diff --git a/application/forms/Authentication/LoginForm.php b/application/forms/Authentication/LoginForm.php
index f7bae3d1b..9646046f6 100644
--- a/application/forms/Authentication/LoginForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Authentication/LoginForm.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class LoginForm extends Form
         $this->setRequiredCue(null);
         $this->setName('form_login');
         $this->setSubmitLabel($this->translate('Login'));
+        $this->setProgressLabel($this->translate('Logging in'));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/application/forms/Config/ResourceConfigForm.php b/application/forms/Config/ResourceConfigForm.php
index 51e1b1bff..db951e67a 100644
--- a/application/forms/Config/ResourceConfigForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Config/ResourceConfigForm.php
@@ -344,9 +344,10 @@ class ResourceConfigForm extends ConfigForm
             'submit',
             'resource_validation',
             array(
-                'ignore'        => true,
-                'label'         => $this->translate('Validate Configuration'),
-                'decorators'    => array('ViewHelper')
+                'ignore'                => true,
+                'label'                 => $this->translate('Validate Configuration'),
+                'data-progress-label'   => $this->translate('Validation In Progress'),
+                'decorators'            => array('ViewHelper')
             )
         );
         $this->addDisplayGroup(
diff --git a/application/forms/Config/UserBackendConfigForm.php b/application/forms/Config/UserBackendConfigForm.php
index 5ee4674bb..1183ae724 100644
--- a/application/forms/Config/UserBackendConfigForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Config/UserBackendConfigForm.php
@@ -464,9 +464,10 @@ class UserBackendConfigForm extends ConfigForm
             'submit',
             'backend_validation',
             array(
-                'ignore'        => true,
-                'label'         => $this->translate('Validate Configuration'),
-                'decorators'    => array('ViewHelper')
+                'ignore'                => true,
+                'label'                 => $this->translate('Validate Configuration'),
+                'data-progress-label'   => $this->translate('Validation In Progress'),
+                'decorators'            => array('ViewHelper')
             )
         );
         $this->addDisplayGroup(
diff --git a/application/views/scripts/form/reorder-authbackend.phtml b/application/views/scripts/form/reorder-authbackend.phtml
index ec1cf7810..4edc7e06f 100644
--- a/application/views/scripts/form/reorder-authbackend.phtml
+++ b/application/views/scripts/form/reorder-authbackend.phtml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         </td>
         <td data-base-target="_self">
 <?php if ($i > 0): ?>
-          <button type="submit" name="backend_newpos" class="link-like icon-only" value="<?= sprintf(
+          <button type="submit" name="backend_newpos" class="link-like icon-only animated move-up" value="<?= sprintf(
             '%s|%s',
             $backendNames[$i],
             $i - 1
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
           </button>
 <?php endif; ?>
 <?php if ($i + 1 < count($backendNames)): ?>
-          <button type="submit" name="backend_newpos" class="link-like icon-only" value="<?= sprintf(
+          <button type="submit" name="backend_newpos" class="link-like icon-only animated move-down" value="<?= sprintf(
             '%s|%s',
             $backendNames[$i],
             $i + 1
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Form.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Form.php
index 2730f6998..fd8812c6c 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Form.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Form.php
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ class Form extends Zend_Form
      */
     protected $submitLabel;
 
+    /**
+     * Label to use for showing the user an activity indicator when submitting the form
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $progressLabel;
+
     /**
      * The url to redirect to upon success
      *
@@ -263,6 +270,29 @@ class Form extends Zend_Form
         return $this->submitLabel;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the label to use for showing the user an activity indicator when submitting the form
+     *
+     * @param   string  $label
+     *
+     * @return  $this
+     */
+    public function setProgressLabel($label)
+    {
+        $this->progressLabel = $label;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the label to use for showing the user an activity indicator when submitting the form
+     *
+     * @return  string
+     */
+    public function getProgressLabel()
+    {
+        return $this->progressLabel;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the url to redirect to upon success
      *
@@ -638,6 +668,12 @@ class Form extends Zend_Form
     public function setUseFormAutosubmit($state = true)
     {
         $this->useFormAutosubmit = (bool) $state;
+        if ($this->useFormAutosubmit) {
+            $this->setAttrib('data-progress-element', 'header-' . $this->getId());
+        } else {
+            $this->removeAttrib('data-progress-element');
+        }
+
         return $this;
     }
 
@@ -738,11 +774,13 @@ class Form extends Zend_Form
                 'submit',
                 'btn_submit',
                 array(
-                    'ignore'        => true,
-                    'label'         => $submitLabel,
-                    'decorators'    => array(
+                    'ignore'                => true,
+                    'label'                 => $submitLabel,
+                    'data-progress-label'   => $this->getProgressLabel(),
+                    'decorators'            => array(
                         'ViewHelper',
-                        array('HtmlTag', array('tag' => 'div'))
+                        array('Spinner', array('separator' => '')),
+                        array('HtmlTag', array('tag' => 'div', 'class' => 'buttons'))
                     )
                 )
             );
@@ -801,9 +839,17 @@ class Form extends Zend_Form
                 && ! array_key_exists('disabledLoadDefaultDecorators', $options)
             ) {
                 $options['decorators'] = static::$defaultElementDecorators;
+                if (! isset($options['data-progress-label']) && ($type === 'submit'
+                    || ($type === 'button' && isset($options['type']) && $options['type'] === 'submit'))
+                ) {
+                    array_splice($options['decorators'], 1, 0, array(array('Spinner', array('separator' => ''))));
+                }
             }
         } else {
             $options = array('decorators' => static::$defaultElementDecorators);
+            if ($type === 'submit') {
+                array_splice($options['decorators'], 1, 0, array(array('Spinner', array('separator' => ''))));
+            }
         }
 
         $el = parent::createElement($type, $name, $options);
@@ -1160,10 +1206,16 @@ class Form extends Zend_Form
                     'form'          => $this
                 ));
             } else {
-                $this->addDecorator('Description', array('tag' => 'h1'));
-                if ($this->getUseFormAutosubmit()) {
-                    $this->addDecorator('Autosubmit', array('accessible' => true))
-                        ->addDecorator('HtmlTag', array('tag' => 'div', 'class' => 'header'));
+                if ($this->getDescription() !== null) {
+                    $this->addDecorator('Description', array('tag' => 'h1', 'escape' => !$this->getUseFormAutosubmit()))
+                        ->addDecorator(
+                        'HtmlTag',
+                        array(
+                            'tag'   => 'div',
+                            'class' => 'header',
+                            'id'    => 'header-' . $this->getId()
+                        )
+                    );
                 }
 
                 $this->addDecorator('FormDescriptions')
@@ -1210,6 +1262,25 @@ class Form extends Zend_Form
         return $name;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieve form description
+     *
+     * This will return the escaped description with the autosubmit warning icon if form autosubmit is enabled.
+     *
+     * @return  string
+     */
+    public function getDescription()
+    {
+        $description = parent::getDescription();
+        if ($description && $this->getUseFormAutosubmit()) {
+            $autosubmit = $this->_getDecorator('Autosubmit', array('accessible' => true));
+            $autosubmit->setElement($this);
+            $description = $autosubmit->render($this->getView()->escape($description));
+        }
+
+        return $description;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the action to submit this form against
      *
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Form/Decorator/Help.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Form/Decorator/Help.php
index 152d548af..531072a6b 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Form/Decorator/Help.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Form/Decorator/Help.php
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ class Help extends Zend_Form_Decorator_Abstract
             $helpContent = $this->getView()->icon(
                 'help',
                 $description . ($description && $requirement ? ' ' : '') . $requirement,
-                array('aria-hidden' => $this->accessible ? 'true' : 'false')
+                array(
+                    'class'         => 'help',
+                    'aria-hidden'   => $this->accessible ? 'true' : 'false'
+                )
             ) . $helpContent;
         }
 
