diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/taskbar_widget.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/taskbar_widget.js.coffee
index c2495436e..8eaa14778 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/taskbar_widget.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/taskbar_widget.js.coffee
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class App.TaskbarWidget extends App.Controller
       data =
         url:   '#'
         id:    false
+        iconClass: 'loading'
         title: App.i18n.translateInline('Loading...')
         head:  App.i18n.translateInline('Loading...')
       worker = App.TaskManager.worker( task.key  )
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/zammad.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/zammad.css.scss
index a68b47334..72e531966 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/zammad.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/zammad.css.scss
@@ -2070,6 +2070,11 @@ footer {
     .tasks-navigation .icon-holder .icon {
       margin-right: 3px;
       margin-top: -3px;
+      
+      &.loading {
+        width: 14px;
+        height: 14px;
+      }
     }
 
   .task:hover {