diff --git a/plugins/builtin/include/content/views/view_store.hpp b/plugins/builtin/include/content/views/view_store.hpp
index ffc4b8be5..619c040b0 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/include/content/views/view_store.hpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/include/content/views/view_store.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 
 namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
+    enum class RequestStatus {
+        NotAttempted,
+        InProgress,
+        Failed,
+        Succeded,
+    };
+
     struct StoreEntry {
         std::string name;
         std::string description;
@@ -45,6 +52,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         std::future<Response<std::string>> m_apiRequest;
         std::future<Response<void>> m_download;
         std::fs::path m_downloadPath;
+        RequestStatus m_requestStatus = RequestStatus::NotAttempted;
 
         std::vector<StoreEntry> m_patterns, m_includes, m_magics, m_constants, m_yara, m_encodings;
 
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_store.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_store.cpp
index 3ac759b59..225fe4991 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_store.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_store.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
     using namespace std::literals::chrono_literals;
 
     ViewStore::ViewStore() : View("hex.builtin.view.store.name") {
-        this->refresh();
-
         ContentRegistry::Interface::addMenuItem("hex.builtin.menu.help", 3000, [&, this] {
             if (ImGui::MenuItem("hex.builtin.view.store.name"_lang)) {
+                if (this->m_requestStatus == RequestStatus::NotAttempted)
+                    this->refresh();
                 TaskManager::doLater([] { ImGui::OpenPopup(View::toWindowName("hex.builtin.view.store.name").c_str()); });
                 this->getWindowOpenState() = true;
             }
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
     }
 
     void ViewStore::refresh() {
+        // do not refresh if a refresh is already in progress
+        if (this->m_requestStatus == RequestStatus::InProgress)
+            return;
+        this->m_requestStatus = RequestStatus::InProgress;
+
         this->m_patterns.clear();
         this->m_includes.clear();
         this->m_magics.clear();
@@ -138,7 +143,8 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
     void ViewStore::parseResponse() {
         auto response = this->m_apiRequest.get();
-        if (response.code == 200) {
+        this->m_requestStatus = response.code == 200 ? RequestStatus::Succeded : RequestStatus::Failed;
+        if (this->m_requestStatus == RequestStatus::Succeded) {
             auto json = nlohmann::json::parse(response.body);
 
             auto parseStoreEntries = [](auto storeJson, const std::string &name, fs::ImHexPath pathType, std::vector<StoreEntry> &results) {
@@ -198,7 +204,10 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                     this->parseResponse();
             }
 
-            this->drawStore();
+            if (this->m_requestStatus == RequestStatus::Failed)
+                ImGui::TextFormattedColored(ImGui::GetCustomColorVec4(ImGuiCustomCol_ToolbarRed), "hex.builtin.view.store.netfailed"_lang);
+            
+            this->drawStore();            
 
             ImGui::EndPopup();
         } else {
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/de_DE.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/de_DE.cpp
index cd6090ee1..0362fee2e 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/de_DE.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/de_DE.cpp
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.tab.encodings", "Encodings" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.tab.yara", "Yara Rules" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.loading", "Store inhalt wird geladen..." },
+                    // { "hex.builtin.view.store.netfailed", "Net request to load store content failed!" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.download_error", "Datei konnte nicht heruntergeladen werden! Zielordner konnte nicht gefunden werden." },
 
                 { "hex.builtin.view.diff.name", "Diffing" },
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/en_US.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/en_US.cpp
index d752b78f7..3aead816b 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/en_US.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/en_US.cpp
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.tab.yara", "Yara Rules" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.tab.encodings", "Encodings" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.loading", "Loading store content..." },
+                    { "hex.builtin.view.store.netfailed", "Net request to load store content failed!" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.download_error", "Failed to download file! Destination folder does not exist." },
 
                 { "hex.builtin.view.diff.name", "Diffing" },
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/it_IT.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/it_IT.cpp
index 61652c2f2..e87e7aa48 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/it_IT.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/it_IT.cpp
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.tab.encodings", "Encodings" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.tab.yara", "Regole di Yara" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.loading", "Caricamento del content store..." },
+                    // { "hex.builtin.view.store.netfailed", "Net request to load store content failed!" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.download_error", "Impossibile scaricare file! La cartella di destinazione non esiste." },
 
                 { "hex.builtin.view.diff.name", "Diffing" },
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/ja_JP.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/ja_JP.cpp
index 344e6e3b1..2f58fe32a 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/ja_JP.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/ja_JP.cpp
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.tab.yara", "Yaraルール" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.tab.encodings", "エンコード" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.loading", "ストアコンテンツを読み込み中…" },
+                    // { "hex.builtin.view.store.netfailed", "Net request to load store content failed!" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.download_error", "ファイルのダウンロードに失敗しました。ダウンロード先フォルダが存在しません。" },
 
                 { "hex.builtin.view.diff.name", "比較" },
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/ko_KR.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/ko_KR.cpp
index d3105678b..9a035e5cd 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/ko_KR.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/ko_KR.cpp
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.tab.yara", "Yara 규칙" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.tab.encodings", "인코딩" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.loading", "스토어 콘텐츠 불러오는 중..." },
+                    // { "hex.builtin.view.store.netfailed", "Net request to load store content failed!" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.download_error", "파일 다운로드에 실패했습니다! 저장 폴더가 존재하지 않습니다." },
 
                 { "hex.builtin.view.diff.name", "파일 비교" },
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/pt_BR.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/pt_BR.cpp
index cb239dfbf..7880e9951 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/pt_BR.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/pt_BR.cpp
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.tab.yara", "Regras Yara" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.tab.encodings", "Codificações" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.loading", "Carregando conteúdo da loja..." },
+                    // { "hex.builtin.view.store.netfailed", "Net request to load store content failed!" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.download_error", "Falha ao baixar o arquivo! A pasta de destino não existe." },
 
                 { "hex.builtin.view.diff.name", "Diferenciando" },
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/zh_CN.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/zh_CN.cpp
index e8d60c896..8f6843734 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/zh_CN.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/zh_CN.cpp
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.tab.yara", "Yara 规则" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.tab.encodings", "编码" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.loading", "正在加载在线内容..." },
+                    // { "hex.builtin.view.store.netfailed", "Net request to load store content failed!" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.download_error", "下载文件失败！目标文件夹不存在。" },
 
                 { "hex.builtin.view.diff.name", "差异" },
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/zh_TW.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/zh_TW.cpp
index 543f17688..ab244f805 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/zh_TW.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/zh_TW.cpp
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.tab.yara", "Yara 規則" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.tab.encodings", "編碼" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.loading", "正在載入商店內容..." },
+                    // { "hex.builtin.view.store.netfailed", "Net request to load store content failed!" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.store.download_error", "無法下載檔案！目的地資料夾不存在。" },
 
                 { "hex.builtin.view.diff.name", "Diffing" },