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Form/Decorator/Spinner.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Form/Decorator/Spinner.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b47798d26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Form/Decorator/Spinner.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+/* Icinga Web 2 | (c) 2013-2015 Icinga Development Team | GPLv2+ */
+
+namespace Icinga\Web\Form\Decorator;
+
+use Zend_Form_Decorator_Abstract;
+use Icinga\Application\Icinga;
+use Icinga\Web\View;
+
+/**
+ * Decorator to add a spinner next to an element
+ */
+class Spinner extends Zend_Form_Decorator_Abstract
+{
+    /**
+     * Return the current view
+     *
+     * @return  View
+     */
+    protected function getView()
+    {
+        return Icinga::app()->getViewRenderer()->view;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a spinner icon to a form element
+     *
+     * @param   string      $content    The html rendered so far
+     *
+     * @return  string                  The updated html
+     */
+    public function render($content = '')
+    {
+        $spinner = '<div '
+            . ($this->getOption('id') !== null ? ' id="' . $this->getOption('id') . '"' : '')
+            . 'class="spinner ' . ($this->getOption('class') ?: '') . '"'
+            . '>'
+            . $this->getView()->icon('spin6')
+            . '</div>';
+
+        switch ($this->getPlacement()) {
+            case self::APPEND:
+                return $content . $spinner;
+            case self::PREPEND:
+                return $spinner . $content;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Wizard.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Wizard.php
index 1af211017..d397db52b 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Wizard.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Wizard.php
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ class Wizard
      */
     const BTN_PREV = 'btn_prev';
 
+    /**
+     * The name and id of the element for showing the user an activity indicator when advancing the wizard
+     */
+    const PROGRESS_ELEMENT = 'wizard_progress';
+
     /**
      * This wizard's parent
      *
@@ -606,7 +611,7 @@ class Wizard
                     'type'          => 'submit',
                     'value'         => $pages[1]->getName(),
                     'label'         => t('Next'),
-                    'decorators'    => array('ViewHelper')
+                    'decorators'    => array('ViewHelper', 'Spinner')
                 )
             );
         } elseif ($index < count($pages) - 1) {
@@ -655,8 +660,21 @@ class Wizard
             );
         }
 
+        $page->setAttrib('data-progress-element', static::PROGRESS_ELEMENT);
+        $page->addElement(
+            'note',
+            static::PROGRESS_ELEMENT,
+            array(
+                'order'         => 99, // Ensures that it's shown on the right even if a sub-class adds another button
+                'decorators'    => array(
+                    'ViewHelper',
+                    array('Spinner', array('id' => static::PROGRESS_ELEMENT))
+                )
+            )
+        );
+
         $page->addDisplayGroup(
-            array(static::BTN_PREV, static::BTN_NEXT),
+            array(static::BTN_PREV, static::BTN_NEXT, static::PROGRESS_ELEMENT),
             'buttons',
             array(
                 'decorators' => array(
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Command/Object/DeleteCommentCommandForm.php b/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Command/Object/DeleteCommentCommandForm.php
index 691b7dbed..442b9b2ce 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Command/Object/DeleteCommentCommandForm.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Command/Object/DeleteCommentCommandForm.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class DeleteCommentCommandForm extends CommandForm
                 'ignore'        => true,
                 'escape'        => false,
                 'type'          => 'submit',
-                'class'         => 'link-like',
+                'class'         => 'link-like spinner',
                 'label'         => $this->getView()->icon('trash'),
                 'title'         => $this->translate('Delete this comment'),
                 'decorators'    => array('ViewHelper')
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Command/Object/DeleteDowntimeCommandForm.php b/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Command/Object/DeleteDowntimeCommandForm.php
index c58179fe6..27fbae67a 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Command/Object/DeleteDowntimeCommandForm.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Command/Object/DeleteDowntimeCommandForm.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class DeleteDowntimeCommandForm extends CommandForm
                 'ignore'        => true,
                 'escape'        => false,
                 'type'          => 'submit',
-                'class'         => 'link-like',
+                'class'         => 'link-like spinner',
                 'label'         => $this->getView()->icon('trash'),
                 'title'         => $this->translate('Delete this downtime'),
                 'decorators'    => array('ViewHelper')
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/MonitoringWizard.php b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/MonitoringWizard.php
index 0a224610c..4b495c36e 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/MonitoringWizard.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/MonitoringWizard.php
@@ -120,9 +120,10 @@ class MonitoringWizard extends Wizard implements SetupWizard
                 'submit',
                 'backend_validation',
                 array(
-                    'ignore'        => true,
-                    'label'         => t('Validate Configuration'),
-                    'decorators'    => array('ViewHelper')
+                    'ignore'                => true,
+                    'label'                 => t('Validate Configuration'),
+                    'data-progress-label'   => t('Validation In Progress'),
+                    'decorators'            => array('ViewHelper')
                 )
             );
             $page->getDisplayGroup('buttons')->addElement($page->getElement('backend_validation'));
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/public/css/module.less b/modules/monitoring/public/css/module.less
index 3aabe1f51..6ea967a1c 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/public/css/module.less
+++ b/modules/monitoring/public/css/module.less
@@ -186,10 +186,6 @@ table.avp {
         }
     }
 
