diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/viewers/Scene.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/viewers/Scene.tsx
index d7c4529..111a209 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/viewers/Scene.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/viewers/Scene.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Suspense, type ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { Canvas } from '@react-three/fiber';
-import { Bounds, ContactShadows, OrbitControls } from '@react-three/drei';
+import { Bounds, ContactShadows, OrbitControls, useProgress } from '@react-three/drei';
 import { Bloom, EffectComposer, Vignette } from '@react-three/postprocessing';
 
 /**
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import { Bloom, EffectComposer, Vignette } from '@react-three/postprocessing';
  */
 export default function Scene({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   return (
-    <div className="h-80 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-lg bg-linear-to-b from-zinc-900 to-zinc-950">
+    <div className="relative h-80 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-lg bg-linear-to-b from-zinc-900 to-zinc-950">
+      <LoadingOverlay />
       <Canvas
         camera={{ position: [2.2, 1.8, 2.6], fov: 40 }}
         dpr={[1, 2]}
@@ -54,3 +55,24 @@ export default function Scene({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+/**
+ * A loading overlay shown while assets (textures, models, traces) are being
+ * fetched. Reads drei's global progress store, which tracks every loader in
+ * the scene, so it works outside the Canvas. Hidden once loading completes.
+ */
+function LoadingOverlay() {
+  const { active, progress, item, loaded, total } = useProgress();
+  if (!active) return null;
+  return (
+    <div className="absolute inset-0 z-10 flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2 bg-zinc-950/70 text-sm text-zinc-300">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+        <span className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin rounded-full border-2 border-zinc-600 border-t-zinc-200" />
+        <span>Loading assets… {Math.round(progress)}%</span>
+      </div>
+      <span className="max-w-80 truncate text-xs text-zinc-500">
+        {loaded}/{total} {item}
+      </span>
+    </div>
+  );
+}