diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.html
index af7ce7b13..20289a70b 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.html
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 <div class="page">
     <div #viewer [id]="fileStatus.fileId" class="viewer"></div>
 </div>
+
+<mat-spinner class="searching" *ngIf="searching" diameter="20"></mat-spinner>
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.scss b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.scss
index eefc57fcf..af86d5f27 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.scss
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.scss
@@ -8,3 +8,9 @@
 .viewer {
     height: 100%;
 }
+
+.searching {
+    position: absolute;
+    bottom: 30px;
+    right: 30px;
+}
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts
index 687994358..e653b7378 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/file/pdf-viewer/pdf-viewer.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
-import { AfterViewInit, Component, ElementRef, EventEmitter, Input, NgZone, OnChanges, OnInit, Output, SimpleChanges, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
+import {
+    AfterViewInit,
+    ChangeDetectorRef,
+    Component,
+    ElementRef,
+    EventEmitter,
+    Input,
+    NgZone,
+    OnChanges,
+    OnInit,
+    Output,
+    SimpleChanges,
+    ViewChild
+} from '@angular/core';
 import { AppConfigService } from '../../../app-config/app-config.service';
 import { ManualRedactionEntry, Rectangle } from '@redaction/red-ui-http';
 import WebViewer, { Annotations, WebViewerInstance } from '@pdftron/webviewer';
@@ -34,6 +47,8 @@ export class PdfViewerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnChanges {
     private _viewerState: ViewerState = null; // no initial state
     private _selectedText = '';
 
+    public searching = false;
+
     @Input() fileData: Blob;
     @Input() fileStatus: FileStatusWrapper;
     @Input() canPerformActions = false;
@@ -63,7 +78,8 @@ export class PdfViewerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnChanges {
         private readonly _ngZone: NgZone,
         private readonly _userPreferenceService: UserPreferenceService,
         private readonly _annotationDrawService: AnnotationDrawService,
-        private readonly _annotationActionsService: AnnotationActionsService
+        private readonly _annotationActionsService: AnnotationActionsService,
+        private readonly _changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef
     ) {}
 
     ngOnInit() {
@@ -111,7 +127,8 @@ export class PdfViewerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnChanges {
             });
 
             instance.docViewer.on('searchInProgress', (inProgress) => {
-                console.log(inProgress);
+                this.searching = inProgress;
+                this._changeDetectorRef.detectChanges();
             });
 
             instance.docViewer.on('pageNumberUpdated', (p) => {