-    .autosubmit-warning {
-        display: none;
-    }
-
     .object-features {
         label {
             font-weight: normal;
diff --git a/modules/setup/application/views/scripts/form/setup-modules.phtml b/modules/setup/application/views/scripts/form/setup-modules.phtml
index 8d8e9ecf9..859acfaa2 100644
--- a/modules/setup/application/views/scripts/form/setup-modules.phtml
+++ b/modules/setup/application/views/scripts/form/setup-modules.phtml
@@ -3,11 +3,18 @@
 use Icinga\Web\Wizard;
 
 ?>
-<form id="<?= $form->getName(); ?>" name="<?= $form->getName(); ?>" enctype="<?= $form->getEncType(); ?>" method="<?= $form->getMethod(); ?>" action="<?= $form->getAction(); ?>">
+<form
+ id="<?= $form->getName(); ?>"
+ name="<?= $form->getName(); ?>"
+ enctype="<?= $form->getEncType(); ?>"
+ method="<?= $form->getMethod(); ?>"
+ action="<?= $form->getAction(); ?>"
+ data-progress-element="<?= Wizard::PROGRESS_ELEMENT; ?>"
+>
 <h2><?= $this->translate('Modules', 'setup.page.title'); ?></h2>
 <p><?= $this->translate('The following modules were found in your Icinga Web 2 installation. To enable and configure a module, just tick it and click "Next".'); ?></p>
 <?php foreach ($form->getElements() as $element): ?>
- <?php if (! in_array($element->getName(), array(Wizard::BTN_PREV, Wizard::BTN_NEXT, $form->getTokenElementName(), $form->getUidElementName()))): ?>
+ <?php if (! in_array($element->getName(), array(Wizard::BTN_PREV, Wizard::BTN_NEXT, Wizard::PROGRESS_ELEMENT, $form->getTokenElementName(), $form->getUidElementName()))): ?>
   <div class="module">
     <h3><label for="<?= $element->getId(); ?>"><strong><?= $element->getLabel(); ?></strong></label></h3>
     <label for="<?= $element->getId(); ?>"><?= $element->getDescription(); ?></label>
@@ -20,5 +27,6 @@ use Icinga\Web\Wizard;
   <div class="buttons">
     <?= $form->getElement(Wizard::BTN_PREV); ?>
     <?= $form->getElement(Wizard::BTN_NEXT); ?>
+    <?= $form->getElement(Wizard::PROGRESS_ELEMENT); ?>
   </div>
 </form>
diff --git a/modules/setup/application/views/scripts/form/setup-requirements.phtml b/modules/setup/application/views/scripts/form/setup-requirements.phtml
index fbd2c692a..3ddd5b404 100644
--- a/modules/setup/application/views/scripts/form/setup-requirements.phtml
+++ b/modules/setup/application/views/scripts/form/setup-requirements.phtml
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ use Icinga\Web\Wizard;
 <h1><?= ucwords($moduleName) . ' ' . $this->translate('Module'); ?></h1>
 <?= $wizard->getRequirements(); ?>
 <?php endforeach ?>
-<form id="<?= $form->getName(); ?>" name="<?= $form->getName(); ?>" enctype="<?= $form->getEncType(); ?>" method="<?= $form->getMethod(); ?>" action="<?= $form->getAction(); ?>">
+<form
+ id="<?= $form->getName(); ?>"
+ name="<?= $form->getName(); ?>"
+ enctype="<?= $form->getEncType(); ?>"
+ method="<?= $form->getMethod(); ?>"
+ action="<?= $form->getAction(); ?>"
+ data-progress-element="<?= Wizard::PROGRESS_ELEMENT; ?>"
+>
   <?= $form->getElement($form->getTokenElementName()); ?>
   <?= $form->getElement($form->getUidElementName()); ?>
   <div class="buttons">
@@ -21,6 +28,7 @@ use Icinga\Web\Wizard;
       }
       echo $btn;
     ?>
+    <?= $form->getElement(Wizard::PROGRESS_ELEMENT); ?>
     <div class="requirements-refresh">
       <?php $title = $this->translate('You may also need to restart the web-server for the changes to take effect!'); ?>
       <?= $this->qlink(
diff --git a/modules/setup/application/views/scripts/form/setup-summary.phtml b/modules/setup/application/views/scripts/form/setup-summary.phtml
index e8053a897..7c91ecd05 100644
--- a/modules/setup/application/views/scripts/form/setup-summary.phtml
+++ b/modules/setup/application/views/scripts/form/setup-summary.phtml
@@ -20,11 +20,20 @@ use Icinga\Web\Wizard;
  <?php endif ?>
 <?php endforeach ?>
 </div>
-<form id="<?= $form->getName(); ?>" name="<?= $form->getName(); ?>" enctype="<?= $form->getEncType(); ?>" method="<?= $form->getMethod(); ?>" action="<?= $form->getAction(); ?>" class="summary">
+<form
+ id="<?= $form->getName(); ?>"
+ name="<?= $form->getName(); ?>"
+ enctype="<?= $form->getEncType(); ?>"
+ method="<?= $form->getMethod(); ?>"
+ action="<?= $form->getAction(); ?>"
+ data-progress-element="<?= Wizard::PROGRESS_ELEMENT; ?>"
+ class="summary"
+>
   <?= $form->getElement($form->getTokenElementName()); ?>
   <?= $form->getElement($form->getUidElementName()); ?>
   <div class="buttons">
     <?= $form->getElement(Wizard::BTN_PREV); ?>
     <?= $form->getElement(Wizard::BTN_NEXT)->setAttrib('class', 'finish'); ?>
+    <?= $form->getElement(Wizard::PROGRESS_ELEMENT); ?>
   </div>
 </form>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/setup/library/Setup/WebWizard.php b/modules/setup/library/Setup/WebWizard.php
