diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/containers/tables.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/containers/tables.py
index fef97c5842..b283a72d8b 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/containers/tables.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/containers/tables.py
@@ -13,13 +13,11 @@
 #    under the License.
 import logging
 
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django import shortcuts
 from django import template
 from django.template import defaultfilters as filters
 from django.utils import http
-from django.utils import safestring
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.utils.translation import ungettext_lazy
 
@@ -32,8 +30,6 @@ from openstack_dashboard.api import swift
 from openstack_dashboard.dashboards.project.containers import utils
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-static_url = getattr(settings, 'STATIC_URL', '/static/')
-LOADING_IMAGE = '<img src="%s/dashboard/img/loading.gif" />' % static_url
 
 
 class ViewContainer(tables.LinkAction):
@@ -240,7 +236,9 @@ class ContainerAjaxUpdateRow(tables.Row):
 def get_metadata(container):
     # If the metadata has not been loading, display a loading image
     if not hasattr(container, 'is_public'):
-        return safestring.mark_safe(LOADING_IMAGE)
+        return template.loader.render_to_string(
+            'project/containers/_container_loader.html'
+        )
     template_name = 'project/containers/_container_metadata.html'
     context = {"container": container}
     return template.loader.render_to_string(template_name, context)
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/containers/templates/containers/_container_loader.html b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/containers/templates/containers/_container_loader.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f42aaf4ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/containers/templates/containers/_container_loader.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<div class="horizon-pending-bar container-pending-bar">
+  <div class="progress progress-striped active">
+    <div class="progress-bar" style="width: 100%"></div>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/img/loading.gif b/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/img/loading.gif
deleted file mode 100644
index d8f18c2b1b..0000000000
Binary files a/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/img/loading.gif and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/_legacy.scss b/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/_legacy.scss
index 6173fc388b..18b3166a51 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/_legacy.scss
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/_legacy.scss
@@ -142,9 +142,3 @@
 .dropdown_fix {
   overflow: visible;
 }
-
-/* Does something with CPU hungry spin.js with animated gif */
-.loading_gif {
-  margin-right: 0.5em;
-  float: left;
-}
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/components/_pending_bar.scss b/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/components/_pending_bar.scss
index 97fd8f68e8..d1fc795fa3 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/components/_pending_bar.scss
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/components/_pending_bar.scss
@@ -11,4 +11,8 @@
     left: calc(50% - .5em);
     bottom: calc(50% - .5em);
   }
+
+  &.container-pending-bar .progress {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+  }
 }