diff --git a/src/models/keycache.h b/src/models/keycache.h
--- a/src/models/keycache.h
+++ b/src/models/keycache.h
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@
     std::vector<GpgME::Key> findIssuers(const std::vector<GpgME::Key> &keys, Options options = RecursiveSearch) const;
     std::vector<GpgME::Key> findIssuers(std::vector<GpgME::Key>::const_iterator first, std::vector<GpgME::Key>::const_iterator last, Options options = RecursiveSearch) const;
 
+    /** Check if at least one keylisting was finished. */
+    bool initialized() const;
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void clear();
     void startKeyListing(GpgME::Protocol proto = GpgME::UnknownProtocol)
diff --git a/src/models/keycache.cpp b/src/models/keycache.cpp
--- a/src/models/keycache.cpp
+++ b/src/models/keycache.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     friend class ::Kleo::KeyCache;
     KeyCache *const q;
 public:
-    explicit Private(KeyCache *qq) : q(qq)
+    explicit Private(KeyCache *qq) : q(qq), m_initalized(false)
     {
         connect(&m_autoKeyListingTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), q, SLOT(startKeyListing()));
         updateAutoKeyListingTimer();
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@
         std::vector< std::pair<std::string, Key> > email;
         std::vector<Subkey> subkeyid;
     } by;
+    bool m_initalized;
 };
 
 shared_ptr<const KeyCache> KeyCache::instance()
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@
 {
     Q_EMIT q->keyListingDone(result);
     q->enableFileSystemWatcher(true);
+    m_initalized = true;
 }
 
 const Key &KeyCache::findByFingerprint(const char *fpr) const
@@ -1059,6 +1061,11 @@
     return error;
 }
 
+bool KeyCache::initialized() const
+{
+    return d->m_initalized;
+}
+
 #include "moc_keycache_p.cpp"
 #include "moc_keycache.cpp"