index e3831e673..7b67a2c2f 100644
--- a/modules/setup/library/Setup/WebWizard.php
+++ b/modules/setup/library/Setup/WebWizard.php
@@ -369,9 +369,10 @@ class WebWizard extends Wizard implements SetupWizard
                 'submit',
                 'backend_validation',
                 array(
-                    'ignore'        => true,
-                    'label'         => t('Validate Configuration'),
-                    'decorators'    => array('ViewHelper')
+                    'ignore'                => true,
+                    'label'                 => t('Validate Configuration'),
+                    'data-progress-label'   => t('Validation In Progress'),
+                    'decorators'            => array('ViewHelper')
                 )
             );
             $page->getDisplayGroup('buttons')->addElement($page->getElement('backend_validation'));
diff --git a/public/css/icinga/animation.less b/public/css/icinga/animation.less
index 928cdf526..173bee88f 100644
--- a/public/css/icinga/animation.less
+++ b/public/css/icinga/animation.less
@@ -79,4 +79,255 @@
     -webkit-transform: rotate(359deg);
     transform: rotate(359deg);
   }
+}
+
+@-moz-keyframes move-vertical {
+  0% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 100%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 100%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 100%);
+    transform: translate(0, 100%);
+  }
+
+  17% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 66%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 66%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 66%);
+    transform: translate(0, 66%);
+  }
+
+  33% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 33%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 33%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 33%);
+    transform: translate(0, 33%);
+  }
+
+  50% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 0);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 0);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 0);
+    transform: translate(0, 0);
+  }
+
+  67% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, -33%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, -33%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -33%);
+    transform: translate(0, -33%);
+  }
+
+  83% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, -66%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, -66%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -66%);
+    transform: translate(0, -66%);
+  }
+
+  100% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, -100%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, -100%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -100%);
+    transform: translate(0, -100%);
+  }
+}
+@-webkit-keyframes move-vertical {
+  0% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 100%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 100%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 100%);
+    transform: translate(0, 100%);
+  }
+
+  17% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 66%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 66%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 66%);
+    transform: translate(0, 66%);
+  }
+
+  33% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 33%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 33%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 33%);
+    transform: translate(0, 33%);
+  }
+
+  50% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 0);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 0);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 0);
+    transform: translate(0, 0);
+  }
+
+  67% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, -33%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, -33%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -33%);
+    transform: translate(0, -33%);
+  }
+
+  83% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, -66%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, -66%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -66%);
+    transform: translate(0, -66%);
+  }
+
+  100% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, -100%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, -100%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -100%);
+    transform: translate(0, -100%);
+  }
+}
+@-o-keyframes move-vertical {
+  0% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 100%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 100%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 100%);
+    transform: translate(0, 100%);
+  }
+
