diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/contacts/viewmodel/ContactsListViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/contacts/viewmodel/ContactsListViewModel.kt
index e7d9fffaf..0159ae15e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/contacts/viewmodel/ContactsListViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/contacts/viewmodel/ContactsListViewModel.kt
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class ContactsListViewModel
 
     val isListFiltered = MutableLiveData<Boolean>()
 
+    val searchInProgress = MutableLiveData<Boolean>()
+
     val isDefaultAccountLinphone = MutableLiveData<Boolean>()
 
     val vCardTerminatedEvent: MutableLiveData<Event<Pair<String, File>>> by lazy {
@@ -255,6 +257,7 @@ class ContactsListViewModel
         Log.i(
             "$TAG Asking Magic search for contacts matching filter [$filter], domain [$domain] and in sources Friends/LDAP/CardDAV"
         )
+        searchInProgress.postValue(filter.isNotEmpty())
         magicSearch.getContactsListAsync(
             filter,
             domain,
@@ -324,6 +327,7 @@ class ContactsListViewModel
             collator.compare(model1.friend.name, model2.friend.name)
         }
 
+        searchInProgress.postValue(false)
         favourites.postValue(favouritesList)
         contactsList.postValue(list)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/viewmodel/AddressSelectionViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/viewmodel/AddressSelectionViewModel.kt
index b4898578f..734e9b64d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/viewmodel/AddressSelectionViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/viewmodel/AddressSelectionViewModel.kt
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ abstract class AddressSelectionViewModel
 
     val searchFilter = MutableLiveData<String>()
 
+    val searchInProgress = MutableLiveData<Boolean>()
+
     val modelsList = MutableLiveData<ArrayList<ConversationContactOrSuggestionModel>>()
 
     val isEmpty = MutableLiveData<Boolean>()
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@ abstract class AddressSelectionViewModel
         Log.i(
             "$TAG Asking Magic search for contacts matching filter [$filter], domain [$domain] and in sources [$sources]"
         )
+        searchInProgress.postValue(filter.isNotEmpty())
         magicSearch.getContactsListAsync(
             filter,
             domain,
@@ -322,6 +325,8 @@ abstract class AddressSelectionViewModel
         list.addAll(favoritesList)
         list.addAll(contactsList)
         list.addAll(suggestionsList)
+
+        searchInProgress.postValue(false)
         modelsList.postValue(list)
         isEmpty.postValue(list.isEmpty())
         Log.i(
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout-land/contacts_list_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout-land/contacts_list_fragment.xml
index ff56cf270..9f05a9b61 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout-land/contacts_list_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout-land/contacts_list_fragment.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
                     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:indeterminate="true"
-                    android:visibility="@{viewModel.fetchInProgress ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
+                    android:visibility="@{viewModel.fetchInProgress || viewModel.searchInProgress ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
                     app:indicatorColor="?attr/color_main1_500"
                     app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/bottom_nav_bar"
                     app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/call_transfer_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/call_transfer_fragment.xml
index 4e48c82b1..d63a24017 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/call_transfer_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/call_transfer_fragment.xml
@@ -202,6 +202,18 @@
                 app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/search_bar"
                 app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
 
+            <com.google.android.material.progressindicator.CircularProgressIndicator
+                android:id="@+id/fetch_in_progress"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:indeterminate="true"
+                android:visibility="@{viewModel.searchInProgress ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
+                app:indicatorColor="?attr/color_main1_500"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/search_bar"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
+
         </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
 
         <include
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/chat_message_forward_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/chat_message_forward_fragment.xml
index 5d7fddacc..3ae1ff54c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/chat_message_forward_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/chat_message_forward_fragment.xml
@@ -109,6 +109,18 @@
                 app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
                 app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
 
+            <com.google.android.material.progressindicator.CircularProgressIndicator
+                android:id="@+id/fetch_in_progress"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:indeterminate="true"
+                android:visibility="@{viewModel.searchInProgress ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
+                app:indicatorColor="?attr/color_main1_500"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/search_bar"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
+
         </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
 
         <include
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/contacts_list_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/contacts_list_fragment.xml
index b5e307440..bcd56f8bc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/contacts_list_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/contacts_list_fragment.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
                     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:indeterminate="true"
-                    android:visibility="@{viewModel.fetchInProgress ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
+                    android:visibility="@{viewModel.fetchInProgress || viewModel.searchInProgress ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
                     app:indicatorColor="?attr/color_main1_500"
                     app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
                     app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/generic_add_participants_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/generic_add_participants_fragment.xml
index 614812fd6..3f910f7c8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/generic_add_participants_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/generic_add_participants_fragment.xml
@@ -166,6 +166,18 @@
                 app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/search_bar"
                 app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
 
+            <com.google.android.material.progressindicator.CircularProgressIndicator
+                android:id="@+id/fetch_in_progress"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:indeterminate="true"
+                android:visibility="@{viewModel.searchInProgress ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
+                app:indicatorColor="?attr/color_main1_500"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/search_bar"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
+
             <com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton
                 android:id="@+id/add_participants"
                 android:onClick="@{() -> viewModel.addParticipants()}"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/start_call_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/start_call_fragment.xml
index 1d0556f37..e07c1a242 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/start_call_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/start_call_fragment.xml
@@ -251,6 +251,18 @@
                 app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/group_call_icon"
                 app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
 
+            <com.google.android.material.progressindicator.CircularProgressIndicator
+                android:id="@+id/fetch_in_progress"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:indeterminate="true"
+                android:visibility="@{viewModel.searchInProgress ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
+                app:indicatorColor="?attr/color_main1_500"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/group_call_icon"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
+
             <com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton
                 android:id="@+id/create_group"
                 android:onClick="@{askForGroupCallSubjectClickListener}"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/start_chat_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/start_chat_fragment.xml
index d499bceb8..6095d5cd4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/start_chat_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/start_chat_fragment.xml
@@ -233,6 +233,18 @@
                 app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/group_chat_icon"
                 app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
 
+            <com.google.android.material.progressindicator.CircularProgressIndicator
+                android:id="@+id/fetch_in_progress"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:indeterminate="true"
+                android:visibility="@{viewModel.searchInProgress ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
+                app:indicatorColor="?attr/color_main1_500"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/group_chat_icon"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
+
             <com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton
                 android:id="@+id/create_group"
                 android:onClick="@{askForGroupConversationSubjectClickListener}"