diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/controllers.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/controllers.coffee
index d703f922..2276639e 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/controllers.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/controllers.coffee
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ Travis.AccountProfileController = Em.Controller.extend
   needs: ['currentUser']
   userBinding: 'controllers.currentUser'
 
+Travis.FirstSyncController = Em.Controller.extend
+  needs: ['currentUser']
+  user: Ember.computed.alias('controllers.currentUser')
+
+  isSyncing: Ember.computed.alias('user.isSyncing')
+
 require 'controllers/accounts'
 require 'controllers/build'
 require 'controllers/builds'
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/controllers/current_user.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/controllers/current_user.coffee
index 548e06a5..5a00ad7b 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/controllers/current_user.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/controllers/current_user.coffee
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 Travis.CurrentUserController = Em.ObjectController.extend
   sync: ->
     @get('content').sync()
+
+  syncingDidChange: (->
+    if (user = @get('content')) && user.get('isSyncing') && !user.get('syncedAt')
+      @container.lookup('router:main').send('renderFirstSync')
+  ).observes('isSyncing', 'content')
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/routes.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/routes.coffee
index a89442d8..d2536d66 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/routes.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/routes.coffee
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ Ember.Route.reopen
     renderNoOwnedRepos: ->
       @render('no_owned_repos', outlet: 'main')
 
+    renderFirstSync: ->
+      @renderFirstSync()
+
     error: (error) ->
       if error == 'needs-auth'
         authController = @container.lookup('controller:auth') || @generateController('auth')
@@ -48,6 +51,9 @@ Ember.Route.reopen
   afterSignOut: ->
     @transitionTo('index.current')
 
+  renderFirstSync: ->
+    @transitionTo 'first_sync'
+
   beforeModel: (transition) ->
     Travis.autoSignIn() unless @signedIn()
 
@@ -92,6 +98,7 @@ Travis.Router.map ->
       @resource 'branches', path: '/branches'
 
   @route 'getting_started'
+  @route 'first_sync'
   @route 'stats', path: '/stats'
   @route 'auth', path: '/auth'
   @route 'notFound', path: '/not-found'
@@ -141,6 +148,17 @@ Travis.GettingStartedRoute = Ember.Route.extend
     @render 'repos',   outlet: 'left'
     @_super.apply(this, arguments)
 
+Travis.FirstSyncRoute = Ember.Route.extend
+  setupController: ->
+    $('body').attr('id', 'home')
+    @container.lookup('controller:repos').activate()
+    @container.lookup('controller:application').connectLayout 'simple'
+    @_super.apply(this, arguments)
+
+  renderTemplate: ->
+    @render 'top', outlet: 'top'
+    @_super.apply(this, arguments)
+
 Travis.IndexCurrentRoute = Ember.Route.extend Travis.SetupLastBuild,
   renderTemplate: ->
     @render 'repo'
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/templates/first_sync.hbs b/assets/scripts/app/templates/first_sync.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e5534a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/templates/first_sync.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+This is the first time you log in to Travis and we're still syncing your repositories.
+
+{{#if isSyncing}}
+--- big indicator ---
+{{else}}
+Syncing has finished, you may check out your
+{{#linkTo "profile.index"}}profile{{/linkTo}}
+ now
+{{/if}}