diff --git a/native/redux/action-types.js b/native/redux/action-types.js
--- a/native/redux/action-types.js
+++ b/native/redux/action-types.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 export const updateDeviceOrientationActionType = 'UPDATE_DEVICE_ORIENTATION';
 export const updateThreadLastNavigatedActionType =
   'UPDATE_THREAD_LAST_NAVIGATED';
+export const setStoreLoadedActionType = 'SET_STORE_LOADED';
 export const setReduxStateActionType = 'SET_REDUX_STATE';
 
 export const backgroundActionTypes: Set<string> = new Set([
@@ -76,4 +77,7 @@
   | {
       +type: 'UPDATE_THREAD_LAST_NAVIGATED',
       +payload: { +threadID: string, +time: number },
+    }
+  | {
+      +type: 'SET_STORE_LOADED',
     };
diff --git a/native/redux/persist.js b/native/redux/persist.js
--- a/native/redux/persist.js
+++ b/native/redux/persist.js
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@
     'deviceOrientation',
     'frozen',
     'threadStore',
+    'storeLoaded',
   ],
   debug: __DEV__,
   version: 31,
diff --git a/native/redux/redux-setup.js b/native/redux/redux-setup.js
--- a/native/redux/redux-setup.js
+++ b/native/redux/redux-setup.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
   updateThreadLastNavigatedActionType,
   backgroundActionTypes,
   setReduxStateActionType,
+  setStoreLoadedActionType,
   type Action,
 } from './action-types';
 import { remoteReduxDevServerConfig } from './dev-tools';
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@
     local: {},
     currentAsOf: 0,
   },
+  storeLoaded: false,
   updatesCurrentAsOf: 0,
   loadingStatuses: {},
   calendarFilters: defaultCalendarFilters,
@@ -344,6 +346,12 @@
       };
     }
   }
+  if (action.type === setStoreLoadedActionType) {
+    return {
+      ...state,
+      storeLoaded: true,
+    };
+  }
 
   const baseReducerResult = baseReducer(state, (action: BaseAction));
   state = baseReducerResult.state;
diff --git a/native/redux/state-types.js b/native/redux/state-types.js
--- a/native/redux/state-types.js
+++ b/native/redux/state-types.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   threadStore: ThreadStore,
   userStore: UserStore,
   messageStore: MessageStore,
+  storeLoaded: boolean,
   updatesCurrentAsOf: number,
   loadingStatuses: { [key: string]: { [idx: number]: LoadingStatus } },
   calendarFilters: $ReadOnlyArray<CalendarFilter>,