diff --git a/src/modules/locale/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/locale/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e7fd359f8a13dc81d12b8c16ca443d85f52d9c0..7778400b18888a6cdc8d004e07489f2f4c6ca7a2 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/locale/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ calamares_add_plugin( locale
     SOURCES
         LocaleViewStep.cpp
         LocalePage.cpp
+        QtWaitingSpinner.cpp
         timezonewidget/timezonewidget.cpp
         timezonewidget/localeglobal.cpp
     UI
diff --git a/src/modules/locale/LocaleViewStep.cpp b/src/modules/locale/LocaleViewStep.cpp
index ebce744458a1789c7d4f2b6780e27f085eba5962..efc1d47ece2626ed91cf96cce4c51e8b761780fb 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/LocaleViewStep.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/locale/LocaleViewStep.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "LocaleViewStep.h"
 
 #include "LocalePage.h"
+#include "QtWaitingSpinner.h"
 #include "timezonewidget/localeglobal.h"
 
 #include "utils/CalamaresUtilsGui.h"
@@ -37,16 +38,45 @@ LocaleViewStep::LocaleViewStep( QObject* parent )
     m_widget->setLayout( mainLayout );
     CalamaresUtils::unmarginLayout( mainLayout );
 
-    QLabel* waitingLabel = new QLabel( "Loading location data..." );
-    waitingLabel->setAlignment( Qt::AlignCenter );
-    mainLayout->addWidget( waitingLabel );
+    QWidget* waitingWidget = new QWidget;
+    {
+        QBoxLayout* waitingLayout = new QVBoxLayout;
+        waitingWidget->setLayout( waitingLayout );
+        waitingLayout->addStretch();
+        QBoxLayout* pbLayout = new QHBoxLayout;
+        waitingLayout->addLayout( pbLayout );
+        pbLayout->addStretch();
+
+        QtWaitingSpinner* spnr = new QtWaitingSpinner();
+        pbLayout->addWidget( spnr );
+
+        pbLayout->addStretch();
+
+        QLabel* waitingLabel = new QLabel( "Loading location data..." );
+
+        int spnrSize = waitingLabel->fontMetrics().height() * 4;
+        spnr->setFixedSize( spnrSize, spnrSize );
+        spnr->setRadius( spnrSize / 2 );
+        spnr->setLength( spnrSize / 2 );
+        spnr->setWidth( spnrSize / 8 );
+        spnr->start();
+
+        waitingLabel->setAlignment( Qt::AlignCenter);
+        waitingLayout->addSpacing( spnrSize / 2 );
+        waitingLayout->addWidget( waitingLabel );
+        waitingLayout->addStretch();
+
+        mainLayout->addWidget( waitingWidget );
+
+        CalamaresUtils::unmarginLayout( waitingLayout );
+    }
 
