diff --git a/common/changes/@uifabric/experiments/v-vibr-Fade_2018-06-28-23-30.json b/common/changes/@uifabric/experiments/v-vibr-Fade_2018-06-28-23-30.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0557c41d583cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@uifabric/experiments/v-vibr-Fade_2018-06-28-23-30.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "@uifabric/experiments",
+      "comment": "TileList: Adds a fading out overlay over the Shimmer Tiles.",
+      "type": "patch"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@uifabric/experiments",
+  "email": "v-vibr@microsoft.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/experiments/src/components/TilesList/TilesList.scss b/packages/experiments/src/components/TilesList/TilesList.scss
index dc4afa3fca990..82b4f0fd0832e 100644
--- a/packages/experiments/src/components/TilesList/TilesList.scss
+++ b/packages/experiments/src/components/TilesList/TilesList.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 @import '~office-ui-fabric-react/src/common/common';
 
 .listCell {
@@ -43,6 +42,23 @@
   align-content: flex-start;
 }
 
+.shimmeredList {
+  &::after {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    background-image: linear-gradient(
+      to bottom,
+      transparent 30%,
+      $ms-color-whiteTranslucent40 65%,
+      $ms-color-white 100%
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 .none {
   display: block;
 }
diff --git a/packages/experiments/src/components/TilesList/TilesList.tsx b/packages/experiments/src/components/TilesList/TilesList.tsx
index 79240f9dccbd1..b9d9e1d1c27ce 100644
--- a/packages/experiments/src/components/TilesList/TilesList.tsx
+++ b/packages/experiments/src/components/TilesList/TilesList.tsx
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ export class TilesList<TItem> extends React.Component<ITilesListProps<TItem>, IT
         <div
           key={grid.key}
           className={css('ms-TilesList-grid', {
-            [`${TilesListStyles.grid}`]: grid.mode !== TilesGridMode.none
+            [`${TilesListStyles.grid}`]: grid.mode !== TilesGridMode.none,
+            [`${TilesListStyles.shimmeredList}`]: isPlaceholder
           })}
           // tslint:disable-next-line:jsx-ban-props
           style={{