diff --git a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.html b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.html
index d38bb39980..8e272c1f2b 100644
--- a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.html
+++ b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.html
@@ -93,16 +93,17 @@
       <div id="pi_install" class="install">Install this package with:<br><br><tt>raco pkg install <span id="pi_name_inst"></span></tt><br><br>or, with the 'File|Install Package...' menu option in DrRacket.</div>
     </div>
 
+    <p id="packages_loading" style="text-align: center;">Loading...</td></tr>
     <table class="packages sortable">
       <thead>
         <tr>
-          <th></th>
+          <th>Updated Recently</th>
           <th>Package</th>
           <th>Description</th>
           <th>Build</th>
         </tr>
       </thead>
-      <tbody id="packages_table">
+      <tbody id="packages_table">        
       </tbody>
     </table>
     <div id="footer">
diff --git a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.js b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.js
index 49029f330c..5866850ef7 100644
--- a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.js
+++ b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/index.js
@@ -497,6 +497,8 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
             var name = snames[name_i];
             add_package_to_list ( pkgdb[name] ); });
 
+        $("#packages_loading").hide();
+
         evaluate_search();
 
         if ( target_pkg && pkgdb[target_pkg] ) {
diff --git a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/style.css b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/style.css
index 045fa5625e..e9476a060a 100644
--- a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/style.css
+++ b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/pkg-index/official/static/style.css
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ tr#pi_delete_row td {
     text-align: center;
 }
 
+.packages thead th:nth-child(1) {
+    font-size: xx-small;
+}
 .packages tr td:nth-child(1) {
     min-width: 1em;
 }