+  17% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 66%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 66%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 66%);
+    transform: translate(0, 66%);
+  }
+
+  33% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 33%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 33%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 33%);
+    transform: translate(0, 33%);
+  }
+
+  50% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 0);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 0);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 0);
+    transform: translate(0, 0);
+  }
+
+  67% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, -33%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, -33%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -33%);
+    transform: translate(0, -33%);
+  }
+
+  83% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, -66%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, -66%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -66%);
+    transform: translate(0, -66%);
+  }
+
+  100% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, -100%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, -100%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -100%);
+    transform: translate(0, -100%);
+  }
+}
+@-ms-keyframes move-vertical {
+  0% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 100%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 100%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 100%);
+    transform: translate(0, 100%);
+  }
+
+  17% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 66%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 66%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 66%);
+    transform: translate(0, 66%);
+  }
+
+  33% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 33%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 33%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 33%);
+    transform: translate(0, 33%);
+  }
+
+  50% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 0);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 0);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 0);
+    transform: translate(0, 0);
+  }
+
+  67% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, -33%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, -33%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -33%);
+    transform: translate(0, -33%);
+  }
+
+  83% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, -66%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, -66%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -66%);
+    transform: translate(0, -66%);
+  }
+
+  100% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, -100%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, -100%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -100%);
+    transform: translate(0, -100%);
+  }
+}
+@keyframes move-vertical {
+  0% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 100%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 100%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 100%);
+    transform: translate(0, 100%);
+  }
+
+  17% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 66%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 66%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 66%);
+    transform: translate(0, 66%);
+  }
+
+  33% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 33%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 33%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 33%);
+    transform: translate(0, 33%);
+  }
+
+  50% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, 0);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, 0);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 0);
+    transform: translate(0, 0);
+  }
+
+  67% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, -33%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, -33%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -33%);
+    transform: translate(0, -33%);
+  }
+
+  83% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, -66%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, -66%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -66%);
+    transform: translate(0, -66%);
+  }
+
+  100% {
+    -moz-transform: translate(0, -100%);
+    -o-transform: translate(0, -100%);
+    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -100%);
+    transform: translate(0, -100%);
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/css/icinga/forms.less b/public/css/icinga/forms.less
index 82a5f5184..2ab93f869 100644
--- a/public/css/icinga/forms.less
+++ b/public/css/icinga/forms.less
@@ -107,6 +107,38 @@ form.inline {
   display: inline;
 }
 
