diff --git a/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.html b/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.html
index 1b75b862..af6e7ffc 100644
--- a/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-<form (ngSubmit)="onSubmit()">
+<form class="status-form" (ngSubmit)="onSubmit()">
+    <div class="status-form__sending" *ngIf="isSending">
+        <app-waiting-animation class="waiting-icon status-form__sending--waiting"></app-waiting-animation>
+    </div>
+
     <input [(ngModel)]="title" type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm" name="title" autocomplete="off" placeholder="Title, Content Warning (optional)" />
 
     <textarea #reply [(ngModel)]="status" name="status" class="form-control form-control-sm" rows="5" required
diff --git a/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.scss b/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.scss
index b1abcad9..1eca923b 100644
--- a/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import "variables";
+@import "commons";
 @import "panel";
 @import "buttons";
 $btn-send-status-width: 60px;
@@ -9,11 +10,9 @@ $btn-send-status-width: 60px;
     border-color: $status-secondary-color;
     color: #fff;
     font-size: $default-font-size;
-    
     &:focus {
         box-shadow: none;
     }
-
     &--privacy {
         display: inline-block;
         width: calc(100% - 15px - #{$btn-send-status-width});
@@ -33,4 +32,21 @@ $btn-send-status-width: 60px;
     // &:focus {
     //     border-color: darkblue;
     // }
+}
+
+.status-form {
+    position: relative;
+    &__sending {
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 0px;
+        left: 4px;
+        right: 4px;
+        bottom: 4px;
+        background-color: rgba($column-color, .75);
+        z-index: 2;
+
+        &--waiting{
+            margin-top: calc(25%);
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.ts b/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.ts
index f540cefe..b6df20de 100644
--- a/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/create-status/create-status.component.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ export class CreateStatusComponent implements OnInit {
     title: string;
     status: string = '';
 
+    isSending: boolean;
+
     @Input() statusReplyingToWrapper: StatusWrapper;
     @Output() onClose = new EventEmitter();
     @ViewChild('reply') replyElement: ElementRef;
@@ -73,6 +75,10 @@ export class CreateStatusComponent implements OnInit {
     }
 
     onSubmit(): boolean {
+        if(this.isSending) return false;
+
+        this.isSending = true;
+
         let visibility: VisibilityEnum = VisibilityEnum.Unknown;
         switch (this.selectedPrivacy) { //FIXME: in case of responding, set the visibility to original
             case 'Public':
@@ -118,6 +124,9 @@ export class CreateStatusComponent implements OnInit {
             })
             .catch((err: HttpErrorResponse) => {
                 this.notificationService.notifyHttpError(err);
+            })
+            .then(() => {
+                this.isSending = false;
             });
 
         return false;