diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/Anime.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/Anime.qml
index f126dd3b6..0911fed4b 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/Anime.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/Anime.qml
@@ -226,22 +226,54 @@ Item {
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            Item { // Queries awaiting response
+                anchors.left: parent.left
+                anchors.right: parent.right
+                anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+                anchors.margins: 10
+                implicitHeight: pendingBackground.implicitHeight
+                opacity: Booru.runningRequests > 0 ? 1 : 0
+                visible: opacity > 0
+
+                Behavior on opacity {
+                    NumberAnimation {
+                        duration: Appearance.animation.elementMove.duration
+                        easing.type: Appearance.animation.elementMove.type
+                        easing.bezierCurve: Appearance.animation.elementMove.bezierCurve
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Rectangle {
+                    id: pendingBackground
+                    color: Appearance.m3colors.m3inverseSurface
+                    anchors.left: parent.left
+                    anchors.right: parent.right
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    implicitHeight: pendingText.implicitHeight + 12 * 2
+                    radius: Appearance.rounding.verysmall
+
+                    StyledText {
+                        id: pendingText
+                        anchors.left: parent.left
+                        anchors.right: parent.right
+                        anchors.leftMargin: 12
+                        anchors.rightMargin: 12
+                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                        font.pixelSize: Appearance.font.pixelSize.smaller
+                        color: Appearance.m3colors.m3inverseOnSurface
+                        wrapMode: Text.Wrap
+                        text: StringUtils.format(qsTr("{0} queries pending"), Booru.runningRequests)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         Item { // Tag suggestion description
-            opacity: tagDescriptionText.text.length > 0 ? 1 : 0
-            visible: opacity > 0
+            visible: tagDescriptionText.text.length > 0
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             implicitHeight: tagDescriptionBackground.implicitHeight
 
-            Behavior on opacity {
-                NumberAnimation {
-                    duration: Appearance.animation.elementMoveFast.duration
-                    easing.type: Appearance.animation.elementMoveFast.type
-                    easing.bezierCurve: Appearance.animation.elementMoveFast.bezierCurve
-                }
-            }
-
             Rectangle {
                 id: tagDescriptionBackground
                 color: Appearance.colors.colTooltip
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/services/Booru.qml b/.config/quickshell/services/Booru.qml
index 3762d6793..2276b0945 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/services/Booru.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/services/Booru.qml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     property string failMessage: qsTr("That didn't work. Tips:\n- Check your tags and NSFW settings\n- If you don't have a tag in mind, type a page number")
     property var responses: []
+    property int runningRequests: 0
     property var getWorkingImageSource: (url) => {
         if (url.includes('pximg.net')) {
             return `https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/${url.substring(url.lastIndexOf('/') + 1).replace(/_p\d+\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif)$/, '')}`;
@@ -315,7 +316,6 @@ Singleton {
             "images": [],
             "message": ""
         })
-        root.responses = [...root.responses, newResponse]
 
         var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest()
         xhr.open("GET", url)
@@ -332,6 +332,9 @@ Singleton {
                 } catch (e) {
                     console.log("[Booru] Failed to parse response: " + e)
                     newResponse.message = root.failMessage
+                } finally {
+                    root.runningRequests--;
+                    root.responses = [...root.responses, newResponse]
                 }
             }
             else if (xhr.readyState === XMLHttpRequest.DONE) {
@@ -348,6 +351,7 @@ Singleton {
                 const userAgent = ConfigOptions.sidebar.booru.zerochan.username ? `Desktop sidebar booru viewer - ${ConfigOptions.sidebar.booru.zerochan.username}` : defaultUserAgent
                 xhr.setRequestHeader("User-Agent", userAgent)
             }
+            root.runningRequests++;
             xhr.send()
         } catch (error) {
             console.log("Could not set User-Agent:", error)