diff --git a/src/lib/components/Progressbar.svelte b/src/lib/components/Progressbar.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a2637e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/Progressbar.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<div class="progress-bar indeterminate bg-card/50 backdrop-blur-md">
+	<div class="short-bar"></div>
+	<div class="long-bar"></div>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+	@keyframes progressbarindeterminateshort {
+		0% {
+			left: -40%;
+		}
+
+		75% {
+			left: 120%;
+		}
+
+		100% {
+			left: 120%;
+		}
+	}
+
+	@keyframes progressbarindeterminatelong {
+		0% {
+			left: -90%;
+		}
+
+		37.5% {
+			left: -90%;
+		}
+
+		100% {
+			left: 100%;
+		}
+	}
+
+	.progress-bar {
+		-webkit-appearance: none;
+		-moz-appearance: none;
+		appearance: none;
+		top: 0;
+		left: 0;
+		right: 0;
+		min-height: 5px;
+		position: absolute;
+		border-radius: 1.5px;
+		overflow: hidden !important;
+	}
+
+	.progress-bar > .short-bar {
+		background-color: var(--accent);
+		width: 40%;
+		height: 100%;
+		left: -40%;
+		border-radius: 2.5px;
+		position: absolute;
+		display: inline-block;
+		-webkit-animation: progressbarindeterminateshort 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+		-moz-animation: progressbarindeterminateshort 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+		-o-animation: progressbarindeterminateshort 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+		animation: progressbarindeterminateshort 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+	}
+
+	.progress-bar > .long-bar {
+		background-color: var(--accent);
+		width: 60%;
+		height: 100%;
+		left: -90%;
+		border-radius: 2.5px;
+		position: absolute;
+		display: inline-block;
+		-webkit-animation: progressbarindeterminatelong 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+		-moz-animation: progressbarindeterminatelong 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+		-o-animation: progressbarindeterminatelong 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+		animation: progressbarindeterminatelong 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/lnv/Sidebar.svelte b/src/lib/components/lnv/Sidebar.svelte
index dd26ace..0fcfd0f 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/lnv/Sidebar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/lnv/Sidebar.svelte
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 	import LoadingSidebar from "./sidebar/LoadingSidebar.svelte";
 	import { Tween } from "svelte/motion";
 	import { quintOut } from "svelte/easing";
+	import Progressbar from "../Progressbar.svelte";
 
 	const views: Record<string, string> = {
 		main: "MainSidebar",
@@ -134,10 +135,6 @@
 		return () => value;
 	}
 
-	// TODO: implement loading state
-	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-	let loading = $state(false);
-
 	let searchText = $derived.by(debounce(() => searchbar.text, 300));
 	let searchResults: Feature[] = $state([]);
 	let mobileView = $derived(window.innerWidth < 768 || routing.currentTrip);
@@ -149,10 +146,10 @@
 			return;
 		}
 		if (searchText.length > 0) {
-			loading = true;
+			view.loading = true;
 			search(searchText, 0, 0).then((results) => {
 				searchResults = results;
-				loading = false;
+				view.loading = false;
 				view.switch("search", {
 					results: searchResults,
 					query: searchText,
@@ -211,6 +208,10 @@
 		</div>
 	{/if}
 
+	{#if view.loading}
+		<Progressbar />
+	{/if}
+
 	{#if routing.currentTrip}
 		<InRouteSidebar />
 	{:else}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/lnv/sidebar/InfoSidebar.svelte b/src/lib/components/lnv/sidebar/InfoSidebar.svelte
index 3a6d5f3..79b32d1 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/lnv/sidebar/InfoSidebar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/lnv/sidebar/InfoSidebar.svelte
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 	import InternetAccess from "../info/InternetAccess.svelte";
 	import RestaurantInfo from "../info/RestaurantInfo.svelte";
 	import { m } from "$lang/messages";
+	import { onMount } from "svelte";
 
 	// let { feature }: { feature: Feature } = $props();
 
@@ -81,9 +82,16 @@
 			);
 		});
 	}
+
+	onMount(() => {
+		view.loading = true;
+	})
 </script>
 
-{#await fetchPOI(lat, lng, 20)}
+{#await fetchPOI(lat, lng, 20).then(r => {
+	view.loading = false;
+	return r;
+})}
 	<SidebarHeader
 		onback={() => {
 			pin.liftPin();
diff --git a/src/lib/components/lnv/sidebar/NearbyPOISidebar.svelte b/src/lib/components/lnv/sidebar/NearbyPOISidebar.svelte
index 25a7bf7..505bb31 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/lnv/sidebar/NearbyPOISidebar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/lnv/sidebar/NearbyPOISidebar.svelte
@@ -4,19 +4,20 @@
 	import { fetchNearbyPOI, type OverpassElement } from "$lib/services/Overpass";
 	import { location } from "../location.svelte";
 	import { map, pin } from "../map.svelte";
+	import { view } from "../view.svelte";
 	import SidebarHeader from "./SidebarHeader.svelte";
 
 	let { tags }: { tags?: string } = $props();
 
 	let pois: OverpassElement[] = $state([]);
-	let loading = $state(true);
 
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (!tags) {
-			loading = false;
+			view.loading = false;
 			pois = [];
 			return;
 		}
+		view.loading = true;
 		fetchNearbyPOI(location.lat, location.lng, tags.split(","), 500).then(
 			(results) => {
 				pois = results.elements.sort((a, b) => {
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
 					);
 					return distA - distB;
 				});
-				loading = false;
+				view.loading = false;
 			},
 		);
 	});
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@
 	{/if}
 </SidebarHeader>
 
-{#if loading}
+{#if view.loading}
 	<div class="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{m.loading()}</div>
 {:else}
 	<div class="flex flex-col gap-2 p-2">
diff --git a/src/lib/components/lnv/sidebar/RouteSidebar.svelte b/src/lib/components/lnv/sidebar/RouteSidebar.svelte
index 7250090..71e3a6b 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/lnv/sidebar/RouteSidebar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/lnv/sidebar/RouteSidebar.svelte
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 </div>
 <Button
 	onclick={async () => {
+		view.loading = true;
 		console.log(fromLocation, toLocation);
 		const FROM: WorldLocation =
 			fromLocation == "current"
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@
 		}
 		drawAllRoutes(routes);
 		zoomToPoints(FROM, TO, map.value!);
+		view.loading = false;
 	}}>{m["sidebar.route.calculate"]()}</Button
 >
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/lnv/sidebar/settings/LicensesSidebar.svelte b/src/lib/components/lnv/sidebar/settings/LicensesSidebar.svelte
index 7038092..e226178 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/lnv/sidebar/settings/LicensesSidebar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/lnv/sidebar/settings/LicensesSidebar.svelte
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 	import { onMount } from "svelte";
 	import SidebarHeader from "../SidebarHeader.svelte";
 	import { m } from "$lang/messages";
+	import { view } from "../../view.svelte";
 
 	let licenses: License[] = $state([]);
-	let loading = $state(true);
 
 	interface License {
 		name: string;
@@ -20,15 +20,16 @@
 	}
 
 	onMount(async () => {
+		view.loading = true;
 		const res = await fetch("/licenses.json");
 		licenses = await res.json();
-		loading = false;
+		view.loading = false;
 	});
 </script>
 
 <SidebarHeader>{m["sidebar.about.licenses"]()}</SidebarHeader>
 
-{#if loading}
+{#if view.loading}
 	<p>Loading...</p>
 {:else if licenses.length == 0}
 	<p>No licenses found.</p>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/lnv/view.svelte.ts b/src/lib/components/lnv/view.svelte.ts
index c3764d3..5ab2cc2 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/lnv/view.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/components/lnv/view.svelte.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ export interface View {
 }
 
 export const view = $state({
+	loading: false,
 	current: { type: getOnboardingView("main") } as View,
 	history: [] as View[],
 	back: () => {
+		view.loading = false;
 		if (view.history.length > 0) {
 			view.current = view.history.pop()!;
 		} else {
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ export const view = $state({
 		if (view.current.type !== to) {
 			view.history.push(view.current);
 		}
+		view.loading = false;
 		view.current = { type: to, props } as View;
 	},
 });