diff --git a/src/client.go b/src/client.go
index a042c24..4b10047 100644
--- a/src/client.go
+++ b/src/client.go
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ func (c *Croc) client(role int, channel string) (err error) {
 
 	interrupt := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(interrupt, os.Interrupt)
+	if role == 1 {
+		c.cs.Lock()
+		c.cs.channel.spin.Suffix = " connecting..."
+		c.cs.channel.spin.Start()
+		c.cs.Unlock()
+
+	}
 
 	// connect to the websocket
 	u := url.URL{Scheme: strings.Split(c.WebsocketAddress, "://")[0], Host: strings.Split(c.WebsocketAddress, "://")[1], Path: "/"}
@@ -50,6 +57,12 @@ func (c *Croc) client(role int, channel string) (err error) {
 	// add websocket to locked channel
 	c.cs.Lock()
 	c.cs.channel.ws = ws
+	if role == 1 {
+		c.cs.channel.spin.Stop()
+		c.cs.channel.spin.Suffix = " waiting for other..."
+		c.cs.channel.spin.Start()
+		c.cs.channel.waitingForOther = true
+	}
 	c.cs.Unlock()
 
 	// read in the messages and process them
@@ -235,6 +248,11 @@ func (c *Croc) processState(cd channelData) (err error) {
 		log.Debugf("local IP: %s", c.cs.channel.Addresses[0])
 	}
 	c.bothConnected = cd.Addresses[0] != "" && cd.Addresses[1] != ""
+	if c.cs.channel.Role == 1 && c.cs.channel.waitingForOther {
+		c.cs.channel.waitingForOther = false
+		c.cs.channel.spin.Stop()
+		c.cs.channel.waitingForPake = true
+	}
 
 	// update the Pake
 	if cd.Pake != nil && cd.Pake.Role != c.cs.channel.Role {
@@ -262,6 +280,10 @@ func (c *Croc) processState(cd channelData) (err error) {
 		go c.getFilesReady()
 		c.cs.channel.filesReady = true
 	}
+	if c.cs.channel.Role == 1 && c.cs.channel.Pake.IsVerified() && c.cs.channel.waitingForPake {
+		c.cs.channel.waitingForPake = false
+		c.cs.channel.spin.Stop()
+	}
 
 	// process the client state
 	if c.cs.channel.Pake.IsVerified() && !c.cs.channel.isReady && c.cs.channel.EncryptedFileMetaData.Encrypted != nil {
@@ -302,6 +324,21 @@ func (c *Croc) processState(cd channelData) (err error) {
 		c.cs.channel.isReady = true
 		go c.spawnConnections(c.cs.channel.Role)
 	}
+
+	// process spinner
+	if c.cs.channel.Role == 1 && !c.cs.channel.spin.Active() {
+		doStart := true
+		if c.cs.channel.waitingForOther {
+			c.cs.channel.spin.Suffix = " waiting for other..."
+		} else if c.cs.channel.waitingForPake {
+			c.cs.channel.spin.Suffix = " performing PAKE..."
+		} else {
+			doStart = false
+		}
+		if doStart {
+			c.cs.channel.spin.Start()
+		}
+	}
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/src/models.go b/src/models.go
index d6cd34c..08dee74 100644
--- a/src/models.go
+++ b/src/models.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/briandowns/spinner"
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	"github.com/schollz/pake"
 	"github.com/schollz/progressbar"
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ func Init() (c *Croc) {
 	c.rs.channel = make(map[string]*channelData)
 	c.rs.ips = make(map[string]string)
 	c.cs.channel = new(channelData)
+	c.cs.channel.spin = spinner.New(spinner.CharSets[9], 100*time.Millisecond)
 	c.rs.Unlock()
 	c.localIP = getLocalIP()
 	return
@@ -167,6 +169,12 @@ type channelData struct {
 	startTransfer   time.Time
 	transferTime    time.Duration
 
+	// spin is the spinner for the recipient
+	spin                 *spinner.Spinner
+	waitingForConnection bool
+	waitingForOther      bool
+	waitingForPake       bool
+
 	// ws is the connection that the client has to the relay
 	ws *websocket.Conn