+div.spinner {
+  display: inline-block;
+  margin-top: 0.2em;
+  margin-left: 0.25em;
+
+  i {
+    visibility: hidden;
+
+    &.active {
+      visibility: visible;
+
+      &:before {
+        .animate(spin 2s infinite linear);
+      }
+    }
+
+    &:before {
+      margin: 0; // Disables wobbling
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+button.animated.active {
+  &.move-up i:before {
+    .animate(move-vertical 500ms infinite linear);
+  }
+
+  &.move-down i:before {
+    .animate(move-vertical 500ms infinite linear reverse);
+  }
+}
+
 button, .button-like {
   font-size: 0.9em;
   font-weight: bold;
@@ -252,12 +284,18 @@ form div.element {
 
 form label {
   display: inline-block;
+  vertical-align: top;
+  margin-top: 0.25em;
   margin-right: 1em;
   font-size: 0.9em;
   width: 10em;
 }
 
-form div.element > * {
+form div.element i.help:before {
+  margin-top: 0.25em;
+}
+
+label ~ * {
   vertical-align: top;
 }
 
@@ -295,11 +333,11 @@ select.grant-permissions {
   width: auto;
 }
 
-label ~ input, label ~ select {
-  margin-left: 1.35em;
+label ~ input, label ~ select, label ~ textarea {
+  margin-left: 1.3em;
 }
 
-label + i ~ input, label + i ~ select {
+label + i ~ input, label + i ~ select, label + i ~ textarea {
   margin-left: 0;
 }
 
@@ -307,6 +345,21 @@ button.noscript-apply {
   margin-left: 0.5em;
 }
 
+i.autosubmit-warning {
+  display: inline-block;
+  margin-left: 0.2em;
+  margin-top: 0.25em;
+
+  &:before {
+    margin: 0; // Disables wobbling
+  }
+
+  &.spinning:before {
+    content: '\e874'; // icon-spin6
+    .animate(spin 2s infinite linear);
+  }
+}
+
 html.no-js i.autosubmit-warning {
   .sr-only;
 }
diff --git a/public/js/icinga/events.js b/public/js/icinga/events.js
index 4b9576a5d..6a2db8dcc 100644
--- a/public/js/icinga/events.js
+++ b/public/js/icinga/events.js
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@
             var method = $form.attr('method');
             var encoding = $form.attr('enctype');
             var $button = $('input[type=submit]:focus', $form).add('button[type=submit]:focus', $form);
+            var progressTimer;
             var $target;
             var data;
 
@@ -227,11 +228,11 @@
                     icinga.logger.debug('events/submitForm: Button is event.currentTarget');
                 }
 
-                if ($el && ($el.is('input[type=submit]') || $el.is('button[type=submit]'))) {
+                if ($el && ($el.is('input[type=submit]') || $el.is('button[type=submit]')) && $el.is(':focus')) {
                     $button = $el;
                 } else {
                     icinga.logger.debug(
-                        'events/submitForm: Can not determine submit button, using the first one in form'
+                        'events/submitForm: Can not determine submit button, using the last one in form'
                     );
                 }
             }
@@ -246,8 +247,12 @@
                 encoding = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
             }
 
+            if (typeof autosubmit === 'undefined') {
+                autosubmit = false;
+            }
+
             if ($button.length === 0) {
-                $button = $('input[type=submit]', $form).add('button[type=submit]', $form).first();
+                $button = $('button[type=submit]', $form).add('input[type=submit]', $form).last();
             }
 
             if ($button.length) {
@@ -271,7 +276,7 @@
             if (method === 'GET') {
                 var dataObj = $form.serializeObject();
 
-                if (typeof autosubmit === 'undefined' || ! autosubmit) {
+                if (! autosubmit) {
                     if ($button.length && $button.attr('name') !== 'undefined') {
                         dataObj[$button.attr('name')] = $button.attr('value');
                     }
@@ -289,7 +294,7 @@
                             $form.find(':input:not(:disabled)').prop('disabled', true);
                         }, 0);
 
-                        if (! typeof autosubmit === 'undefined' && autosubmit) {
+                        if (autosubmit) {
                             if ($button.length) {
                                 // We're autosubmitting the form so the button has not been clicked, however,
                                 // to be really safe, we're disabling the button explicitly, just in case..
@@ -310,7 +315,7 @@
                     data = $form.serializeArray();
                 }
 
-                if (typeof autosubmit === 'undefined' || ! autosubmit) {
+                if (! autosubmit) {
                     if ($button.length && $button.attr('name') !== 'undefined') {
                         if (encoding === 'multipart/form-data') {
                             data.append($button.attr('name'), $button.attr('value'));
@@ -328,7 +333,55 @@
             // Note that disabled form inputs will not be enabled via JavaScript again
             $form.find(':input:not(#search):not(:disabled)').prop('disabled', true);
 
