diff --git a/src/bfu/leds.c b/src/bfu/leds.c
index b5e77a903..3ee3307f4 100644
--- a/src/bfu/leds.c
+++ b/src/bfu/leds.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  * 2 - JavaScript Error indicator
  * 3 - JavaScript pop-up blocking indicator
  * 4 - unused, reserved for Lua
- * 5 - unused */
+ * 5 - download in progress */
 
 /* XXX: Currently, the leds toggling is quite hackish, some more work should go
  * to it (ie. some led hooks called in sync_leds() to light the leds
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ set_led_value(struct led *led, unsigned char value)
 	}
 }
 
+unsigned char
+get_led_value(struct led *led)
+{
+	return led->value__;
+}
+
 void
 unset_led_value(struct led *led)
 {
@@ -268,6 +274,25 @@ sync_leds(struct session *ses)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+update_download_led(struct session *ses)
+{
+	struct session_status *status = &ses->status;
+
+	if (status->downloads_in_progress) {
+		unsigned char led = get_led_value(status->download_led);
+
+		switch (led) {
+			case '-' : led = '\\'; break;
+			case '\\': led = '|'; break;
+			case '|' : led = '/'; break;
+			default: led = '-';
+		}
+
+		set_led_value(status->download_led, led);
+	}
+}
+
 /* Timer callback for @redraw_timer.  As explained in @install_timer,
  * this function must erase the expired timer ID from all variables.  */
 static void
@@ -288,6 +313,7 @@ redraw_leds(void *xxx)
 	drawing = 1;
 
 	foreach (ses, sessions) {
+		update_download_led(ses);
 		if (!sync_leds(ses))
 			continue;
 		redraw_terminal(ses->tab->term);
@@ -306,7 +332,7 @@ menu_leds_info(struct terminal *term, void *xxx, void *xxxx)
 		 msg_text(term, N_("What the different LEDs indicate:\n"
 		 	"\n"
 			"[SIJP--]\n"
-			" |||||`- Unused\n"
+			" |||||`- Download in progress\n"
 			" ||||`-- Unused\n"
 			" |||`--- A JavaScript pop-up window was blocked\n"
 			" ||`---- A JavaScript error has occured\n"
diff --git a/src/bfu/leds.h b/src/bfu/leds.h
index d6109dd8b..4ed6c65f8 100644
--- a/src/bfu/leds.h
+++ b/src/bfu/leds.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ void menu_leds_info(struct terminal *term, void *xxx, void *xxxx);
 struct led *register_led(struct session *ses, int number);
 void unregister_led(struct led *);
 void set_led_value(struct led *led, unsigned char value);
+unsigned char get_led_value(struct led *led);
 void unset_led_value(struct led *led);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/session/download.c b/src/session/download.c
index 94c1250f4..397ddc1cd 100644
--- a/src/session/download.c
+++ b/src/session/download.c
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ abort_download(struct file_download *file_download)
 	 * download dialog code potentially could access free()d memory. */
 	assert(!is_object_used(file_download));
 #endif
+	struct session *ses = file_download->ses;
+	struct session_status *status = &ses->status;
+
+	status->downloads_in_progress = 0;
 
 	done_download_display(file_download);
 
@@ -336,19 +340,25 @@ static void
 download_data_store(struct download *download, struct file_download *file_download)
 {
 	struct terminal *term = file_download->term;
+	struct session *ses = file_download->ses;
+	struct session_status *status = &ses->status;
 
 	if (!term) {
 		/* No term here, so no beep. --Zas */
 		abort_download(file_download);
 		return;
 	}
-
+	
 	if (is_in_progress_state(download->state)) {
+		status->downloads_in_progress = 1;
+	
 		if (file_download->dlg_data)
 			redraw_dialog(file_download->dlg_data, 1);
 		return;
 	}
 
+	status->downloads_in_progress = 0;
+
 	if (download->state != S_OK) {
 		unsigned char *url = get_uri_string(file_download->uri, URI_PUBLIC);
 		enum connection_state state = download->state;
diff --git a/src/session/session.c b/src/session/session.c
index 963171008..2197dfee5 100644
--- a/src/session/session.c
+++ b/src/session/session.c
@@ -873,6 +873,8 @@ init_session(struct session *base_session, struct terminal *term,
 	ses->status.insert_mode_led = register_led(ses, 1);
 	ses->status.ecmascript_led = register_led(ses, 2);
 	ses->status.popup_led = register_led(ses, 3);
+
+	ses->status.download_led = register_led(ses, 5);
 #endif
 	ses->status.force_show_status_bar = -1;
 	ses->status.force_show_title_bar = -1;
diff --git a/src/session/session.h b/src/session/session.h
index d23c00fee..763e1be58 100644
--- a/src/session/session.h
+++ b/src/session/session.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ struct session_status {
 	struct led *insert_mode_led;
 	struct led *ecmascript_led;
 	struct led *popup_led;
+	struct led *download_led;
 #endif
 	/** Has the tab been visited yet. */
 	unsigned int visited:1;
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ struct session_status {
 	/** Is processing file requests. */
 	unsigned int processing_file_requests:1;
 	unsigned int show_tabs_bar_at_top:1;
+	unsigned int downloads_in_progress:1;
 };
 
 enum insert_mode {