diff --git a/docs/Admin.md b/docs/Admin.md
index 968aa048127..2585ea4b135 100644
--- a/docs/Admin.md
+++ b/docs/Admin.md
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ See [Using React-Admin In A Sub Path](./Routing.md#using-react-admin-in-a-sub-pa
 
 ## `ready`
 
-When you run an `<Admin>` with no child `<Resource>`, react-admin displays a "ready" screen:
+When you run an `<Admin>` with no child `<Resource>` nor `<CustomRoutes>`, react-admin displays a "ready" screen:
 
 ![Empty Admin](./img/tutorial_empty.png)
 
diff --git a/packages/ra-core/src/core/useConfigureAdminRouterFromChildren.spec.tsx b/packages/ra-core/src/core/useConfigureAdminRouterFromChildren.spec.tsx
index 0340275ceea..61e2572f9df 100644
--- a/packages/ra-core/src/core/useConfigureAdminRouterFromChildren.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-core/src/core/useConfigureAdminRouterFromChildren.spec.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import expect from 'expect';
+import { Route } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { createMemoryHistory } from 'history';
+
 import { useResourceDefinitions } from './useResourceDefinitions';
 import { CoreAdminContext } from './CoreAdminContext';
 import { CoreAdminRoutes } from './CoreAdminRoutes';
 import { Resource } from './Resource';
+import { CustomRoutes } from './CustomRoutes';
 import { CoreLayoutProps } from '../types';
 import { AuthProvider, ResourceProps } from '..';
 
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ const MyLayout = ({ children }: CoreLayoutProps) => (
 );
 const CatchAll = () => <div />;
 const Loading = () => <>Loading</>;
+const Ready = () => <>Ready</>;
 
 const TestedComponent = ({ role }) => {
     const history = createMemoryHistory();
@@ -185,6 +189,36 @@ const TestedComponentWithPermissions = () => {
     );
 };
 
+const TestedComponentWithOnlyLazyCustomRoutes = ({ history }) => {
+    const [lazyRoutes, setLazyRoutes] = React.useState(null);
+
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        const timer = setTimeout(
+            () =>
+                setLazyRoutes(
+                    <CustomRoutes>
+                        <Route path="/foo" element={<div>Foo</div>} />
+                    </CustomRoutes>
+                ),
+            500
+        );
+        return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+    }, [setLazyRoutes]);
+
+    return (
+        <CoreAdminContext history={history}>
+            <CoreAdminRoutes
+                layout={MyLayout}
+                catchAll={CatchAll}
+                loading={Loading}
+                ready={Ready}
+            >
+                {lazyRoutes}
+            </CoreAdminRoutes>
+        </CoreAdminContext>
+    );
+};
+
 const expectResource = (resource: string) =>
     expect(screen.queryByText(`"name":"${resource}"`, { exact: false }));
 
@@ -280,4 +314,14 @@ describe('useConfigureAdminRouterFromChildren', () => {
         expectResource('user').not.toBeNull();
         expectResource('admin').toBeNull();
     });
+    it('should allow dynamically loaded custom routes without any resources', async () => {
+        const history = createMemoryHistory();
+        render(<TestedComponentWithOnlyLazyCustomRoutes history={history} />);
+        expect(screen.queryByText('Ready')).not.toBeNull();
+
+        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1010));
+        expect(screen.queryByText('Ready')).toBeNull();
+        history.push('/foo');
+        expect(screen.queryByText('Foo')).not.toBeNull();
+    });
 });
diff --git a/packages/ra-core/src/core/useConfigureAdminRouterFromChildren.tsx b/packages/ra-core/src/core/useConfigureAdminRouterFromChildren.tsx
index 2ed39f7adf4..7734044dbba 100644
--- a/packages/ra-core/src/core/useConfigureAdminRouterFromChildren.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-core/src/core/useConfigureAdminRouterFromChildren.tsx
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ const useRoutesAndResourcesFromChildren = (
             setStatus(
                 !!functionChild
                     ? 'loading'
-                    : newRoutesAndResources.resources.length > 0
+                    : newRoutesAndResources.resources.length > 0 ||
+                      newRoutesAndResources.customRoutesWithLayout.length > 0 ||
+                      newRoutesAndResources.customRoutesWithoutLayout.length > 0
                     ? 'ready'
                     : 'empty'
             );
diff --git a/packages/ra-no-code/src/Admin.tsx b/packages/ra-no-code/src/Admin.tsx
index e3cd8ed9142..2a7cef08030 100644
--- a/packages/ra-no-code/src/Admin.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-no-code/src/Admin.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
     ResourceConfigurationPage,
     ResourceConfigurationProvider,
 } from './ResourceConfiguration';
-import { Layout, Ready } from './ui';
+import { Layout } from './ui';
 import { Route } from 'react-router';
 import { useApplication } from './ApplicationContext';
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const InnerAdmin = (props: AdminProps) => {
     const hasResources = !!resources && Object.keys(resources).length > 0;
 
     return (
-        <RaAdmin layout={Layout} ready={Ready} {...props}>
+        <RaAdmin layout={Layout} {...props}>
             <CustomRoutes>
                 <Route
                     path="/configure/:resource"
diff --git a/packages/ra-no-code/src/ui/Layout.tsx b/packages/ra-no-code/src/ui/Layout.tsx
index f3317f29ee9..6bf29220606 100644
--- a/packages/ra-no-code/src/ui/Layout.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-no-code/src/ui/Layout.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Layout as RaLayout, LayoutProps } from 'react-admin';
+import { useResourcesConfiguration } from '../ResourceConfiguration';
 import { Menu } from './Menu';
 import { AppBar } from './Appbar';
+import { Ready } from './Ready';
 
-export const Layout = (props: LayoutProps) => (
-    <RaLayout {...props} appBar={AppBar} menu={Menu} />
-);
+export const Layout = (props: LayoutProps) => {
+    const [resources] = useResourcesConfiguration();
+    const hasResources = !!resources && Object.keys(resources).length > 0;
+
+    if (!hasResources) {
+        return <Ready />;
+    }
+
+    return <RaLayout {...props} appBar={AppBar} menu={Menu} />;
+};