diff --git a/components/script/dom/document.rs b/components/script/dom/document.rs
index 5c0fb4e2c7c..5cfa099932f 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/document.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/document.rs
@@ -1048,6 +1048,7 @@ impl Document {
             DocumentReadyState::Loading => {
                 if self.window().is_top_level() {
                     self.send_to_embedder(EmbedderMsg::LoadStart);
+                    self.send_to_embedder(EmbedderMsg::Status(None));
                 }
                 update_with_current_time_ms(&self.dom_loading);
             },
diff --git a/components/servo/lib.rs b/components/servo/lib.rs
index d6b3d38590b..282fee3f67c 100644
--- a/components/servo/lib.rs
+++ b/components/servo/lib.rs
@@ -683,6 +683,10 @@ where
                 if let Err(e) = self.constellation_chan.send(msg) {
                     warn!("Sending navigation to constellation failed ({:?}).", e);
                 }
+                self.messages_for_embedder.push((
+                    Some(top_level_browsing_context_id),
+                    EmbedderMsg::Status(None),
+                ));
             },
 
             EmbedderEvent::Keyboard(key_event) => {