diff --git a/server/handlers.go b/server/handlers.go
index 4792f02..e5e8a94 100644
--- a/server/handlers.go
+++ b/server/handlers.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func StaticHandler(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 
 func StatusHandler(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	writeJSON(rw, map[string]interface{}{
-		"running": *handler(req).queueSize > 0,
+		"running": *handler(req).queueSize,
 		"stats":   db(req).FeedStats(),
 	})
 }
diff --git a/template/index.html b/template/index.html
index a841247..78015d2 100644
--- a/template/index.html
+++ b/template/index.html
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@
         <div class="vh-100 position-relative overflow-auto border-right flex-shrink-0" :style="{width: feedListWidth+'px'}">
             <drag :width="feedListWidth" @resize="resizeFeedList"></drag>
             <div class="px-2 toolbar d-flex align-items-center mb-3">
-                <span class="icon mx-2">{% inline "anchor.svg" %}</span>
-                <div class="flex-grow-1 noselect">&nbsp;</div>
+                <div class="icon mx-2" :class="{loading: loading.feeds}">{% inline "anchor.svg" %}</div>
+                <div class="text-truncate cursor-default flex-grow-1 noselect">
+                    <span v-if="loading.feeds">Refreshing ({{loading.feeds}} left)</span>
+                </div>
                 <b-dropdown right no-caret lazy="true" variant="link" class="settings-dropdown" toggle-class="toolbar-item px-2">
                     <template v-slot:button-content class="toolbar-item">
                         <span class="icon">{% inline "more-horizontal.svg" %}</span>
diff --git a/template/static/javascripts/app.js b/template/static/javascripts/app.js
index 3dacb87..97c5427 100644
--- a/template/static/javascripts/app.js
+++ b/template/static/javascripts/app.js
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ var vm = new Vue({
       'itemListWidth': null,
       'settings': 'create',
       'loading': {
+        'feeds': false,
         'newfeed': false,
         'items': false,
       },
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ var vm = new Vue({
   methods: {
     refreshStats: function() {
       api.status().then(function(data) {
+        vm.loading.feeds = data.running
         if (data.running) {
           setTimeout(vm.refreshStats.bind(vm), 2000)
         }
@@ -490,7 +492,7 @@ var vm = new Vue({
       this.theme.size = +(this.theme.size + (0.1 * x)).toFixed(1)
     },
     fetchAllFeeds: function() {
-      api.feeds.refresh()
+      api.feeds.refresh().then(this.refreshStats.bind(this))
     },
   }
 })