diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/biblical-terms/biblical-terms.component.html b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/biblical-terms/biblical-terms.component.html
index f9c8105b3b..d35c4feb0f 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/biblical-terms/biblical-terms.component.html
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/biblical-terms/biblical-terms.component.html
@@ -83,8 +83,12 @@
       <tr mat-row *matRowDef="let myRowData; columns: columnsToDisplay"></tr>
       <tr class="mat-row" *matNoDataRow>
         <td class="mat-cell" [attr.colspan]="columnsToDisplay.length">
-          @if (isLoaded) {
+          @if (isLoaded && appOnline && biblicalTermsLoaded) {
             <span class="not-found">{{ t("not_found") }}</span>
+          } @else if (appOnline && !biblicalTermsLoaded) {
+            <span>{{ t("loading") }}</span>
+          } @else if (isLoaded && !biblicalTermsLoaded) {
+            <span class="offline-message">{{ t("offline") }}</span>
           }
         </td>
       </tr>
diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/biblical-terms/biblical-terms.component.spec.ts b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/biblical-terms/biblical-terms.component.spec.ts
index d77036e1e3..e3ac083f77 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/biblical-terms/biblical-terms.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/biblical-terms/biblical-terms.component.spec.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ import { anything, capture, instance, mock, verify, when } from 'ts-mockito';
 import { GenericDialogComponent, GenericDialogOptions } from 'xforge-common/generic-dialog/generic-dialog.component';
 import { I18nService } from 'xforge-common/i18n.service';
 import { Locale } from 'xforge-common/models/i18n-locale';
+import { OnlineStatusService } from 'xforge-common/online-status.service';
 import { QueryParameters } from 'xforge-common/query-parameters';
+import { TestOnlineStatusModule } from 'xforge-common/test-online-status.module';
+import { TestOnlineStatusService } from 'xforge-common/test-online-status.service';
 import { TestRealtimeModule } from 'xforge-common/test-realtime.module';
 import { TestRealtimeService } from 'xforge-common/test-realtime.service';
 import { configureTestingModule, TestTranslocoModule } from 'xforge-common/test-utils';
@@ -51,12 +54,19 @@ const mockedUserService = mock(UserService);
 
 describe('BiblicalTermsComponent', () => {
   configureTestingModule(() => ({
-    imports: [NoopAnimationsModule, TestTranslocoModule, UICommonModule, TestRealtimeModule.forRoot(SF_TYPE_REGISTRY)],
+    imports: [
+      NoopAnimationsModule,
+      TestOnlineStatusModule.forRoot(),
+      TestTranslocoModule,
+      UICommonModule,
+      TestRealtimeModule.forRoot(SF_TYPE_REGISTRY)
+    ],
     providers: [
       { provide: I18nService, useMock: mockedI18nService },
       { provide: MatDialog, useMock: mockedMatDialog },
       { provide: SFProjectService, useMock: mockedProjectService },
-      { provide: UserService, useMock: mockedUserService }
+      { provide: UserService, useMock: mockedUserService },
+      { provide: OnlineStatusService, useClass: TestOnlineStatusService }
     ]
   }));
 
@@ -376,6 +386,14 @@ describe('BiblicalTermsComponent', () => {
     expect(env.notFoundMessage.length).toBe(1);
   }));
 
+  it('should show the offline message if not connected to internet', fakeAsync(() => {
+    const env = new TestEnvironment('project01', 1, 1, '4');
+    env.setupProjectData('en');
+    env.onlineStatus = false;
+    env.wait();
+    expect(env.offlineMessage.length).toBe(1);
+  }));
+
   it('should not show the not found message when loading the component', fakeAsync(() => {
     const env = new TestEnvironment(undefined, 1, 1, '4');
     env.wait();
@@ -391,6 +409,9 @@ class TestEnvironment {
   readonly mockedDialogRef = mock<MatDialogRef<GenericDialogComponent<any>, GenericDialogOptions<any>>>(MatDialogRef);
   readonly realtimeService: TestRealtimeService = TestBed.inject<TestRealtimeService>(TestRealtimeService);
   readonly locale$: BehaviorSubject<Locale> = new BehaviorSubject<Locale>({} as Locale);
+  readonly testOnlineStatusService: TestOnlineStatusService = TestBed.inject(
+    OnlineStatusService
+  ) as TestOnlineStatusService;
 
   private openNoteDialogs: MockNoteDialogRef[] = [];
 
@@ -424,6 +445,7 @@ class TestEnvironment {
     when(mockedMatDialog.open(GenericDialogComponent, anything())).thenReturn(instance(this.mockedDialogRef));
     when(this.mockedDialogRef.afterClosed()).thenReturn(of());
     when(mockedMatDialog.openDialogs).thenCall(() => this.openNoteDialogs);
+    this.testOnlineStatusService.setIsOnline(true);
 
     this.fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BiblicalTermsComponent);
     this.component = this.fixture.componentInstance;
@@ -467,6 +489,16 @@ class TestEnvironment {
     return this.fixture.nativeElement.querySelectorAll('.not-found');
   }
 
