diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 20c062be0..9d81078c7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+wb-mqtt-homeui (2.250.3) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * DALI group page: an empty GetGroup answer (no member initialized yet) is no
+    longer cached as the group's configuration — the page says the members are
+    initializing and re-asks every 3 s; a failed GetGroup shows a retry instead of
+    a blank page
+
+ -- Wiren Board Robot <info@wirenboard.com>  Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0300
+
 wb-mqtt-homeui (2.249.2) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * Add a note under the DALI bus monitor switch: the gateway has to be
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index 9fb850218..1e91ccbff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -1095,6 +1095,8 @@
          "monitor-col-command": "Command",
          "monitor-col-response": "Response",
          "monitor-foreign": "foreign",
+         "group-load-failed": "Could not read the group settings — the bus may be busy.",
+         "group-members-initializing": "The group's devices are still being initialized — the settings will appear as soon as one member has been read.",
          "monitor-broadcast": "Broadcast"
       },
       "buttons": {
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ru.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ru.json
index 1bba1e560..992ae4093 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ru.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/ru.json
@@ -1124,6 +1124,8 @@
          "monitor-col-command": "Команда",
          "monitor-col-response": "Ответ",
          "monitor-foreign": "сторонний",
+         "group-load-failed": "Не удалось прочитать настройки группы — возможно, шина занята.",
+         "group-members-initializing": "Устройства группы ещё инициализируются — настройки появятся, как только будет прочитан хотя бы один участник.",
          "monitor-broadcast": "Широковещательные"
       },
       "buttons": {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/settings/configs/dali/components/group-tab-content/group-tab-content.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/settings/configs/dali/components/group-tab-content/group-tab-content.tsx
index fb076e14d..b0567baec 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/settings/configs/dali/components/group-tab-content/group-tab-content.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/settings/configs/dali/components/group-tab-content/group-tab-content.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react-lite';
-import { type CSSProperties } from 'react';
+import { type CSSProperties, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { Alert } from '@/components/alert';
 import { Button } from '@/components/button';
 import { JsonSchemaEditor } from '@/components/json-schema-editor';
 import { Loader } from '@/components/loader';
@@ -51,6 +52,20 @@ const GroupParam = observer(({ store, param }: { store: GroupStore; param: Objec
 });
 
 export const GroupTabContent = observer(({ store }: { store: GroupStore }) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  // While the members are still initializing the daemon has no parameters to
+  // offer; keep asking — the form fills itself in as soon as one member is
+  // read, with no reload required.
+  const awaitingMembers = store.isAwaitingMembers;
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!awaitingMembers) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    const timer = window.setInterval(() => store.load(), 3000);
+    return () => window.clearInterval(timer);
+  }, [awaitingMembers, store]);
+
   if (store.isLoading) {
     return (
       <div className="dali-contentLoader">
@@ -60,7 +75,21 @@ export const GroupTabContent = observer(({ store }: { store: GroupStore }) => {
   }
 
   if (!store.objectStore) {
-    return null;
+    // The one way here is a failed GetGroup — a busy bus can time the RPC
+    // out. Rendering nothing looked like a blank page with no way back; say
+    // what happened and offer the retry.
+    return (
+      <Alert variant="warn">
+        <div className="dali-groupLoadFailed">
+          <span>{t('dali.labels.group-load-failed')}</span>
+          <Button label={t('dali.buttons.retry')} onClick={() => store.load()} />
+        </div>
+      </Alert>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (store.isAwaitingMembers) {
+    return <Alert variant="info">{t('dali.labels.group-members-initializing')}</Alert>;
   }
 
