diff --git a/bin/app/data/gui/statusbar_view/loader.gif b/bin/app/data/gui/statusbar_view/loader.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d7e4691
Binary files /dev/null and b/bin/app/data/gui/statusbar_view/loader.gif differ
diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtStatusBar.cpp b/src/app/qt/element/QtStatusBar.cpp
index 086a3b07..48067d93 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/element/QtStatusBar.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtStatusBar.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,22 @@
 #include "qt/element/QtStatusBar.h"
 
+#include <QMovie>
+
 QtStatusBar::QtStatusBar()
     : m_text(this)
 {
+	QMovie* movie = new QMovie("data/gui/statusbar_view/loader.gif");
+	// if movie doesn't loop forever, force it to.
+	if (movie->loopCount() != -1)
+	{
+		connect(movie, SIGNAL(finished()), movie, SLOT(start()));
+	}
+	movie->start();
+
+	m_loader.setMovie(movie);
+	m_loader.hide();
+	addWidget(&m_loader);
+
 	m_text.setText("");
 	addWidget(&m_text);
 }
@@ -11,7 +25,7 @@ QtStatusBar::~QtStatusBar()
 {
 }
 
-void QtStatusBar::setText(const std::string& text, bool isError)
+void QtStatusBar::setText(const std::string& text, bool isError, bool showLoader)
 {
 	if (isError)
 	{
@@ -22,5 +36,14 @@ void QtStatusBar::setText(const std::string& text, bool isError)
 		m_text.setStyleSheet("");
 	}
 
+	if (showLoader)
+	{
+		m_loader.show();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		m_loader.hide();
+	}
+
 	m_text.setText(text.c_str());
 }
diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtStatusBar.h b/src/app/qt/element/QtStatusBar.h
index 8b4bfb0e..b8d81240 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/element/QtStatusBar.h
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtStatusBar.h
@@ -3,18 +3,20 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <QStatusBar>
-#include <QProgressBar>
 #include <QLabel>
 
-class QtStatusBar : public QStatusBar
+class QtStatusBar
+	: public QStatusBar
 {
 public:
 	QtStatusBar(void);
 	~QtStatusBar(void);
 
-	void setText(const std::string& text, bool isError = false);
+	void setText(const std::string& text, bool isError, bool showLoader);
+
 private:
 	QLabel m_text;
+	QLabel m_loader;
 };
 
 #endif // QT_STATUS_BAR_H
diff --git a/src/app/qt/view/QtStatusBarView.cpp b/src/app/qt/view/QtStatusBarView.cpp
index e821de94..38ca7585 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/view/QtStatusBarView.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qt/view/QtStatusBarView.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 
 QtStatusBarView::QtStatusBarView(ViewLayout* viewLayout)
 	: StatusBarView(viewLayout)
-	, m_showMessageFunctor(std::bind(&QtStatusBarView::doShowMessage, this, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2))
+	, m_showMessageFunctor(std::bind(
+		&QtStatusBarView::doShowMessage, this, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2, std::placeholders::_3))
 {
 	QtMainView* mw = static_cast<QtMainView*>(viewLayout);
 	m_widget = std::make_shared<QtStatusBar>();
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ QtStatusBarView::~QtStatusBarView()
 
 void QtStatusBarView::createWidgetWrapper()
 {
-	//setWidgetWrapper(std::make_shared<QtViewWidgetWrapper>(m_widget));
 }
 
 void QtStatusBarView::initView()
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ void QtStatusBarView::refreshView()
 {
 }
 
-void QtStatusBarView::doShowMessage(const std::string& message, bool isError)
+void QtStatusBarView::doShowMessage(const std::string& message, bool isError, bool showLoader)
 {
-	m_widget->setText(message, isError);
+	m_widget->setText(message, isError, showLoader);
 }
 
-void QtStatusBarView::showMessage(const std::string& message, bool isError)
+void QtStatusBarView::showMessage(const std::string& message, bool isError, bool showLoader)
 {
-	m_showMessageFunctor(message, isError);
+	m_showMessageFunctor(message, isError, showLoader);
 }
diff --git a/src/app/qt/view/QtStatusBarView.h b/src/app/qt/view/QtStatusBarView.h
index 6f2694fc..b5b1bf66 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/view/QtStatusBarView.h
+++ b/src/app/qt/view/QtStatusBarView.h
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ public:
 	virtual void refreshView();
 