-            icinga.loader.loadUrl(url, $target, data, method);
+            // Show a spinner depending on how the form is being submitted
+            if (autosubmit && typeof $el !== 'undefined' && $el.next().hasClass('autosubmit-warning')) {
+                $el.next().addClass('spinning');
+            } else if ($button.length && $button.is('button') && $button.hasClass('animated')) {
+                $button.addClass('active');
+            } else if ($button.length && $button.attr('data-progress-label')) {
+                var isInput = $button.is('input');
+                if (isInput) {
+                    $button.prop('value', $button.attr('data-progress-label') + '...');
+                } else {
+                    $button.html($button.attr('data-progress-label') + '...');
+                }
+
+                // Use a fixed width to prevent the button from wobbling
+                $button.css('width', $button.css('width'));
+
+                progressTimer = icinga.timer.register(function () {
+                    var label = isInput ? $button.prop('value') : $button.html();
+                    var dots = label.substr(-3);
+
+                    // Using empty spaces here to prevent centered labels from wobbling
+                    if (dots === '...') {
+                        label = label.slice(0, -2) + '  ';
+                    } else if (dots === '.. ') {
+                        label = label.slice(0, -1) + '.';
+                    } else if (dots === '.  ') {
+                        label = label.slice(0, -2) + '. ';
+                    }
+
+                    if (isInput) {
+                        $button.prop('value', label);
+                    } else {
+                        $button.html(label);
+                    }
+                }, null, 100);
+            } else if ($button.length && $button.next().hasClass('spinner')) {
+                $('i', $button.next()).addClass('active');
+            } else if ($form.attr('data-progress-element')) {
+                var $progressElement = $('#' + $form.attr('data-progress-element'));
+                if ($progressElement.length) {
+                    if ($progressElement.hasClass('spinner')) {
+                        $('i', $progressElement).addClass('active');
+                    } else {
+                        $('i.autosubmit-warning', $progressElement).addClass('spinning');
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            icinga.loader.loadUrl(url, $target, data, method).progressTimer = progressTimer;
 
             event.stopPropagation();
             event.preventDefault();
diff --git a/public/js/icinga/loader.js b/public/js/icinga/loader.js
index ff63f808a..6a296d03c 100644
--- a/public/js/icinga/loader.js
+++ b/public/js/icinga/loader.js
@@ -42,13 +42,15 @@
         /**
          * Load the given URL to the given target
          *
-         * @param {string} url     URL to be loaded
-         * @param {object} target  Target jQuery element
-         * @param {object} data    Optional parameters, usually for POST requests
-         * @param {string} method  HTTP method, default is 'GET'
-         * @param {string} action  How to handle the response ('replace' or 'append'), default is 'replace'
+         * @param {string}  url             URL to be loaded
+         * @param {object}  target          Target jQuery element
+         * @param {object}  data            Optional parameters, usually for POST requests
+         * @param {string}  method          HTTP method, default is 'GET'
+         * @param {string}  action          How to handle the response ('replace' or 'append'), default is 'replace'
+         * @param {boolean} autorefresh     Whether the cause is a autorefresh or not
+         * @param {object}  progressTimer   A timer to be stopped when the request is done
          */
-        loadUrl: function (url, $target, data, method, action, autorefresh) {
+        loadUrl: function (url, $target, data, method, action, autorefresh, progressTimer) {
             var id = null;
 
             // Default method is GET
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@
             req.autorefresh = autorefresh;
             req.action = action;
             req.addToHistory = true;
+            req.progressTimer = progressTimer;
 
             if (id) {
                 this.requests[id] = req;
@@ -537,6 +540,10 @@
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (typeof req.progressTimer !== 'undefined') {
+                this.icinga.timer.unregister(req.progressTimer);
+            }
+
             // .html() removes outer div we added above
             this.renderContentToContainer($resp.html(), req.$target, req.action, req.autorefresh);
             if (oldNotifications) {
@@ -638,6 +645,10 @@
                 req.$target.data('icingaUrl', url);
             }
 
+            if (typeof req.progressTimer !== 'undefined') {
+                this.icinga.timer.unregister(req.progressTimer);
+            }
+
             if (req.status > 0) {
                 this.icinga.logger.error(
                     req.status,