diff --git a/cypress/integration/home.spec.js b/cypress/integration/home.spec.js
index 6926483..ba85b2e 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/home.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/home.spec.js
@@ -30,4 +30,27 @@ describe('Home page', () => {
         cy.get(home.sidebarTags).should('be.visible')
             .and('have.length', 20)
     })
+
+    it('can see popular tags', () => {
+        const apiUrl = Cypress.env('apiUrl')
+
+        // delay tag request so we can test "loading tags..." text
+        cy.intercept(`${apiUrl}/tags`, (req) => {
+            req.continue((res) => {
+                res.send({
+                    delay: 2000
+                })
+            })
+        }).as('tagRequest')
+
+        cy.visit('')
+        cy.get(home.sidebar).should('be.visible')
+            .and('contain', 'Popular Tags')
+        cy.get(home.loadingTagsText).should('be.visible')
+            .and('contain', 'Loading tags...')
+        cy.get(home.sidebarTags).should('not.exist')
+        cy.get(home.loadingTagsText).should('not.be.visible')
+        cy.get(home.sidebarTags).should('be.visible')
+            .and('have.length', 20)
+    })
 })
diff --git a/cypress/selectors/home.sel.js b/cypress/selectors/home.sel.js
index c8bb76d..0363620 100644
--- a/cypress/selectors/home.sel.js
+++ b/cypress/selectors/home.sel.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module.exports = {
     articles: 'article-list [ng-repeat*="ctrl.list"] .article-preview',
     sidebar: '.sidebar',
     sidebarTags: '.sidebar .tag-default',
+    loadingTagsText: '.tag-list + div',
     firstFavoriteButton: 'article-list > article-preview:nth-child(1) button',
     readMoreLink: 'article-list > article-preview:nth-child(1) .preview-link'
 }