diff --git a/src/dict/aard.cc b/src/dict/aard.cc
index 4cd00232..a7744f0c 100644
--- a/src/dict/aard.cc
+++ b/src/dict/aard.cc
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ vector< sptr< Dictionary::Class > > makeDictionaries( vector< string > const & f
 {
   vector< sptr< Dictionary::Class > > dictionaries;
 
-  for ( vector< string >::const_iterator i = fileNames.begin(); i != fileNames.end(); ++i ) {
+  for ( auto i = fileNames.begin(); i != fileNames.end(); ++i ) {
     // Skip files with the extensions different to .aar to speed up the
     // scanning
     if ( i->size() < 4 || strcasecmp( i->c_str() + ( i->size() - 4 ), ".aar" ) != 0 )
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ vector< sptr< Dictionary::Class > > makeDictionaries( vector< string > const & f
     // Got the file -- check if we need to rebuid the index
 
     vector< string > dictFiles( 1, *i );
-
+    initializing.loadingDictionary( *i );
     string dictId = Dictionary::makeDictionaryId( dictFiles );
 
     string indexFile = indicesDir + dictId;
diff --git a/src/dict/dictionary.hh b/src/dict/dictionary.hh
index aa6b6373..dd529ac6 100644
--- a/src/dict/dictionary.hh
+++ b/src/dict/dictionary.hh
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ public:
   /// is useful to show in some kind of a splash screen.
   /// The dictionaryName is in utf8.
   virtual void indexingDictionary( string const & dictionaryName ) noexcept = 0;
+  virtual void loadingDictionary( string const & dictionaryName ) noexcept  = 0;
 
   virtual ~Initializing() = default;
 };
diff --git a/src/dict/dsl.cc b/src/dict/dsl.cc
index a1d03cda..cd5061b2 100644
--- a/src/dict/dsl.cc
+++ b/src/dict/dsl.cc
@@ -1746,6 +1746,8 @@ vector< sptr< Dictionary::Class > > makeDictionaries( vector< string > const & f
            || File::tryPossibleName( baseName + "_ABRV.DSL.dz", abrvFileName ) )
         dictFiles.push_back( abrvFileName );
 
+      initializing.loadingDictionary( fileName );
+
       string dictId = Dictionary::makeDictionaryId( dictFiles );
 
       // See if there's a zip file with resources present. If so, include it.
diff --git a/src/dict/loaddictionaries.cc b/src/dict/loaddictionaries.cc
index 5d03e07f..c47feafc 100644
--- a/src/dict/loaddictionaries.cc
+++ b/src/dict/loaddictionaries.cc
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ void LoadDictionaries::indexingDictionary( string const & dictionaryName ) noexc
   emit indexingDictionarySignal( QString::fromUtf8( dictionaryName.c_str() ) );
 }
 
+void LoadDictionaries::loadingDictionary( string const & dictionaryName ) noexcept
+{
+  emit loadingDictionarySignal( QString::fromUtf8( dictionaryName.c_str() ) );
+}
+
 
 void loadDictionaries( QWidget * parent,
                        bool showInitially,
@@ -207,6 +212,7 @@ void loadDictionaries( QWidget * parent,
   LoadDictionaries loadDicts( cfg );
 
   QObject::connect( &loadDicts, &LoadDictionaries::indexingDictionarySignal, &init, &Initializing::indexing );
+  QObject::connect( &loadDicts, &LoadDictionaries::loadingDictionarySignal, &init, &Initializing::loading );
 
   QEventLoop localLoop;
 
diff --git a/src/dict/loaddictionaries.hh b/src/dict/loaddictionaries.hh
index 7d659e01..aa0a8297 100644
--- a/src/dict/loaddictionaries.hh
+++ b/src/dict/loaddictionaries.hh
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public:
 public:
 
   virtual void indexingDictionary( std::string const & dictionaryName ) noexcept;
+  virtual void loadingDictionary( std::string const & dictionaryName ) noexcept;
 
 private:
 
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ private:
 
 signals:
   void indexingDictionarySignal( QString const & dictionaryName );
+  void loadingDictionarySignal( QString const & dictionaryName );
 };
 
 /// Loads all dictionaries mentioned in the configuration passed, into the
diff --git a/src/dict/mdx.cc b/src/dict/mdx.cc
index b47559ea..fa0f33e7 100644
--- a/src/dict/mdx.cc
+++ b/src/dict/mdx.cc
@@ -1294,6 +1294,8 @@ vector< sptr< Dictionary::Class > > makeDictionaries( vector< string > const & f
     vector< string > dictFiles( 1, fileName );
     findResourceFiles( fileName, dictFiles );
 
+    initializing.loadingDictionary( fileName );
+
     string dictId    = Dictionary::makeDictionaryId( dictFiles );
     string indexFile = indicesDir + dictId;
 
diff --git a/src/initializing.cc b/src/initializing.cc
index 92ae5b68..0acf099d 100644
--- a/src/initializing.cc
+++ b/src/initializing.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ void Initializing::indexing( QString const & dictionaryName )
   show();
 }
 
+void Initializing::loading( QString const & dictionaryName )
+{
+  ui.operation->setText( tr( "Loading..." ) );
+  ui.dictionary->setText( dictionaryName );
+  ui.dictionary->show();
+  ui.progressBar->show();
+  adjustSize();
+  show();
+}
+
 void Initializing::closeEvent( QCloseEvent * ev )
 {
   ev->ignore();
diff --git a/src/initializing.hh b/src/initializing.hh
index c6cbe592..c32cefaf 100644
--- a/src/initializing.hh
+++ b/src/initializing.hh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public:
 public slots:
 
   void indexing( QString const & dictionaryName );
+  void loading( const QString & dictionaryName );
 
 private: