diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/loading-screen.ts b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/loading-screen.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c27147f4c68a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/loading-screen.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import * as Misc from "../utils/misc";
+import * as PageLoading from "../pages/loading";
+import type Page from "../pages/page";
+import type { LoadingOptions } from "../pages/page";
+
+// global abort controller for keyframe promises
+let keyframeAbortController: AbortController | null = null;
+
+export async function showBlockingLoadingScreen({
+  loadingOptions,
+  totalDuration = Misc.applyReducedMotion(250),
+}: {
+  loadingOptions: LoadingOptions[];
+  totalDuration?: number;
+}): Promise<void> {
+  PageLoading.page.element.show().setStyle({ opacity: "0" });
+  await PageLoading.page.beforeShow({});
+
+  const fillDivider = loadingOptions.length;
+  const fillOffset = 100 / fillDivider;
+
+  try {
+    //void here to run the loading promise as soon as possible
+    void PageLoading.page.element.promiseAnimate({
+      opacity: "1",
+      duration: totalDuration / 2,
+    });
+
+    for (let index = 0; index < loadingOptions.length; index++) {
+      const currentOffset = fillOffset * index;
+      const options = loadingOptions[index] as LoadingOptions;
+
+      if (options.style === "bar") {
+        await PageLoading.showBar();
+        if (index === 0) {
+          await PageLoading.updateBar(0, 0);
+          PageLoading.updateText("");
+        }
+      } else {
+        PageLoading.showSpinner();
+      }
+
+      if (options.style === "bar") {
+        await getLoadingPromiseWithBarKeyframes(
+          options,
+          fillDivider,
+          currentOffset,
+        );
+        void PageLoading.updateBar(100, 125);
+        PageLoading.updateText("Done");
+      } else {
+        await options.loadingPromise();
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (keyframeAbortController) {
+      keyframeAbortController.abort();
+      keyframeAbortController = null;
+    }
+
+    await PageLoading.page.element.promiseAnimate({
+      opacity: "0",
+      duration: totalDuration / 2,
+    });
+
+    await PageLoading.page.afterHide();
+    PageLoading.page.element.hide();
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (keyframeAbortController) {
+      keyframeAbortController.abort();
+      keyframeAbortController = null;
+    }
+
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+async function getLoadingPromiseWithBarKeyframes(
+  loadingOptions: Extract<
+    NonNullable<Page<unknown>["loadingOptions"]>,
+    { style: "bar" }
+  >,
+  fillDivider: number,
+  fillOffset: number,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const loadingPromise = loadingOptions.loadingPromise();
+
+  // Create abort controller for this keyframe sequence
+  const localAbortController = new AbortController();
+  keyframeAbortController = localAbortController;
+
+  // Animate bar keyframes, but allow aborting if loading.promise finishes first or if globally aborted
+  const keyframePromise = (async () => {
+    for (const keyframe of loadingOptions.keyframes) {
+      if (localAbortController.signal.aborted) break;
+      if (keyframe.text !== undefined) {
+        PageLoading.updateText(keyframe.text);
+      }
+      await PageLoading.updateBar(
+        fillOffset + keyframe.percentage / fillDivider,
+        keyframe.durationMs,
+      );
+    }
+  })();
+
+  // Wait for either the keyframes or the loading.promise to finish
+  await Promise.race([
+    keyframePromise,
+    (async () => {
+      await loadingPromise;
+      localAbortController.abort();
+    })(),
+  ]);
+
+  // Always wait for loading.promise to finish before continuing
+  await loadingPromise;
+
+  // Clean up the abort controller
+  if (keyframeAbortController === localAbortController) {
+    keyframeAbortController = null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/page-controller.ts b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/page-controller.ts
index b777f0eec1f3..e1ba3293c713 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/page-controller.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/page-controller.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   readGetParameters,
 } from "../states/leaderboard-selection";
 import { configurationPromise as serverConfigurationPromise } from "../ape/server-configuration";
+import { showBlockingLoadingScreen } from "./loading-screen";
 
 type ChangeOptions = {
   force?: boolean;
@@ -95,111 +96,6 @@ function updateTitle(nextPage: { id: string; display?: string }): void {
   }
 }
 
