diff --git a/web/vtadmin/src/components/App.tsx b/web/vtadmin/src/components/App.tsx
index 15d18b4921a..fb656060431 100644
--- a/web/vtadmin/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/web/vtadmin/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export const App = () => {
                             <Settings />
                         </Route>
 
-                        <Redirect exact from="/" to="/tablets" />
+                        <Redirect exact from="/" to="/schemas" />
 
                         <Route>
                             <Error404 />
diff --git a/web/vtadmin/src/components/placeholders/QueryLoadingPlaceholder.tsx b/web/vtadmin/src/components/placeholders/QueryLoadingPlaceholder.tsx
index acdc68bf0d0..abb4bbe72e9 100644
--- a/web/vtadmin/src/components/placeholders/QueryLoadingPlaceholder.tsx
+++ b/web/vtadmin/src/components/placeholders/QueryLoadingPlaceholder.tsx
@@ -18,13 +18,17 @@ import { UseQueryResult } from 'react-query';
 import { Spinner } from '../Spinner';
 
 interface Props {
-    query: UseQueryResult;
+    query?: UseQueryResult;
+    queries?: UseQueryResult[];
 }
 
 /**
  * QueryLoadingPlaceholder is a straightforward component that displays a loading
- * message when given a query from a useQueryHook. To simplify its use, this component
- * takes care of hiding itself when `props.query` is in any state other than "loading".
+ * message when given one or more queries as returned from useQueryHook.
+ *
+ * To simplify its use, this component takes care of hiding itself when all of its
+ * queries have completed loading.
+ *
  * It's perfectly fine to render it this:
  *
  *      <QueryLoadingPlaceholder query={query} ... />
@@ -34,16 +38,22 @@ interface Props {
  *      {query.isLoading && <QueryLoadingPlaceholder query={query} ... />}
  */
 export const QueryLoadingPlaceholder: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
-    if (!props.query.isLoading) {
+    const queries = props.queries || [];
+    if (props.query) {
+        queries.push(props.query);
+    }
+
+    const anyLoading = queries.some((q) => q.isLoading);
+    if (!anyLoading) {
         return null;
     }
 
+    const maxFailureCount = Math.max(...queries.map((q) => q.failureCount));
+
     return (
         <div aria-busy="true" className="text-center my-12" role="status">
             <Spinner />
-            <div className="my-4 text-secondary">
-                {props.query.failureCount > 2 ? 'Still loading...' : 'Loading...'}
-            </div>
+            <div className="my-4 text-secondary">{maxFailureCount > 2 ? 'Still loading...' : 'Loading...'}</div>
         </div>
     );
 };
diff --git a/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Clusters.tsx b/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Clusters.tsx
index b40892f4d01..5d2cf439a9b 100644
--- a/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Clusters.tsx
+++ b/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Clusters.tsx
@@ -24,14 +24,15 @@ import { DataCell } from '../dataTable/DataCell';
 import { ContentContainer } from '../layout/ContentContainer';
 import { WorkspaceHeader } from '../layout/WorkspaceHeader';
 import { WorkspaceTitle } from '../layout/WorkspaceTitle';
+import { QueryLoadingPlaceholder } from '../placeholders/QueryLoadingPlaceholder';
 
 export const Clusters = () => {
     useDocumentTitle('Clusters');
-    const { data } = useClusters();
+    const clustersQuery = useClusters();
 
     const rows = React.useMemo(() => {
-        return orderBy(data, ['name']);
-    }, [data]);
+        return orderBy(clustersQuery.data, ['name']);
+    }, [clustersQuery.data]);
 
     const renderRows = (rows: pb.Cluster[]) =>
         rows.map((cluster, idx) => (
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ export const Clusters = () => {
             <ContentContainer>
                 <div className="max-w-screen-sm">
                     <DataTable columns={['Name', 'Id']} data={rows} renderRows={renderRows} />
+                    <QueryLoadingPlaceholder query={clustersQuery} />
                 </div>
             </ContentContainer>
         </div>
diff --git a/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Gates.tsx b/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Gates.tsx
index 42907875dc9..354d4507a3e 100644
--- a/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Gates.tsx
+++ b/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Gates.tsx
@@ -26,15 +26,16 @@ import { DataTable } from '../dataTable/DataTable';
 import { ContentContainer } from '../layout/ContentContainer';
 import { WorkspaceHeader } from '../layout/WorkspaceHeader';
 import { WorkspaceTitle } from '../layout/WorkspaceTitle';
+import { QueryLoadingPlaceholder } from '../placeholders/QueryLoadingPlaceholder';
 
 export const Gates = () => {
     useDocumentTitle('Gates');
 
