diff --git a/popup/mzta-popup.css b/popup/mzta-popup.css
index 3479aeea..9cec02c8 100644
--- a/popup/mzta-popup.css
+++ b/popup/mzta-popup.css
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ body {
     padding: 0;
     overflow-x: hidden;
   }
+
+  #mzta_sending_prompt{
+      display: none;
+  }
   
   .mzta_autocomplete-item {
       padding: 4px;
diff --git a/popup/mzta-popup.html b/popup/mzta-popup.html
index a7ad4126..2b8d265c 100644
--- a/popup/mzta-popup.html
+++ b/popup/mzta-popup.html
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 <body>
 <div id="mzta_search_banner">
     <div id="_spacer_div">&nbsp;</div>
+    <div id="mzta_sending_prompt"><img src="mzta-loading.svg" title="__MSG_SendingPrompt__"></div>
     <input type="text" id="mzta_search_input" placeholder="__MSG_SearchPrompt__">
     <div id="mzta_autocomplete-items-loading"><img src="mzta-loading.svg" title="__MSG_Loading__"></div>
     <div id="mzta_autocomplete-items" style="display: none;"></div>
diff --git a/popup/mzta-popup.js b/popup/mzta-popup.js
index 7e9c3360..d0ab923b 100644
--- a/popup/mzta-popup.js
+++ b/popup/mzta-popup.js
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ document.body.insertBefore(banner, document.body.firstChild);
 
 function sendPrompt(prompt_id, tabId){
  taLog.log("sendPrompt: " + prompt_id);
+ document.getElementById('mzta_search_input').style.display = 'none';
+ document.getElementById('mzta_sending_prompt').style.display = 'block';
  browser.runtime.sendMessage({command: "shortcut_do_prompt", tabId: tabId, promptId: prompt_id});
 }
 