-async function showSyncLoading({
-  loadingOptions,
-  totalDuration,
-}: {
-  loadingOptions: LoadingOptions[];
-  totalDuration: number;
-}): Promise<void> {
-  PageLoading.page.element.show().setStyle({ opacity: "0" });
-  await PageLoading.page.beforeShow({});
-
-  const fillDivider = loadingOptions.length;
-  const fillOffset = 100 / fillDivider;
-
-  //void here to run the loading promise as soon as possible
-  void PageLoading.page.element.promiseAnimate({
-    opacity: "1",
-    duration: totalDuration / 2,
-  });
-
-  for (let i = 0; i < loadingOptions.length; i++) {
-    const currentOffset = fillOffset * i;
-    const options = loadingOptions[i] as LoadingOptions;
-    if (options.style === "bar") {
-      await PageLoading.showBar();
-      if (i === 0) {
-        await PageLoading.updateBar(0, 0);
-        PageLoading.updateText("");
-      }
-    } else {
-      PageLoading.showSpinner();
-    }
-
-    if (options.style === "bar") {
-      await getLoadingPromiseWithBarKeyframes(
-        options,
-        fillDivider,
-        currentOffset,
-      );
-      void PageLoading.updateBar(100, 125);
-      PageLoading.updateText("Done");
-    } else {
-      await options.loadingPromise();
-    }
-  }
-
-  await PageLoading.page.element.promiseAnimate({
-    opacity: "0",
-    duration: totalDuration / 2,
-  });
-
-  await PageLoading.page.afterHide();
-  PageLoading.page.element.hide();
-}
-
-// Global abort controller for keyframe promises
-let keyframeAbortController: AbortController | null = null;
-
-async function getLoadingPromiseWithBarKeyframes(
-  loadingOptions: Extract<
-    NonNullable<Page<unknown>["loadingOptions"]>,
-    { style: "bar" }
-  >,
-  fillDivider: number,
-  fillOffset: number,
-): Promise<void> {
-  let loadingPromise = loadingOptions.loadingPromise();
-
-  // Create abort controller for this keyframe sequence
-  const localAbortController = new AbortController();
-  keyframeAbortController = localAbortController;
-
-  // Animate bar keyframes, but allow aborting if loading.promise finishes first or if globally aborted
-  const keyframePromise = (async () => {
-    for (const keyframe of loadingOptions.keyframes) {
-      if (localAbortController.signal.aborted) break;
-      if (keyframe.text !== undefined) {
-        PageLoading.updateText(keyframe.text);
-      }
-      await PageLoading.updateBar(
-        fillOffset + keyframe.percentage / fillDivider,
-        keyframe.durationMs,
-      );
-    }
-  })();
-
-  // Wait for either the keyframes or the loading.promise to finish
-  await Promise.race([
-    keyframePromise,
-    (async () => {
-      await loadingPromise;
-      localAbortController.abort();
-    })(),
-  ]);
-
-  // Always wait for loading.promise to finish before continuing
-  await loadingPromise;
-
-  // Clean up the abort controller
-  if (keyframeAbortController === localAbortController) {
-    keyframeAbortController = null;
-  }
-
-  return;
-}
-
 export async function change(
   pageName: PageName,
   options = {} as ChangeOptions,
@@ -256,23 +152,12 @@ export async function change(
     }
 
     if (syncLoadingOptions.length > 0) {
-      await showSyncLoading({
+      await showBlockingLoadingScreen({
         loadingOptions: syncLoadingOptions,
         totalDuration,
       });
     }
-
-    // Clean up abort controller after successful loading
-    if (keyframeAbortController) {
-      keyframeAbortController = null;
-    }
   } catch (error) {
-    // Abort any running keyframe promises
-    if (keyframeAbortController) {
-      keyframeAbortController.abort();
-      keyframeAbortController = null;
-    }
-
     pages.loading.element.addClass("active");
     setActivePage(pages.loading.id);
     Focus.set(false);