diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide.coffee
index d5023f96d0..27e8094bf4 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide.coffee
@@ -171,6 +171,16 @@ define [
 				, 200
 			)
 
+		# Count the first 'doc:opened' as a sign that the ide is loaded
+		# and broadcast a message. This is a good event to listen for
+		# if you want to wait until the ide is fully loaded and initialized
+		_loaded = false
+		$scope.$on 'doc:opened', () ->
+			if _loaded
+				return
+			$scope.$broadcast('ide:loaded')
+			_loaded = true
+
 		DARK_THEMES = [
 			"ambiance", "chaos", "clouds_midnight", "cobalt", "idle_fingers",
 			"merbivore", "merbivore_soft", "mono_industrial", "monokai",
diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/LinkSharingOnboardingController.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/LinkSharingOnboardingController.coffee
index 7b54328bd9..7e945f1b6a 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/LinkSharingOnboardingController.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/LinkSharingOnboardingController.coffee
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ define [
 	"base"
 ], (App) ->
 	App.controller "LinkSharingOnboardingController", ($scope, $timeout, event_tracking) ->
-		$scope._shown = false
 
 		popover = angular.element('#onboarding-linksharing')
 		popover.hide()
@@ -11,8 +10,8 @@ define [
 			$scope.onboarding.linkSharing = 'dismissed'
 			event_tracking.sendMB "shown-linksharing-onboarding"
 
-		$scope.$on 'doc:opened', () ->
-			return if $scope._shown
+		$scope.$on 'ide:loaded', () ->
+			console.log ">> woot"
 			shareBtn = angular.element('#shareButton')
 			offset = shareBtn.offset()
 			popover.show()
@@ -21,4 +20,3 @@ define [
 				top: offset.top + 8 + shareBtn.height(),
 				left: offset.left
 			})
-			$scope.shown = true