   const params = store.objectStore.params.filter((p) => !p.hidden);
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/settings/configs/dali/components/group-tab-content/styles.css b/frontend/src/pages/settings/configs/dali/components/group-tab-content/styles.css
index dab5a1df4..1bfc19e74 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/settings/configs/dali/components/group-tab-content/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/settings/configs/dali/components/group-tab-content/styles.css
@@ -18,3 +18,12 @@
 .dali-groupParam-editor .input:not(.dali-color-temperature-slider-input) {
      width: 100%;
 }
+
+/* The failed-load alert: message and its retry on one line, wrapping when narrow. */
+.dali-groupLoadFailed {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    gap: 12px;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/dali/group-store-awaiting-members.test.ts b/frontend/src/stores/dali/group-store-awaiting-members.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5678ef48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/dali/group-store-awaiting-members.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { daliProxyMock } from '@/test/mocks/services';
+import { GroupStore } from './group-store';
+
+vi.mock('@/services', () => import('@/test/mocks/services'));
+vi.mock('@/stores/json-schema-editor', () => import('@/test/mocks/json-schema-editor'));
+vi.mock('@/utils/format-error', () => import('@/test/mocks/format-error'));
+
+describe('GroupStore keeps asking while the group members initialize', () => {
+  let store: GroupStore;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    store = new GroupStore('bus1_g5', 5, { dropDeviceCaches: vi.fn() } as any);
+  });
+
+  test('an empty GetGroup answer is not cached: the next load asks again', async () => {
+    // While no member device has finished initializing, GetGroup merges over
+    // nothing and legitimately answers an empty schema. Caching it froze the
+    // tab on "controls only" for the whole session.
+    daliProxyMock.GetGroup.mockResolvedValue({});
+    await store.load();
+    expect(store.isAwaitingMembers).toBe(true);
+    expect(store.objectStore).toBeDefined();
+
+    daliProxyMock.GetGroup.mockResolvedValue({ properties: { min_level: {} } });
+    await store.load();
+    expect(daliProxyMock.GetGroup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(store.isAwaitingMembers).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test('a loaded group stays loaded: no refetch once parameters arrived', async () => {
+    daliProxyMock.GetGroup.mockResolvedValue({ properties: { min_level: {} } });
+    await store.load();
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+
+    await store.load();
+    expect(daliProxyMock.GetGroup).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/dali/group-store.test.ts b/frontend/src/stores/dali/group-store.test.ts
index 4ccd5e0b6..631d6ef10 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/dali/group-store.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/dali/group-store.test.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ describe('GroupStore', () => {
     });
 
     test('skips if already loaded', async () => {
-      daliProxyMock.GetGroup.mockResolvedValue({ config: {}, schema: {} });
+      // A non-empty schema: an empty one means "members still initializing"
+      // and is deliberately not cached (see the awaiting-members test file).
+      daliProxyMock.GetGroup.mockResolvedValue({ properties: { min_level: {} } });
       await store.load();
       vi.clearAllMocks();
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/dali/group-store.ts b/frontend/src/stores/dali/group-store.ts
index a411b7f7b..10f4ebc40 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/dali/group-store.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/dali/group-store.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,20 @@ export class GroupStore extends BaseItemStore {
       saveParam: action,
       isLoading: observable,
       error: observable,
+      isAwaitingMembers: observable,
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * GetGroup merges parameters over the group's members that have finished
+   * initializing; while none has, it legitimately answers an empty schema.
+   * That answer is a moment, not a fact — it must never be cached as the
+   * group's real (absent) configuration.
+   */
+  isAwaitingMembers = false;
+
   async load() {
-    if (this.objectStore) {
+    if (this.objectStore && !this.isAwaitingMembers) {
       return;
     }
     this.isLoading = true;
@@ -36,6 +45,9 @@ export class GroupStore extends BaseItemStore {
       this.translator.addTranslations(schema.translations);
       this.objectStore = new ObjectStore(schema, {}, false, new StoreBuilder());
       this.objectStore.setDefault();
+      runInAction(() => {
+        this.isAwaitingMembers = !Object.keys((data as unknown as { properties?: object })?.properties ?? {}).length;
+      });
       this.setError(null);
     } catch (error) {
       this.setError(error);