diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index f088a91ac..de9e5aad5 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -28,9 +28,90 @@
                 && criticalFiles.some(
                     function(file) { return fileRef.indexOf(file) !== -1 })) {
                 window.onload = function() {
+                    // The whole complex part below implements page reloads with
+                    // "exponential backoff". The retry attempt is passes as
+                    // "rCounter" query parameter
+                    var href = window.location.href;
+
+                    var retryMatch = href.match(/.+(\?|&)rCounter=(\d+)/);
+                    var retryCountStr = retryMatch ? retryMatch[2] : "0";
+                    var retryCount = Number.parseInt(retryCountStr);
+
+                    if (retryMatch == null) {
+                        var separator = href.indexOf("?") === -1 ? "?" : "&";
+                        var hashIdx = href.indexOf("#");
+
+                        if (hashIdx === -1) {
+                            href += separator + "rCounter=1";
+                        } else {
+                            var hashPart = href.substr(hashIdx);
+
+                            href = href.substr(0, hashIdx)
+                                + separator + "rCounter=1" + hashPart;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        var separator = retryMatch[1];
+
+                        href = href.replace(
+                            /(\?|&)rCounter=(\d+)/,
+                            separator + "rCounter=" + (retryCount + 1));
+                    }
+
+                    var delay = Math.pow(2, retryCount) * 2000;
+                    if (isNaN(delay) || delay < 2000 || delay > 60000)
+                        delay = 10000;
+
+                    var showMoreText = "show more";
+                    var showLessText = "show less";
+
                     document.body.innerHTML
-                        = "The application failed to load, missing file: "
-                            + fileRef;
+                        = "<div style='"
+                        + "position: absolute;top: 50%;left: 50%;"
+                        + "text-align: center;"
+                        + "font-size: medium;"
+                        + "font-weight: 400;"
+                        + "transform: translate(-50%, -50%)'>"
+                        + "Uh oh! We couldn't fully download everything we needed :(" // jshint ignore:line
+                        + "<br/> "
+                        + "We will try again shortly. In the mean time, check for problems with your Internet connection!" // jshint ignore:line
+                        + "<br/><br/> "
+                        + "<div id='moreInfo' style='"
+                        + "display: none;'>" + "Missing " + fileRef
+                        + "<br/><br/></div>"
+                        + "<a id='showMore' style='"
+                        + "text-decoration: underline;"
+                        + "font-size:small;"
+                        + "cursor: pointer'>" + showMoreText + "</a>"
+                        + "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"
+                        + "<a href='" + href + "' style='"
+                        + "text-decoration: underline;"
+                        + "font-size:small;"
+                        + "'>reload now</a>"
+                        + "</div>";
+
+                    var showMoreElem = document.getElementById("showMore");
+                    showMoreElem.addEventListener('click', function () {
+                            var moreInfoElem
+                                    = document.getElementById("moreInfo");
+
+                            if (showMoreElem.innerHTML === showMoreText) {
+                                moreInfoElem.setAttribute(
+                                    "style",
+                                    "display: block;"
+                                    + "color:#FF991F;"
+                                    + "font-size:small;"
+                                    + "user-select:text;");
+                                showMoreElem.innerHTML = showLessText;
+                            }
+                            else {
+                                moreInfoElem.setAttribute(
+                                    "style", "display: none;");
+                                showMoreElem.innerHTML = showMoreText;
+                            }
+                        });
+
+                    window.setTimeout(
+                        function () { window.location.replace(href); }, delay);
                 };
                 window.removeEventListener(
                     'error', loadErrHandler, true /* capture phase */);