diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/pro/fragments/ItemsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/pro/fragments/ItemsFragment.kt
index 2d7c85fd..c09d4858 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/pro/fragments/ItemsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/pro/fragments/ItemsFragment.kt
@@ -293,13 +293,16 @@ class ItemsFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPagerF
                 getRecyclerAdapter()?.updateItems(storedItems)
                 items_placeholder.beGone()
                 items_placeholder_2.beGone()
+                search_progress.beGone()
             }
             searchText.length == 1 -> {
                 items_fastscroller.beGone()
                 items_placeholder.beVisible()
                 items_placeholder_2.beVisible()
+                search_progress.beGone()
             }
             else -> {
+                search_progress.beVisible()
                 ensureBackgroundThread {
                     val files = searchFiles(searchText, currentPath)
                     files.sortBy { it.getParentPath() }
@@ -335,6 +338,7 @@ class ItemsFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPagerF
                         items_fastscroller.beVisibleIf(listItems.isNotEmpty())
                         items_placeholder.beVisibleIf(listItems.isEmpty())
                         items_placeholder_2.beGone()
+                        search_progress.beGone()
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/items_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/items_fragment.xml
index 98e5fa47..d3a66b76 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/items_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/items_fragment.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <com.simplemobiletools.filemanager.pro.fragments.ItemsFragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:id="@+id/items_fragment"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent">
@@ -25,6 +26,16 @@
                 android:paddingEnd="@dimen/small_margin"
                 android:paddingBottom="@dimen/small_margin" />
 
+            <ProgressBar
+                android:id="@+id/search_progress"
+                style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+                android:indeterminate="true"
+                android:visibility="gone"
+                tools:visibility="visible" />
+
             <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
                 android:id="@+id/items_placeholder"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"