diff --git a/src/app/components/board/board.component.html b/src/app/components/board/board.component.html
index e959dbb..e0166a4 100644
--- a/src/app/components/board/board.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/board/board.component.html
@@ -61,8 +61,12 @@
 
           <!-- Show empty state if no 'todo' tasks exist -->
           } @empty {
+          <!-- Loading spinner or empty task -->
+          @if (isLoading) {
+          <app-loading-spinner></app-loading-spinner>
+          } @else {
           <app-task-empty>{{ "board.noTasks" | translate }}</app-task-empty>
-          }
+          } }
 
           <!-- Highlight task if just moved to 'todo' -->
           @if (taskMovedTo === TODO && taskMovedFrom !== TODO) {
@@ -90,8 +94,12 @@
 
           <!-- Show empty state if no 'in progress' tasks exist -->
           } @empty {
+          <!-- Loading spinner or empty task -->
+          @if (isLoading) {
+          <app-loading-spinner></app-loading-spinner>
+          } @else {
           <app-task-empty>{{ "board.noTasks" | translate }}</app-task-empty>
-          }
+          } }
 
           <!-- Highlight task if just moved to 'in progress' -->
           @if (taskMovedTo === IN_PROGRESS && taskMovedFrom !== IN_PROGRESS) {
@@ -119,8 +127,12 @@
 
           <!-- Show empty state if no 'await feedback' tasks exist -->
           } @empty {
+          <!-- Loading spinner or empty task -->
+          @if (isLoading) {
+          <app-loading-spinner></app-loading-spinner>
+          } @else {
           <app-task-empty>{{ "board.noTasks" | translate }}</app-task-empty>
-          }
+          } }
 
           <!-- Highlight task if just moved to 'await feedback' -->
           @if (taskMovedTo === AWAIT_FEEDBACK && taskMovedFrom !==
@@ -149,8 +161,12 @@
 
           <!-- Show empty state if no 'done' tasks exist -->
           } @empty {
+          <!-- Loading spinner or empty task -->
+          @if (isLoading) {
+          <app-loading-spinner></app-loading-spinner>
+          } @else {
           <app-task-empty>{{ "board.noTasks" | translate }}</app-task-empty>
-          }
+          } }
 
           <!-- Highlight task if just moved to 'done' -->
           @if (taskMovedTo === DONE && taskMovedFrom !== DONE) {
diff --git a/src/app/components/board/board.component.ts b/src/app/components/board/board.component.ts
index cc2bd21..90f019d 100644
--- a/src/app/components/board/board.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/board/board.component.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { TaskHighlightedComponent } from './task/task-highlighted/task-highlight
 import { ApiService } from '../../services/api.service';
 import { Task } from '../../interfaces/task.interface';
 import { TaskService } from '../../services/task.service';
+import { LoadingSpinnerComponent } from '../../shared/components/loading-spinner/loading-spinner.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-board',
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import { TaskService } from '../../services/task.service';
     FormsModule,
     TranslateModule,
     TaskHighlightedComponent,
+    LoadingSpinnerComponent,
   ],
   templateUrl: './board.component.html',
   styleUrl: './board.component.scss',
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ export class BoardComponent {
   searchInput: boolean = false;
   taskMovedTo: string = '';
   taskMovedFrom: string = '';
+  isLoading = false;
 
   /**
    * Is called when the component is initialized.
@@ -62,15 +65,19 @@ export class BoardComponent {
   /**
    * Retrieves all tasks from the API and initializes the `allTasks` and `filteredTasks` properties.
    */
+
   loadTasks(): void {
+    this.isLoading = true;
+
     this.taskService.loadAllTasks().subscribe({
       next: (result) => {
         this.allTasks = result.allTasks;
         this.filteredTasks = result.filteredTasks;
+        this.isLoading = false;
       },
-
       error: (err) => {
         console.error('Error loading the tasks:', err);
+        this.isLoading = false;
       },
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/app/components/board/task/task.component.scss b/src/app/components/board/task/task.component.scss
index 21e8af7..472f7d7 100644
--- a/src/app/components/board/task/task.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/components/board/task/task.component.scss
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ section {
 
 .subtask-line {
   display: flex;
-  width: 120px;
+  width: 144px;
   height: 8px;
   padding-right: 0px;
   flex-direction: column;
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ section {
   align-items: flex-start;
   border-radius: 8px;
   background-color: var(--very-light-gray);
-  margin-right: 11px;
 }
 
 .filler-full {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/loading-spinner/loading-spinner.component.html b/src/app/shared/components/loading-spinner/loading-spinner.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bfbfb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/loading-spinner/loading-spinner.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div class="loading-spinner">
+  <img src="assets/img/sync.svg" alt="sync" />
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/loading-spinner/loading-spinner.component.scss b/src/app/shared/components/loading-spinner/loading-spinner.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b473b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/loading-spinner/loading-spinner.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+.loading-spinner {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 120px;
+
+  img {
+    height: 100px;
+    width: 100px;
+    animation: spin 2s linear infinite;
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes spin {
+  0% {
+    transform: rotate(0deg);
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: rotate(360deg);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/loading-spinner/loading-spinner.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/components/loading-spinner/loading-spinner.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73017f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/loading-spinner/loading-spinner.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { LoadingSpinnerComponent } from './loading-spinner.component';
+
+describe('LoadingSpinnerComponent', () => {
+  let component: LoadingSpinnerComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<LoadingSpinnerComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [LoadingSpinnerComponent]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+    
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(LoadingSpinnerComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/loading-spinner/loading-spinner.component.ts b/src/app/shared/components/loading-spinner/loading-spinner.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ed163d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/loading-spinner/loading-spinner.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-loading-spinner',
+  standalone: true,
+  imports: [],
+  templateUrl: './loading-spinner.component.html',
+  styleUrl: './loading-spinner.component.scss'
+})
+export class LoadingSpinnerComponent {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/assets/img/sync.svg b/src/assets/img/sync.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14da1b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assets/img/sync.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="24px" viewBox="0 -960 960 960" width="24px" fill="#e8eaed"><path d="M160-160v-80h110l-16-14q-52-46-73-105t-21-119q0-111 66.5-197.5T400-790v84q-72 26-116 88.5T240-478q0 45 17 87.5t53 78.5l10 10v-98h80v240H160Zm400-10v-84q72-26 116-88.5T720-482q0-45-17-87.5T650-648l-10-10v98h-80v-240h240v80H690l16 14q49 49 71.5 106.5T800-482q0 111-66.5 197.5T560-170Z"/></svg>
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