diff --git a/site/src/components/Workspace/Workspace.tsx b/site/src/components/Workspace/Workspace.tsx
index 4043ffa37039c..2178ca34f2ca3 100644
--- a/site/src/components/Workspace/Workspace.tsx
+++ b/site/src/components/Workspace/Workspace.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   ActiveTransition,
   WorkspaceBuildProgress,
 } from "components/WorkspaceBuildProgress/WorkspaceBuildProgress"
-import { FC } from "react"
+import { FC, useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next"
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom"
 import * as TypesGen from "../../api/typesGenerated"
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { useLocalStorage } from "hooks"
 import { ChooseOne, Cond } from "components/Conditionals/ChooseOne"
 import AlertTitle from "@mui/material/AlertTitle"
 import { Maybe } from "components/Conditionals/Maybe"
+import dayjs from "dayjs"
 
 export enum WorkspaceErrors {
   GET_BUILDS_ERROR = "getBuildsError",
@@ -131,6 +132,38 @@ export const Workspace: FC<React.PropsWithChildren<WorkspaceProps>> = ({
   if (template !== undefined) {
     transitionStats = ActiveTransition(template, workspace)
   }
+
+  const [showAlertPendingInQueue, setShowAlertPendingInQueue] = useState(false)
+  const now = dayjs()
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (
+      workspace.latest_build.status !== "pending" ||
+      workspace.latest_build.job.queue_size === 0
+    ) {
+      if (!showAlertPendingInQueue) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      const hideTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+        setShowAlertPendingInQueue(false)
+      }, 250)
+      return () => {
+        clearTimeout(hideTimer)
+      }
+    }
+
+    const t = Math.max(
+      0,
+      5000 - dayjs().diff(dayjs(workspace.latest_build.created_at)),
+    )
+    const showTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      setShowAlertPendingInQueue(true)
+    }, t)
+
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(showTimer)
+    }
+  }, [workspace, now, showAlertPendingInQueue])
   return (
     <>
       <FullWidthPageHeader>
@@ -208,12 +241,7 @@ export const Workspace: FC<React.PropsWithChildren<WorkspaceProps>> = ({
 
           <TemplateVersionWarnings warnings={templateWarnings} />
 
-          <Maybe
-            condition={
-              workspace.latest_build.status === "pending" &&
-              workspace.latest_build.job.queue_size > 0
-            }
-          >
+          <Maybe condition={showAlertPendingInQueue}>
             <Alert severity="info">
               <AlertTitle>Workspace build is pending</AlertTitle>
               <AlertDetail>