diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index a69e1f866b..2bf6249423 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Bugfix 🐛:
  - Try to fix crash about UrlPreview (#2640)
  - Be robust if Event.type is missing (#2946)
  - Snappier message send status
+ - Fix MainActivity display (#2927)
 
 Translations 🗣:
  - All string resources and translations have been moved to the application module. Weblate project for the SDK will be removed.
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/MainActivity.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/MainActivity.kt
index 351163b026..143506d4df 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/MainActivity.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import im.vector.app.core.error.ErrorFormatter
 import im.vector.app.core.extensions.startSyncing
 import im.vector.app.core.platform.VectorBaseActivity
 import im.vector.app.core.utils.deleteAllFiles
-import im.vector.app.databinding.FragmentLoadingBinding
+import im.vector.app.databinding.ActivityMainBinding
 import im.vector.app.features.home.HomeActivity
 import im.vector.app.features.home.ShortcutsHandler
 import im.vector.app.features.login.LoginActivity
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ data class MainActivityArgs(
  * This Activity, when started with argument, is also doing some cleanup when user signs out,
  * clears cache, is logged out, or is soft logged out
  */
-class MainActivity : VectorBaseActivity<FragmentLoadingBinding>(), UnlockedActivity {
+class MainActivity : VectorBaseActivity<ActivityMainBinding>(), UnlockedActivity {
 
     companion object {
         private const val EXTRA_ARGS = "EXTRA_ARGS"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class MainActivity : VectorBaseActivity<FragmentLoadingBinding>(), UnlockedActiv
         }
     }
 
-    override fun getBinding() = FragmentLoadingBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
+    override fun getBinding() = ActivityMainBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
 
     private lateinit var args: MainActivityArgs
 
diff --git a/vector/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/vector/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ca8afcccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vector/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<!-- The background of this Activity is in the theme (so just added as tools here, for preview),
+ so we just add a ProgressBar here -->
+<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    tools:background="@drawable/splash"
+    tools:context=".features.MainActivity">
+
+    <ProgressBar
+        android:id="@+id/progressBar"
+        style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
+        android:layout_width="120dp"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_marginTop="160dp"
+        android:indeterminate="true"
+        android:indeterminateTint="@color/white"
+        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
+
+</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>