diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/ReliabilityView.css b/packages/dashboard/app/components/ReliabilityView.css
index 3ee48f84f4..5403ac7555 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/ReliabilityView.css
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/ReliabilityView.css
@@ -15,6 +15,31 @@
   background: var(--card);
 }
 
+.reliability-loading {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: var(--space-md);
+  padding: var(--space-2xl);
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
+.reliability-error {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: var(--space-md);
+  padding: var(--space-2xl);
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.reliability-error p {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
 .reliability-headline-card {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/ReliabilityView.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/ReliabilityView.tsx
index 38c1f69777..a655402672 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/ReliabilityView.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/ReliabilityView.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { AlertCircle, Loader2 } from "lucide-react";
 import "./ReliabilityView.css";
 
 type ReliabilityResponse = {
@@ -42,18 +43,28 @@ function formatDateTime(value: string | null | undefined): string {
 export function ReliabilityView() {
   const { t } = useTranslation("app");
   const [data, setData] = useState<ReliabilityResponse | null>(null);
+  const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [showEmptyDays, setShowEmptyDays] = useState(false);
   const [showResetConfirm, setShowResetConfirm] = useState(false);
   const [resetError, setResetError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   const load = useCallback(async () => {
-    const response = await fetch("/api/health/reliability");
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      throw new Error(`Failed to load reliability metrics (${response.status})`);
+    setIsLoading(true);
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch("/api/health/reliability");
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        throw new Error(`Failed to load reliability metrics (${response.status})`);
+      }
+      const payload = (await response.json()) as ReliabilityResponse;
+      setData(payload);
+    } catch (loadError: unknown) {
+      setError(loadError instanceof Error ? loadError.message : t("reliability.failedToLoad", "Failed to load reliability metrics"));
+    } finally {
+      setIsLoading(false);
     }
-    const payload = (await response.json()) as ReliabilityResponse;
-    setData(payload);
-  }, []);
+  }, [t]);
 
   const resetStats = useCallback(async () => {
     setResetError(null);
@@ -103,6 +114,24 @@ export function ReliabilityView() {
     ? formatDateTime(data.resetAt ?? new Date(Date.parse(data.generatedAt) - data.windowDays * 86_400_000).toISOString())
     : "—";
 
+  if (isLoading && data === null) {
+    return (
+      <div className="reliability-loading" data-testid="reliability-loading">
+        <Loader2 size={24} className="spin" />
+        <p>{t("reliability.loading", "Loading reliability data...")}</p>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (error !== null && data === null) {
+    return (
+      <div className="reliability-error" data-testid="reliability-error" role="alert">
+        <AlertCircle size={24} />
+        <p>{error}</p>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <section className="reliability-view">
       <div className="card reliability-card reliability-headline-card">
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/ReliabilityView.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/ReliabilityView.test.tsx
index 390c2a1bbd..8d17c0dd21 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/ReliabilityView.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/ReliabilityView.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { act, fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
 import { ReliabilityView } from "../ReliabilityView";
@@ -34,9 +34,54 @@ const baseResponse = {
 
 describe("ReliabilityView", () => {
   afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
     vi.restoreAllMocks();
   });
 
+  it("shows loading spinner while data is loading", () => {
+    vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch").mockReturnValue(new Promise<Response>(() => {}));
+
+    render(<ReliabilityView />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("reliability-loading")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Loading reliability data...")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("heading", { name: "Reliability" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("shows error message when fetch fails", async () => {
+    vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch").mockRejectedValue(new Error("Network unavailable"));
+
+    render(<ReliabilityView />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId("reliability-error")).toBeInTheDocument());
+    expect(screen.getByRole("alert")).toHaveTextContent("Network unavailable");
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("heading", { name: "Reliability" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("shows data after successful load even if loading refresh is pending", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const fetchSpy = vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch")
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true, json: async () => baseResponse } as Response)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(new Promise<Response>(() => {}));
+
+    render(<ReliabilityView />);
+    await act(async () => {
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+    expect(screen.getByText("80.0%")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    act(() => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(60_000);
+    });
+
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(screen.getByText("80.0%")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole("heading", { name: "Reliability" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId("reliability-loading")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
   it("renders headline percent and details disclosure", async () => {
     vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch").mockResolvedValue({ ok: true, json: async () => baseResponse } as Response);
     render(<ReliabilityView />);
@@ -90,10 +135,10 @@ describe("ReliabilityView", () => {
     vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch").mockResolvedValue({ ok: true, json: async () => ({ ...baseResponse, perDay: [] }) } as Response);
 
     const { container } = render(<ReliabilityView />);
-    const root = container.querySelector(".reliability-view");
-    expect(root).not.toBeNull();
+    await waitFor(() => expect(container.querySelector(".reliability-view")).not.toBeNull());
+    const root = container.querySelector(".reliability-view") as HTMLElement;
 
-    const computed = getComputedStyle(root as HTMLElement);
+    const computed = getComputedStyle(root);
     expect(computed.overflowY).toBe("auto");
     expect(computed.height).not.toBe("");
   });