diff --git a/UI/data/locale/en-US.ini b/UI/data/locale/en-US.ini
index 31794e3be..ce475bfd3 100644
--- a/UI/data/locale/en-US.ini
+++ b/UI/data/locale/en-US.ini
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ AlreadyRunning.LaunchAnyway="Launch Anyway"
 Copy.Filters="Copy Filters"
 Paste.Filters="Paste Filters"
 
+# browser initialization dialog
+BrowserPanelInit.Title="Initializing Browser.."
+BrowserPanelInit.Text="Initializing browser, please wait.."
+
 # bandwidth test
 BandwidthTest.Region="Region"
 BandwidthTest.Region.US="United States"
diff --git a/UI/window-basic-main-browser.cpp b/UI/window-basic-main-browser.cpp
index 1478569ee..70a302662 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-main-browser.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-main-browser.cpp
@@ -132,3 +132,28 @@ void DuplicateCurrentCookieProfile(ConfigFile &config)
 	UNUSED_PARAMETER(config);
 #endif
 }
+
+void OBSBasic::InitBrowserPanelSafeBlock(bool showDialog)
+{
+#ifdef BROWSER_AVAILABLE
+	if (!cef)
+		return;
+	if (cef->init_browser()) {
+		InitPanelCookieManager();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (showDialog)
+		ExecuteFuncSafeBlockMsgBox(
+				[] {cef->wait_for_browser_init();},
+				QTStr("BrowserPanelInit.Title"),
+				QTStr("BrowserPanelInit.Text"));
+	else
+		ExecuteFuncSafeBlock(
+				[] {cef->wait_for_browser_init();});
+
+	InitPanelCookieManager();
+#else
+	UNUSED_PARAMETER(showDialog);
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/UI/window-basic-main.hpp b/UI/window-basic-main.hpp
index b4b03d998..7a64fa7d7 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-main.hpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-main.hpp
@@ -791,6 +791,8 @@ public:
 	virtual int GetProfilePath(char *path, size_t size, const char *file)
 		const override;
 
+	static void InitBrowserPanelSafeBlock(bool showDialog);
+
 private:
 	std::unique_ptr<Ui::OBSBasic> ui;
 };