+  get offlineMessage(): NodeList {
+    return this.fixture.nativeElement.querySelectorAll('.offline-message');
+  }
+
+  set onlineStatus(hasConnection: boolean) {
+    this.testOnlineStatusService.setIsOnline(hasConnection);
+    tick();
+    this.fixture.detectChanges();
+  }
+
   getBiblicalTermDoc(projectId: string, dataId: string): BiblicalTermDoc {
     return this.realtimeService.get(BiblicalTermDoc.COLLECTION, getBiblicalTermDocId(projectId, dataId));
   }
diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/biblical-terms/biblical-terms.component.ts b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/biblical-terms/biblical-terms.component.ts
index 7319b41549..f820609585 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/biblical-terms/biblical-terms.component.ts
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/biblical-terms/biblical-terms.component.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { DialogService } from 'xforge-common/dialog.service';
 import { I18nService } from 'xforge-common/i18n.service';
 import { RealtimeQuery } from 'xforge-common/models/realtime-query';
 import { NoticeService } from 'xforge-common/notice.service';
+import { OnlineStatusService } from 'xforge-common/online-status.service';
 import { UICommonModule } from 'xforge-common/ui-common.module';
 import { UserService } from 'xforge-common/user.service';
 import { objectId } from 'xforge-common/utils';
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ export class BiblicalTermsComponent extends DataLoadingComponent implements OnDe
   readonly columnsToDisplay = ['term', 'category', 'gloss', 'renderings', 'id'];
   readonly rangeFilters: RangeFilter[] = ['current_verse', 'current_chapter', 'current_book'];
   rows: Row[] = [];
+  biblicalTermsLoaded: boolean = false;
 
   private biblicalTermQuery?: RealtimeQuery<BiblicalTermDoc>;
   private biblicalTermSub?: Subscription;
@@ -202,6 +204,7 @@ export class BiblicalTermsComponent extends DataLoadingComponent implements OnDe
     noticeService: NoticeService,
     readonly i18n: I18nService,
     private readonly dialogService: DialogService,
+    private readonly onlineStatusService: OnlineStatusService,
     private readonly projectService: SFProjectService,
     private readonly userService: UserService
   ) {
@@ -240,6 +243,10 @@ export class BiblicalTermsComponent extends DataLoadingComponent implements OnDe
     this.verse$.next(verse);
   }
 
+  get appOnline(): boolean {
+    return this.onlineStatusService.isOnline && this.onlineStatusService.isBrowserOnline;
+  }
+
   get selectedCategory(): string {
     // To stop visual glitches in the dropdown while the categories are loading, return the category as all
     if (this.categoriesLoading) {
@@ -307,6 +314,7 @@ export class BiblicalTermsComponent extends DataLoadingComponent implements OnDe
       this.loadingStarted();
       this.categoriesLoading = true;
       const biblicalTermsAndNotesChanges$: Observable<any> = await this.getBiblicalTermsAndNotesChanges(projectId);
+
       this.biblicalTermSub?.unsubscribe();
 
       this.biblicalTermSub = this.subscribe(
@@ -322,6 +330,12 @@ export class BiblicalTermsComponent extends DataLoadingComponent implements OnDe
           this.categoriesLoading = false;
         }
       );
+
+      if (!this.appOnline && biblicalTermsAndNotesChanges$.pipe(filter(val => val == null))) {
+        this.loadingFinished();
+      } else {
+        this.biblicalTermsLoaded = true;
+      }
     });
   }
 
@@ -488,6 +502,7 @@ export class BiblicalTermsComponent extends DataLoadingComponent implements OnDe
     ]);
 
     // Return a merged observable to monitor changes
+
     return merge(
       this.biblicalTermQuery.ready$.pipe(filter(isReady => isReady)),
       this.biblicalTermQuery.remoteChanges$,
diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/assets/i18n/non_checking_en.json b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/assets/i18n/non_checking_en.json
index a10446ef46..9b4b9235c9 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/assets/i18n/non_checking_en.json
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/assets/i18n/non_checking_en.json
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@
     "current_verse": "Current Verse",
     "edit_renderings": "Edit Renderings",
     "gloss": "Gloss",
+    "loading": "Loading...",
     "not_found": "No Biblical Terms match your criteria.",
     "notes": "Notes",
+    "offline": "Currently unavailable offline. Please connect to the internet, once loaded you can continue viewing them offline.",
     "renderings": "Renderings",
     "settings": "Settings",
     "show": "Show",