diff --git a/apps/voting/app/package.json b/apps/voting/app/package.json
index 7fa36c969c..b6958e061e 100644
--- a/apps/voting/app/package.json
+++ b/apps/voting/app/package.json
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
   "private": true,
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aragon/api": "^1.0.0",
-    "@aragon/api-react": "^1.0.0-beta.2",
-    "@aragon/ui": "^0.39.0",
+    "@aragon/api": "^2.0.0-beta.2",
+    "@aragon/api-react": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
+    "@aragon/ui": "^0.40.1",
     "bn.js": "^4.11.8",
     "date-fns": "2.0.0-alpha.22",
     "onecolor": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/apps/voting/app/src/App.js b/apps/voting/app/src/App.js
index 6b24b19403..bdebd0f4c5 100644
--- a/apps/voting/app/src/App.js
+++ b/apps/voting/app/src/App.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react'
-import { Main } from '@aragon/ui'
+import { SyncIndicator, Main } from '@aragon/ui'
 
 import EmptyState from './screens/EmptyState'
 import Votes from './screens/Votes'
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { AppLogicProvider, useAppLogic } from './app-logic'
 
 function App() {
   const {
+    isSyncing,
     votes,
     selectedVote,
     actions,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ function App() {
   return (
     <div css="min-width: 320px">
       <Main assetsUrl="./aragon-ui">
+        <SyncIndicator visible={isSyncing} />
         <AppLayout
           title="Voting"
           mainButton={{
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ function App() {
           {votes.length > 0 ? (
             <Votes votes={votes} onSelectVote={selectVote} />
           ) : (
-            <EmptyState onActivate={newVotePanel.requestOpen} />
+            !isSyncing && <EmptyState onActivate={newVotePanel.requestOpen} />
           )}
         </AppLayout>
 
diff --git a/apps/voting/app/src/app-logic.js b/apps/voting/app/src/app-logic.js
index d76d704d91..9b084b8dd3 100644
--- a/apps/voting/app/src/app-logic.js
+++ b/apps/voting/app/src/app-logic.js
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ export function useSelectedVotePanel(selectedVote, selectVote) {
 
 // Handles the main logic of the app.
 export function useAppLogic() {
+  const { isSyncing, ready } = useAppState()
+
   const votes = useVotes()
   const [selectedVote, selectVote] = useSelectedVote(votes)
   const newVotePanel = usePanelState()
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ export function useAppLogic() {
   }
 
   return {
+    isSyncing: isSyncing || !ready,
     votes,
     selectVote,
     selectedVote,
diff --git a/apps/voting/app/src/script.js b/apps/voting/app/src/script.js
index f22d233c84..93b738661c 100644
--- a/apps/voting/app/src/script.js
+++ b/apps/voting/app/src/script.js
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
-import Aragon from '@aragon/api'
-import { of } from 'rxjs'
-import { map, publishReplay } from 'rxjs/operators'
+import Aragon, { events } from '@aragon/api'
 import { addressesEqual } from './web3-utils'
-import voteSettings, { hasLoadedVoteSettings } from './vote-settings'
+import voteSettings from './vote-settings'
 import { voteTypeFromContractEnum } from './vote-utils'
 import { EMPTY_CALLSCRIPT } from './evmscript-utils'
 import tokenDecimalsAbi from './abi/token-decimals.json'
 import tokenSymbolAbi from './abi/token-symbol.json'
 
-const INITIALIZATION_TRIGGER = Symbol('INITIALIZATION_TRIGGER')
-const ACCOUNTS_TRIGGER = Symbol('ACCOUNTS_TRIGGER')
-
 const tokenAbi = [].concat(tokenDecimalsAbi, tokenSymbolAbi)
 
 const app = new Aragon()
@@ -61,6 +56,34 @@ retryEvery(retry => {
 })
 
 async function initialize(tokenAddr) {
+  return app.store(
+    async (state, { event, returnValues }) => {
+      let nextState = {
+        ...state,
+      }
+
+      switch (event) {
+        case events.ACCOUNTS_TRIGGER:
+          return updateConnectedAccount(nextState, returnValues)
+        case events.SYNC_STATUS_SYNCING:
+          return { ...nextState, isSyncing: true }
+        case events.SYNC_STATUS_SYNCED:
+          return { ...nextState, isSyncing: false }
+        case 'CastVote':
+          return castVote(nextState, returnValues)
+        case 'ExecuteVote':
+          return executeVote(nextState, returnValues)
+        case 'StartVote':
+          return startVote(nextState, returnValues)
+        default:
+          return nextState
+      }
+    },
+    { init: initState(tokenAddr) }
+  )
+}
+
+const initState = tokenAddr => async cachedState => {
   const token = app.external(tokenAddr, tokenAbi)
 
   let tokenSymbol
@@ -84,76 +107,23 @@ async function initialize(tokenAddr) {
   try {
     tokenDecimals = (await token.decimals().toPromise()) || '0'
   } catch (err) {
-    console.err(
+    console.error(
       `Failed to load token decimals for token at ${tokenAddr} due to:`,
       err
     )
-    console.err('Defaulting to 0...')
+    console.error('Defaulting to 0...')
     tokenDecimals = '0'
   }
 
-  return createStore(token, { decimals: tokenDecimals, symbol: tokenSymbol })
-}
+  const voteSettings = await loadVoteSettings()
 
-// Hook up the script as an aragon.js store
-async function createStore(token, tokenSettings) {
-  const { decimals: tokenDecimals, symbol: tokenSymbol } = tokenSettings
-
-  // Hot observable which emits an web3.js event-like object with an account string of the current active account.
-  const accounts$ = app.accounts().pipe(
-    map(accounts => {
-      return {
-        event: ACCOUNTS_TRIGGER,
-        returnValues: {
-          account: accounts[0],
-        },
-      }
-    }),
-    publishReplay(1)
-  )
-
-  accounts$.connect()
-
-  return app.store(
-    async (state, { event, returnValues }) => {
-      let nextState = {
-        ...state,
-        // Fetch the app's settings, if we haven't already
-        ...(!hasLoadedVoteSettings(state) ? await loadVoteSettings() : {}),
-      }
-
-      if (event === INITIALIZATION_TRIGGER) {
-        nextState = {
-          ...nextState,
-          tokenDecimals,
-          tokenSymbol,
-        }
-      } else {
-        switch (event) {
-          case ACCOUNTS_TRIGGER:
-            nextState = await updateConnectedAccount(nextState, returnValues)
-            break
-          case 'CastVote':
-            nextState = await castVote(nextState, returnValues)
-            break
-          case 'ExecuteVote':
-            nextState = await executeVote(nextState, returnValues)
-            break
-          case 'StartVote':
-            nextState = await startVote(nextState, returnValues)
-            break
-          default:
-            break
-        }
-      }
-      return nextState
-    },
-    [
-      // Always initialize the store with our own home-made event
-      of({ event: INITIALIZATION_TRIGGER }),
-      accounts$,
-    ]
-  )
+  return {
+    ...cachedState,
+    isSyncing: true,
+    tokenDecimals,
+    tokenSymbol,
+    ...voteSettings,
+  }
 }
 
 /***********************