diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/database/Database.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/database/Database.cpp
index 4d78658aa..ffa9e2d85 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/database/Database.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/database/Database.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ Database::Database( const QString& dbname, QObject* parent )
     tDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Using" << m_maxConcurrentThreads << "database worker threads";
 
     connect( m_impl, SIGNAL( indexReady() ), SLOT( markAsReady() ) );
+    connect( m_impl, SIGNAL( indexStarted() ), SIGNAL( indexStarted() ) );
     connect( m_impl, SIGNAL( indexReady() ), SIGNAL( indexReady() ) );
 
     Q_ASSERT( m_workerRW );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/database/Database.h b/src/libtomahawk/database/Database.h
index b5fe64282..a4eced5f0 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/database/Database.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/database/Database.h
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ public:
     }
 
 signals:
-    void indexReady(); // search index
+    void indexStarted();
+    void indexReady();
     void ready();
 
     void newJobRO( Tomahawk::dbcmd_ptr );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/database/DatabaseImpl.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/database/DatabaseImpl.cpp
index 29165e541..588c5692e 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/database/DatabaseImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/database/DatabaseImpl.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ Tomahawk::DatabaseImpl::dumpDatabase()
 void
 Tomahawk::DatabaseImpl::loadIndex()
 {
+    connect( m_fuzzyIndex, SIGNAL( indexStarted() ), SIGNAL( indexStarted() ) );
     connect( m_fuzzyIndex, SIGNAL( indexReady() ), SIGNAL( indexReady() ) );
     m_fuzzyIndex->loadLuceneIndex();
 }
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/database/DatabaseImpl.h b/src/libtomahawk/database/DatabaseImpl.h
index 2c029998d..4cb7f0f8c 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/database/DatabaseImpl.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/database/DatabaseImpl.h
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ public:
     void loadIndex();
 
 signals:
+    void indexStarted();
     void indexReady();
+
     void schemaUpdateStarted();
     void schemaUpdateStatus( const QString& message );
     void schemaUpdateDone();
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/database/fuzzyindex/FuzzyIndex.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/database/fuzzyindex/FuzzyIndex.cpp
index d40a7f99d..458fc0157 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/database/fuzzyindex/FuzzyIndex.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/database/fuzzyindex/FuzzyIndex.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ FuzzyIndex::updateIndexSlot()
 void
 FuzzyIndex::beginIndexing()
 {
+    emit indexStarted();
     m_mutex.lock();
 
     try
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/database/fuzzyindex/FuzzyIndex.h b/src/libtomahawk/database/fuzzyindex/FuzzyIndex.h
index 4780bb882..fad21cd83 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/database/fuzzyindex/FuzzyIndex.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/database/fuzzyindex/FuzzyIndex.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public:
     virtual void updateIndex();
 
 signals:
+    void indexStarted();
     void indexReady();
 
 public slots: