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..d4c37892 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
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.GridLayoutManager
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.activities.BaseSimpleActivity
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.dialogs.StoragePickerDialog
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.*
-import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.SORT_BY_SIZE
-import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.VIEW_TYPE_GRID
-import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.VIEW_TYPE_LIST
-import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.ensureBackgroundThread
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.models.FileDirItem
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.Breadcrumbs
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyGridLayoutManager
@@ -59,7 +56,10 @@ class ItemsFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPagerF
             initDrawables()
         }
 
-        items_fastscroller.updateColors(context!!.getProperPrimaryColor())
+        val properPrimaryColor = context!!.getProperPrimaryColor()
+        items_fastscroller.updateColors(properPrimaryColor)
+        search_progress.setIndicatorColor(properPrimaryColor)
+        search_progress.trackColor = properPrimaryColor.adjustAlpha(LOWER_ALPHA)
 
         if (currentPath != "") {
             breadcrumbs.updateColor(textColor)
@@ -293,13 +293,16 @@ class ItemsFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPagerF
                 getRecyclerAdapter()?.updateItems(storedItems)
                 items_placeholder.beGone()
                 items_placeholder_2.beGone()
+                search_progress.hide()
             }
             searchText.length == 1 -> {
                 items_fastscroller.beGone()
                 items_placeholder.beVisible()
                 items_placeholder_2.beVisible()
+                search_progress.hide()
             }
             else -> {
+                search_progress.show()
                 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.hide()
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -395,6 +399,7 @@ class ItemsFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPagerF
         items_fastscroller.beVisible()
         items_placeholder.beGone()
         items_placeholder_2.beGone()
+        search_progress.hide()
     }
 
     private fun createNewItem() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/items_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/items_fragment.xml
index 98e5fa47..d30b35cc 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" />
 
+            <com.google.android.material.progressindicator.LinearProgressIndicator
+                android:id="@+id/search_progress"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+                android:indeterminate="true"
+                android:visibility="gone"
+                app:showDelay="250"
+                tools:visibility="visible" />
+
             <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
                 android:id="@+id/items_placeholder"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"