     connect( &m_initWatcher, &QFutureWatcher< void >::finished,
              [=]
     {
         m_actualWidget->init();
-        m_widget->layout()->removeWidget( waitingLabel );
-        waitingLabel->deleteLater();
+        m_widget->layout()->removeWidget( waitingWidget );
+        waitingWidget->deleteLater();
         m_widget->layout()->addWidget( m_actualWidget );
         m_nextEnabled = true;
         emit nextStatusChanged( m_nextEnabled );
diff --git a/src/modules/locale/QtWaitingSpinner.cpp b/src/modules/locale/QtWaitingSpinner.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..834c91c1fad6869528c47cd52da3fb31e71fa010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/locale/QtWaitingSpinner.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+/* === This file is part of Calamares - <http://github.com/calamares> ===
+ *
+ *   Copyright 2014, Teo Mrnjavac <teo@kde.org>
+ *
+ *   Originally from https://github.com/snowwlex/QtWaitingSpinner
+ *   Copyright 2012, Alex Turkin
+ *
+ *   Calamares is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   Calamares is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *   along with Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <cmath>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+#include <QPainter>
+
+#include "QtWaitingSpinner.h"
+
+QtWaitingSpinner::QtWaitingSpinner(int linesNumber, int length, int width, int radius, QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent),
+	myLinesNumber(linesNumber),
+	myLength(length + width),
+	myWidth(width),
+	myRadius(radius),
+	myRoundness(70.0),
+	myColor(Qt::black),
+	mySpeed(1),
+	myTrail(70),
+	myOpacity(15)
+{
+	myCurrentCounter = 0;
+	myTimer = new QTimer(this);
+	connect(myTimer,SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(rotate()));
+	updateSize();
+	updateTimer();
+	this->hide();
+}
+
+void QtWaitingSpinner::paintEvent(QPaintEvent */*ev*/) {
+	QPainter painter(this);
+	painter.fillRect(this->rect(), Qt::transparent);
+	painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing, true);
+
+	if (myCurrentCounter >= myLinesNumber) {
+		myCurrentCounter = 0;
+	}
+	painter.setPen(Qt::NoPen);
+	for (int i = 0; i < myLinesNumber; ++i) {
+		painter.save();
+		painter.translate(myRadius + myLength, myRadius + myLength);
+		qreal rotateAngle = (qreal)360 * qreal(i) / qreal(myLinesNumber);
+		painter.rotate(rotateAngle);
+		painter.translate(myRadius, 0);
+		int distance = lineDistance(i, myCurrentCounter, myLinesNumber);
+		QColor color = countTrailColor(distance, myLinesNumber, myTrail, myOpacity, myColor);
+		painter.setBrush(color);
+		//TODO improve the way rounded rect is painted
+		painter.drawRoundedRect(QRect(0, -myWidth/2, myLength, myWidth), myRoundness, myRoundness, Qt::RelativeSize);
+		painter.restore();
+	}
+}
+
+void QtWaitingSpinner::start() {
+	this->show();
+	if (!myTimer->isActive()) {
+		myTimer->start();
+		myCurrentCounter = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+void QtWaitingSpinner::finish() {
+	this->hide();
+	if (myTimer->isActive()) {
+		myTimer->stop();
+		myCurrentCounter = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+void QtWaitingSpinner::setLinesNumber(int linesNumber) {
+	myLinesNumber = linesNumber;
+	myCurrentCounter = 0;
+	updateTimer();
+}
+
+void QtWaitingSpinner::setLength(int length){
+	myLength = length;
+	updateSize();
+}
+
+void QtWaitingSpinner::setWidth(int width) {
+	myWidth = width;
+	updateSize();
+}
+
+void QtWaitingSpinner::setRadius(int radius) {
+	myRadius = radius;
+	updateSize();
+}
+
+void QtWaitingSpinner::setRoundness(qreal roundness) {
+	myRoundness = std::max(0.0, std::min(100.0, roundness));
+}
+
+void QtWaitingSpinner::setColor(QColor color) {
+	myColor = color;
+}
+
+void QtWaitingSpinner::setSpeed(qreal speed) {
+	mySpeed = speed;
+	updateTimer();
+}
+
+void QtWaitingSpinner::setTrail(int trail) {
+	myTrail = trail;
+}
+
+void QtWaitingSpinner::setOpacity(int minOpacity) {
+	myOpacity = minOpacity;
+}
+
+void QtWaitingSpinner::rotate() {
+	++myCurrentCounter;
+	if (myCurrentCounter >= myLinesNumber) {
+		myCurrentCounter = 0;
+	}
+	update();
+}
+
+void QtWaitingSpinner::updateSize() {
+	int size = (myRadius + myLength) * 2;
+	setFixedSize(size, size);
+}
+
+void QtWaitingSpinner::updateTimer() {
+	myTimer->setInterval(countTimeout(myLinesNumber, mySpeed));
+}
+
+int QtWaitingSpinner::countTimeout(int lines, qreal speed) {
+	return 1000 / (lines * speed);
+}
+
+int QtWaitingSpinner::lineDistance(int from, int to, int lines) {
+	int result = to - from;
+	if (result < 0) {
+		result += lines;
+	}
+	return result;
+}
+
+QColor QtWaitingSpinner::countTrailColor(int distance, int lines, int trail, int minOpacity, QColor color) {
+	if (distance == 0) {
+		return color;
+	}
+	const qreal minAlphaF = (qreal)minOpacity / 100;
+	int distanceThreshold = ceil( (lines - 1) * (qreal)trail / 100);
+	if (distance > distanceThreshold) {
+		color.setAlphaF(minAlphaF);
+		return color;
+	}
+	qreal alphaDiff = color.alphaF() - (qreal)minAlphaF;
+	qreal gradation = alphaDiff / (qreal)(distanceThreshold + 1);
+	qreal resultAlpha = color.alphaF() - gradation * distance;
+	resultAlpha = std::min(1.0, std::max(0.0, resultAlpha)); //if alpha is out of bound, force it to bounds
+	color.setAlphaF(resultAlpha);
+	return color;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/modules/locale/QtWaitingSpinner.h b/src/modules/locale/QtWaitingSpinner.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5ab1ec808b0117a19bac6e67b9883153e45bc740
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/locale/QtWaitingSpinner.h
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/* === This file is part of Calamares - <http://github.com/calamares> ===
+ *
+ *   Copyright 2014, Teo Mrnjavac <teo@kde.org>
+ *
+ *   Originally from https://github.com/snowwlex/QtWaitingSpinner
+ *   Copyright 2012, Alex Turkin
+ *
+ *   Calamares is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   Calamares is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *   along with Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef QTWAITINGSPINNER_H
+#define QTWAITINGSPINNER_H
+
+#include <QtCore/QTimer>
+
+#include <QWidget>
+#include <QColor>
+
+class QtWaitingSpinner : public QWidget {
+	Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+	explicit QtWaitingSpinner(int linesNumber = 12, int length = 7, int width = 5, int radius = 10, QWidget *parent = 0);
+
+public Q_SLOTS:
+	void start();
+	void finish();
+
+public:
+	void setLinesNumber(int linesNumber);
+	void setLength(int length);
+	void setWidth(int width);
+	void setRadius(int radius);
+	void setRoundness(qreal roundness);
+	void setColor(QColor color);
+	void setSpeed(qreal speed);
+	void setTrail(int trail);
+	void setOpacity(int minOpacity);
+
+private Q_SLOTS:
+	void rotate();
+	void updateSize();
+	void updateTimer();
+
+protected:
+	void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *ev);
+
+private:
+	static int countTimeout(int lines, qreal speed);
+	static int lineDistance(int from, int to, int lines);
+	static QColor countTrailColor(int distance, int lines, int trail, int minOpacity, QColor color);
+
+private:
+	int myLinesNumber;
+	int myLength;
+	int myWidth;
+	int myRadius;
+	qreal myRoundness; //0..100
+	QColor myColor;
+	qreal mySpeed; // in rounds per second
+	int myTrail;
+	int myOpacity;
+
+private:
+	QTimer *myTimer;
+	int myCurrentCounter;
+};
+
+#endif // QTWAITINGSPINNER_H