diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1a18b689..ea7f8e13 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -122,10 +122,11 @@
     "react-router-redux": "^4.0.5",
     "react-simple-dnd": "^0.1.2",
     "react-toolbox": "^1.2.1",
+    "react-topbar-progress-indicator": "^1.0.0",
     "react-waypoint": "^3.1.3",
     "redux": "^3.3.1",
-    "redux-optimist": "^0.0.2",
     "redux-notifications": "^2.1.1",
+    "redux-optimist": "^0.0.2",
     "redux-thunk": "^1.0.3",
     "selection-position": "^1.0.0",
     "semaphore": "^1.0.5",
diff --git a/src/containers/App.js b/src/containers/App.js
index f9f8524f..a390406e 100644
--- a/src/containers/App.js
+++ b/src/containers/App.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Layout, Panel, NavDrawer } from 'react-toolbox/lib/layout';
 import { Navigation } from 'react-toolbox/lib/navigation';
 import { Link } from 'react-toolbox/lib/link';
 import { Notifs } from 'redux-notifications';
+import TopBarProgress from 'react-topbar-progress-indicator';
 import { loadConfig } from '../actions/config';
 import { loginUser } from '../actions/auth';
 import { currentBackend } from '../backends/backend';
@@ -21,6 +22,16 @@ import AppHeader from '../components/AppHeader/AppHeader';
 import { Loader, Toast } from '../components/UI/index';
 import styles from './App.css';
 
+TopBarProgress.config({
+  barColors: {
+    0: '#3ab7a5',
+    '1.0': '#3ab7a5',
+  },
+  shadowBlur: 5,
+  shadowColor: '#3ab7a5',
+  barThickness: 2,
+});
+
 class App extends React.Component {
 
   static propTypes = {
@@ -33,6 +44,7 @@ class App extends React.Component {
     navigateToCollection: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     user: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
     runCommand: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    isFetching: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   };
 
   static configError(config) {
@@ -126,6 +138,7 @@ class App extends React.Component {
       runCommand,
       navigateToCollection,
       createNewEntryInCollection,
+      isFetching,
     } = this.props;
 
     if (config === null) {
@@ -184,6 +197,7 @@ class App extends React.Component {
           toggleNavDrawer={this.toggleNavDrawer}
         />
         <Panel scrollY>
+          { isFetching && <TopBarProgress /> }
           <div className={styles.main}>
             {children}
           </div>
@@ -194,10 +208,10 @@ class App extends React.Component {
 }
 
 function mapStateToProps(state) {
-  const { auth, config, collections } = state;
+  const { auth, config, collections, global } = state;
   const user = auth && auth.get('user');
-
-  return { auth, config, collections, user };
+  const { isFetching } = global;
+  return { auth, config, collections, user, isFetching };
 }
 
 function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
diff --git a/src/reducers/global.js b/src/reducers/global.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b67c53e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/reducers/global.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/* Reducer for some global UI state that we want to share between components
+* Now being used for isFetching state to display global loading indicator
+* */
+
+const globalReducer = (state = { isFetching: false }, action) => {
+  if ((action.type.indexOf('REQUEST') > -1)) {
+    return { isFetching: true };
+  } else if (
+    (action.type.indexOf('SUCCESS') > -1) ||
+    (action.type.indexOf('FAILURE') > -1)
+  ) {
+    return { isFetching: false };
+  }
+  return state;
+};
+
+export default globalReducer;
diff --git a/src/reducers/index.js b/src/reducers/index.js
index 86fc78af..4b3c4288 100644
--- a/src/reducers/index.js
+++ b/src/reducers/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import editorialWorkflow, * as fromEditorialWorkflow from './editorialWorkflow';
 import entryDraft from './entryDraft';
 import collections from './collections';
 import medias, * as fromMedias from './medias';
+import global from './global';
 
 const reducers = {
   auth,
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ const reducers = {
   editorialWorkflow,
   entryDraft,
   medias,
+  global,
 };
 
 export default reducers;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 72b41dfd..2cf43b8f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6811,6 +6811,12 @@ react-toolbox@^1.2.1:
     normalize.css "~5.0.0"
     react-css-themr "~1.4.1"
 
+react-topbar-progress-indicator:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-topbar-progress-indicator/-/react-topbar-progress-indicator-1.0.0.tgz#3379ab2cb840c1bc1bc22fb5fc871688b9104dd4"
+  dependencies:
+    topbar "^0.1.3"
+
 react-waypoint@^3.1.3:
   version "3.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-waypoint/-/react-waypoint-3.1.3.tgz#1101fb8a27556a199150c7bfd34428606b5fc7e4"
@@ -8043,6 +8049,10 @@ to-fast-properties@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/to-fast-properties/-/to-fast-properties-1.0.2.tgz#f3f5c0c3ba7299a7ef99427e44633257ade43320"
 
+topbar@^0.1.3:
+  version "0.1.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/topbar/-/topbar-0.1.3.tgz#c9ef8776dc4469f7840e6416f4136ddeccf4b7c6"
+
 tough-cookie@^2.3.1, tough-cookie@~2.3.0:
   version "2.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tough-cookie/-/tough-cookie-2.3.1.tgz#99c77dfbb7d804249e8a299d4cb0fd81fef083fd"