 	// StatusBar view implementation
-	virtual void showMessage(const std::string& message, bool isError);
+	virtual void showMessage(const std::string& message, bool isError, bool showLoader);
+
 private:
-	void doShowMessage(const std::string& message, bool isError);
+	void doShowMessage(const std::string& message, bool isError, bool showLoader);
 	std::shared_ptr<QtStatusBar> m_widget;
 
-	QtThreadedFunctor<const std::string&, bool> m_showMessageFunctor;
+	QtThreadedFunctor<const std::string&, bool, bool> m_showMessageFunctor;
 };
 
 #endif // !QT_STATUS_BAR_VIEW_H
diff --git a/src/lib/component/controller/StatusBarController.cpp b/src/lib/component/controller/StatusBarController.cpp
index 0443c204..9bbb7ea2 100644
--- a/src/lib/component/controller/StatusBarController.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/component/controller/StatusBarController.cpp
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ StatusBarView* StatusBarController::getView()
 
 void StatusBarController::handleMessage(MessageStatus* message)
 {
-	setStatus(message->status, message->isError);
+	setStatus(message->status, message->isError, message->showLoader);
 }
 
-void StatusBarController::setStatus(const std::string& status, bool isError)
+void StatusBarController::setStatus(const std::string& status, bool isError, bool showLoader)
 {
 	if (!status.empty())
 	{
 		LOG_INFO_STREAM(<< "STATUS " << status);
 
-		getView()->showMessage(status, isError);
+		getView()->showMessage(status, isError, showLoader);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/component/controller/StatusBarController.h b/src/lib/component/controller/StatusBarController.h
index 9c6ee187..d0ea8b06 100644
--- a/src/lib/component/controller/StatusBarController.h
+++ b/src/lib/component/controller/StatusBarController.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public:
 private:
 	virtual void handleMessage(MessageStatus* message);
 
-	void setStatus(const std::string& status, bool isError);
+	void setStatus(const std::string& status, bool isError, bool showLoader);
 };
 
 #endif // STATUS_BAR_CONTROLLER_H
diff --git a/src/lib/component/view/StatusBarView.h b/src/lib/component/view/StatusBarView.h
index cdf92442..5424f374 100644
--- a/src/lib/component/view/StatusBarView.h
+++ b/src/lib/component/view/StatusBarView.h
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ public:
 	~StatusBarView(void);
 
 	virtual std::string getName() const;
-	virtual void showMessage(const std::string& message, bool isError) = 0;
+	virtual void showMessage(const std::string& message, bool isError, bool showLoader) = 0;
+
 protected:
 	StatusBarController* getController();
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/data/parser/cxx/TaskParseCxx.cpp b/src/lib/data/parser/cxx/TaskParseCxx.cpp
index 7bcde31c..2aad74ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/parser/cxx/TaskParseCxx.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/data/parser/cxx/TaskParseCxx.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Task::TaskState TaskParseCxx::update()
 	ss << fileRegister->getParsedFilesCount() << "/" << fileRegister->getFilesCount() << "] ";
 	ss << sourcePath;
 
-	MessageStatus(ss.str()).dispatch();
+	MessageStatus(ss.str(), false, true).dispatch();
 
 	m_parser.runTool(std::vector<std::string>(1, sourcePath));
 
diff --git a/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageStatus.h b/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageStatus.h
index 189f4b3d..7a04539d 100644
--- a/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageStatus.h
+++ b/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageStatus.h
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ class MessageStatus
 	: public Message<MessageStatus>
 {
 public:
-	MessageStatus(const std::string& status, bool isError = false)
+	MessageStatus(const std::string& status, bool isError = false, bool showLoader = false)
 		: status(status)
 		, isError(isError)
+		, showLoader(showLoader)
 	{
 		setSendAsTask(false);
 	}
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ public:
 
 	const std::string status;
 	const bool isError;
+	const bool showLoader;
 };
 
 #endif // MESSAGE_STATUS_H