-    const { data } = useGates();
+    const gatesQuery = useGates();
     const { value: filter, updateValue: updateFilter } = useSyncedURLParam('filter');
 
     const rows = React.useMemo(() => {
-        const mapped = (data || []).map((g) => ({
+        const mapped = (gatesQuery.data || []).map((g) => ({
             cell: g.cell,
             cluster: g.cluster?.name,
             hostname: g.hostname,
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ export const Gates = () => {
         }));
         const filtered = filterNouns(filter, mapped);
         return orderBy(filtered, ['cluster', 'pool', 'hostname', 'cell']);
-    }, [data, filter]);
+    }, [gatesQuery.data, filter]);
 
     const renderRows = (gates: typeof rows) =>
         gates.map((gate, idx) => (
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ export const Gates = () => {
                     value={filter || ''}
                 />
                 <DataTable columns={['Pool', 'Hostname', 'Cell', 'Keyspaces']} data={rows} renderRows={renderRows} />
+                <QueryLoadingPlaceholder query={gatesQuery} />
             </ContentContainer>
         </div>
     );
diff --git a/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Keyspaces.tsx b/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Keyspaces.tsx
index 6d9ef9158be..88e45885f64 100644
--- a/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Keyspaces.tsx
+++ b/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Keyspaces.tsx
@@ -33,15 +33,16 @@ import KeyspaceActions from './keyspaces/KeyspaceActions';
 import { ReadOnlyGate } from '../ReadOnlyGate';
 import { isReadOnlyMode } from '../../util/env';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { QueryLoadingPlaceholder } from '../placeholders/QueryLoadingPlaceholder';
 
 export const Keyspaces = () => {
     useDocumentTitle('Keyspaces');
     const { value: filter, updateValue: updateFilter } = useSyncedURLParam('filter');
 
-    const { data } = useKeyspaces();
+    const keyspacesQuery = useKeyspaces();
 
     const ksRows = React.useMemo(() => {
-        const mapped = (data || []).map((k) => {
+        const mapped = (keyspacesQuery.data || []).map((k) => {
             const shardsByState = getShardsByState(k);
 
             return {
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ export const Keyspaces = () => {
         });
         const filtered = filterNouns(filter, mapped);
         return orderBy(filtered, ['cluster', 'name']);
-    }, [data, filter]);
+    }, [keyspacesQuery.data, filter]);
 
     const renderRows = (rows: typeof ksRows) =>
         rows.map((row, idx) => (
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ export const Keyspaces = () => {
                         data={ksRows}
                         renderRows={renderRows}
                     />
+                    <QueryLoadingPlaceholder query={keyspacesQuery} />
                 </div>
             </ContentContainer>
         </div>
diff --git a/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Schemas.tsx b/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Schemas.tsx
index 6d397e9a3a2..fff3bb8b2db 100644
--- a/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Schemas.tsx
+++ b/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Schemas.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { ContentContainer } from '../layout/ContentContainer';
 import { WorkspaceHeader } from '../layout/WorkspaceHeader';
 import { WorkspaceTitle } from '../layout/WorkspaceTitle';
 import { KeyspaceLink } from '../links/KeyspaceLink';
+import { QueryLoadingPlaceholder } from '../placeholders/QueryLoadingPlaceholder';
 import { HelpTooltip } from '../tooltip/HelpTooltip';
 
 const TABLE_COLUMNS = [
@@ -62,11 +63,11 @@ const TABLE_COLUMNS = [
 export const Schemas = () => {
     useDocumentTitle('Schemas');
 
-    const { data = [] } = useSchemas();
+    const schemasQuery = useSchemas();
     const { value: filter, updateValue: updateFilter } = useSyncedURLParam('filter');
 
     const filteredData = React.useMemo(() => {
-        const tableDefinitions = getTableDefinitions(data);
+        const tableDefinitions = getTableDefinitions(schemasQuery.data);
 
         const mapped = tableDefinitions.map((d) => ({
             cluster: d.cluster?.name,
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ export const Schemas = () => {
 
         const filtered = filterNouns(filter, mapped);
         return orderBy(filtered, ['cluster', 'keyspace', 'table']);
-    }, [data, filter]);
+    }, [schemasQuery.data, filter]);
 
     const renderRows = (rows: typeof filteredData) =>
         rows.map((row, idx) => {
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ export const Schemas = () => {
                     value={filter || ''}
                 />
                 <DataTable columns={TABLE_COLUMNS} data={filteredData} renderRows={renderRows} />
+                <QueryLoadingPlaceholder query={schemasQuery} />
             </ContentContainer>
         </div>
     );
diff --git a/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Tablets.tsx b/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Tablets.tsx
index 70c5bdf4c4c..b1bf246d532 100644
--- a/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Tablets.tsx
+++ b/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Tablets.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { ShardLink } from '../links/ShardLink';
 import InfoDropdown from './tablets/InfoDropdown';
 import { isReadOnlyMode } from '../../util/env';
 import { ReadOnlyGate } from '../ReadOnlyGate';
+import { QueryLoadingPlaceholder } from '../placeholders/QueryLoadingPlaceholder';
 
 const COLUMNS = ['Keyspace', 'Shard', 'Alias', 'Type', 'Tablet State', 'Hostname'];
 if (!isReadOnlyMode()) {
@@ -47,12 +48,16 @@ export const Tablets = () => {
     useDocumentTitle('Tablets');
 
     const { value: filter, updateValue: updateFilter } = useSyncedURLParam('filter');
-    const { data = [] } = useTablets();
-    const { data: keyspaces = [], ...ksQuery } = useKeyspaces();
+
+    const tabletsQuery = useTablets();
+    const keyspacesQuery = useKeyspaces();
+    const queries = [tabletsQuery, keyspacesQuery];
+
+    const { data: keyspaces = [], ...ksQuery } = keyspacesQuery;
 
     const filteredData = React.useMemo(() => {
-        return formatRows(data, keyspaces, filter);
-    }, [data, filter, keyspaces]);
+        return formatRows(tabletsQuery.data, keyspaces, filter);
+    }, [tabletsQuery.data, filter, keyspaces]);
 
     const renderRows = React.useCallback(
         (rows: typeof filteredData) => {
@@ -119,6 +124,7 @@ export const Tablets = () => {
                     value={filter || ''}
                 />
                 <DataTable columns={COLUMNS} data={filteredData} renderRows={renderRows} />
+                <QueryLoadingPlaceholder queries={queries} />
             </ContentContainer>
         </div>
     );
diff --git a/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Vtctlds.tsx b/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Vtctlds.tsx
index 331702abdad..26efd8498b4 100644
--- a/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Vtctlds.tsx
+++ b/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Vtctlds.tsx
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@ import { DataTable } from '../dataTable/DataTable';
 import { ContentContainer } from '../layout/ContentContainer';
 import { WorkspaceHeader } from '../layout/WorkspaceHeader';
 import { WorkspaceTitle } from '../layout/WorkspaceTitle';
+import { QueryLoadingPlaceholder } from '../placeholders/QueryLoadingPlaceholder';
 
 export const Vtctlds = () => {
-    const { data: vtctlds = [], ...q } = useVtctlds();
+    const vtctldsQuery = useVtctlds();
+    const { data: vtctlds = [] } = vtctldsQuery;
+
     const { value: filter, updateValue: updateFilter } = useSyncedURLParam('filter');
 
     const data = useMemo(() => {
@@ -81,9 +84,7 @@ export const Vtctlds = () => {
                     value={filter || ''}
                 />
                 <DataTable columns={['Hostname', 'Cluster']} data={data} renderRows={renderRows} />
-
-                {/* TODO skeleton placeholder */}
-                {!!q.isLoading && <div className="text-center">Loading</div>}
+                <QueryLoadingPlaceholder query={vtctldsQuery} />
             </ContentContainer>
         </div>
     );
diff --git a/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Workflows.tsx b/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Workflows.tsx
index 479056604a0..1682e8dc0d8 100644
--- a/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Workflows.tsx
+++ b/web/vtadmin/src/components/routes/Workflows.tsx
@@ -33,14 +33,17 @@ import { WorkspaceTitle } from '../layout/WorkspaceTitle';
 import { DataFilter } from '../dataTable/DataFilter';
 import { Tooltip } from '../tooltip/Tooltip';
 import { KeyspaceLink } from '../links/KeyspaceLink';
+import { QueryLoadingPlaceholder } from '../placeholders/QueryLoadingPlaceholder';
+import { UseQueryResult } from 'react-query';
 
 export const Workflows = () => {
     useDocumentTitle('Workflows');
-    const { data } = useWorkflows();
+    const workflowsQuery = useWorkflows();
+
     const { value: filter, updateValue: updateFilter } = useSyncedURLParam('filter');
 
     const sortedData = React.useMemo(() => {
-        const mapped = (data || []).map((workflow) => ({
+        const mapped = (workflowsQuery.data || []).map((workflow) => ({
             clusterID: workflow.cluster?.id,
             clusterName: workflow.cluster?.name,
             keyspace: workflow.keyspace,
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ export const Workflows = () => {
         }));
         const filtered = filterNouns(filter, mapped);
         return orderBy(filtered, ['name', 'clusterName', 'source', 'target']);
-    }, [data, filter]);
+    }, [workflowsQuery.data, filter]);
 
     const renderRows = (rows: typeof sortedData) =>
         rows.map((row, idx) => {
@@ -150,6 +153,8 @@ export const Workflows = () => {
                     data={sortedData}
                     renderRows={renderRows}
                 />
+
+                <QueryLoadingPlaceholder query={workflowsQuery as UseQueryResult} />
             </ContentContainer>
         </div>
     );