector((state) => state.dataView!);
+  const [dataView, dataViewLoading] = useInternalStateSelector((state) => [
+    state.dataView!,
+    state.isDataViewLoading,
+  ]);
   const dataState: DataMainMsg = useDataState(main$);
   const savedSearch = useSavedSearchInitial();
 
@@ -293,6 +303,11 @@ export function DiscoverLayout({ stateContainer }: DiscoverLayoutProps) {
             height: 100%;
           `}
         >
+          {dataViewLoading && (
+            <EuiDelayRender delay={300}>
+              <EuiProgress size="xs" color="accent" position="absolute" />
+            </EuiDelayRender>
+          )}
           <SavedSearchURLConflictCallout
             savedSearch={savedSearch}
             spaces={spaces}
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/hooks/utils/change_data_view.test.ts b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/hooks/utils/change_data_view.test.ts
index a0266b65ed01d..118e6e6c0f2db 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/hooks/utils/change_data_view.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/hooks/utils/change_data_view.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import { savedSearchMock } from '../../../../__mocks__/saved_search';
 import { discoverServiceMock } from '../../../../__mocks__/services';
 import type { DataView } from '@kbn/data-views-plugin/common';
 import { getDiscoverStateMock } from '../../../../__mocks__/discover_state.mock';
+import { PureTransitionsToTransitions } from '@kbn/kibana-utils-plugin/common/state_containers';
+import { InternalStateTransitions } from '../../services/discover_internal_state_container';
 
 const setupTestParams = (dataView: DataView | undefined) => {
   const savedSearch = savedSearchMock;
@@ -26,7 +28,14 @@ const setupTestParams = (dataView: DataView | undefined) => {
   discoverState.internalState.transitions.setDataView(savedSearch.searchSource.getField('index')!);
   services.dataViews.get = jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve(dataView as DataView));
   discoverState.appState.update = jest.fn();
-  return { services, appState: discoverState.appState, internalState: discoverState.internalState };
+  discoverState.internalState.transitions = {
+    setIsDataViewLoading: jest.fn(),
+  } as unknown as Readonly<PureTransitionsToTransitions<InternalStateTransitions>>;
+  return {
+    services,
+    appState: discoverState.appState,
+    internalState: discoverState.internalState,
+  };
 };
 
 describe('changeDataView', () => {
@@ -38,6 +47,8 @@ describe('changeDataView', () => {
       index: 'data-view-with-user-default-column-id',
       sort: [['@timestamp', 'desc']],
     });
+    expect(params.internalState.transitions.setIsDataViewLoading).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, true);
+    expect(params.internalState.transitions.setIsDataViewLoading).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, false);
   });
 
   it('should set the right app state when a valid data view to switch to is given', async () => {
@@ -48,11 +59,15 @@ describe('changeDataView', () => {
       index: 'data-view-with-various-field-types-id',
       sort: [['data', 'desc']],
     });
+    expect(params.internalState.transitions.setIsDataViewLoading).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, true);
+    expect(params.internalState.transitions.setIsDataViewLoading).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, false);
   });
 
   it('should not set the app state when an invalid data view to switch to is given', async () => {
     const params = setupTestParams(undefined);
     await changeDataView('data-view-with-various-field-types', params);
     expect(params.appState.update).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(params.internalState.transitions.setIsDataViewLoading).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, true);
+    expect(params.internalState.transitions.setIsDataViewLoading).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, false);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/hooks/utils/change_data_view.ts b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/hooks/utils/change_data_view.ts
index 7218ea76b2ac6..41a911295cacd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/hooks/utils/change_data_view.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/hooks/utils/change_data_view.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export async function changeDataView(
   const dataView = internalState.getState().dataView;
   const state = appState.getState();
   let nextDataView: DataView | null = null;
+  internalState.transitions.setIsDataViewLoading(true);
 
   try {
     nextDataView = typeof id === 'string' ? await dataViews.get(id, false) : id;
@@ -63,4 +64,5 @@ export async function changeDataView(
       internalState.transitions.setExpandedDoc(undefined);
     }
   }
+  internalState.transitions.setIsDataViewLoading(false);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/services/discover_internal_state_container.ts b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/services/discover_internal_state_container.ts
index ec8d7ec6c57f2..5825e4d2cef6c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/services/discover_internal_state_container.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/services/discover_internal_state_container.ts
@@ -17,14 +17,16 @@ import type { DataTableRecord } from '@kbn/discover-utils/types';
 
 export interface InternalState {
   dataView: DataView | undefined;
+  isDataViewLoading: boolean;
   savedDataViews: DataViewListItem[];
   adHocDataViews: DataView[];
   expandedDoc: DataTableRecord | undefined;
   customFilters: Filter[];
 }
 
-interface InternalStateTransitions {
+export interface InternalStateTransitions {
   setDataView: (state: InternalState) => (dataView: DataView) => InternalState;
+  setIsDataViewLoading: (state: InternalState) => (isLoading: boolean) => InternalState;
   setSavedDataViews: (state: InternalState) => (dataView: DataViewListItem[]) => InternalState;
   setAdHocDataViews: (state: InternalState) => (dataViews: DataView[]) => InternalState;
   appendAdHocDataViews: (
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ export function getInternalStateContainer() {
   return createStateContainer<InternalState, InternalStateTransitions, {}>(
     {
       dataView: undefined,
+      isDataViewLoading: false,
       adHocDataViews: [],
       savedDataViews: [],
       expandedDoc: undefined,
@@ -62,6 +65,10 @@ export function getInternalStateContainer() {
         ...prevState,
         dataView: nextDataView,
       }),
+      setIsDataViewLoading: (prevState: InternalState) => (loading: boolean) => ({
+        ...prevState,
+        isDataViewLoading: loading,
+      }),
       setSavedDataViews: (prevState: InternalState) => (nextDataViewList: DataViewListItem[]) => ({
         ...prevState,
         savedDataViews: nextDataViewList,
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/utils/fetch_all.test.ts b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/utils/fetch_all.test.ts
index 744ca9039d8c0..08fae23110972 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/utils/fetch_all.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/utils/fetch_all.test.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ describe('test fetchAll', () => {
       getAppState: () => ({}),
       getInternalState: () => ({
         dataView: undefined,
+        isDataViewLoading: false,
         savedDataViews: [],
         adHocDataViews: [],
         expandedDoc: undefined,
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@ describe('test fetchAll', () => {
       getAppState: () => ({ query }),
       getInternalState: () => ({
         dataView: undefined,
+        isDataViewLoading: false,
         savedDataViews: [],
         adHocDataViews: [],
         expandedDoc: undefined,
@@ -394,6 +396,7 @@ describe('test fetchAll', () => {
         getAppState: () => ({ query }),
         getInternalState: () => ({
           dataView: undefined,
+          isDataViewLoading: false,
           savedDataViews: [],
           adHocDataViews: [],
           expandedDoc: undefined,