diff --git a/css/glowingbear.css b/css/glowingbear.css
index b46452f..44364a9 100644
--- a/css/glowingbear.css
+++ b/css/glowingbear.css
@@ -638,6 +638,31 @@ img.emojione {
     width: auto;
 }
 
+.glyphicon-spin {
+  -webkit-animation: spin 1000ms infinite linear;
+  animation: spin 1000ms infinite linear;
+}
+@-webkit-keyframes spin {
+  0% {
+    -webkit-transform: rotate(0deg);
+    transform: rotate(0deg);
+  }
+  100% {
+    -webkit-transform: rotate(359deg);
+    transform: rotate(359deg);
+  }
+}
+@keyframes spin {
+  0% {
+    -webkit-transform: rotate(0deg);
+    transform: rotate(0deg);
+  }
+  100% {
+    -webkit-transform: rotate(359deg);
+    transform: rotate(359deg);
+  }
+}
+
 @media (min-width: 1400px) {
     #sidebar[data-state=visible], #sidebar {
         width: 200px;
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index f49dd12..61ca137 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                     </label>
                   </div>
                 </div>
-                <button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" ng-click="connect()">{{ connectbutton }} <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></i></button>
+                <button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" ng-click="connect()">{{ connectbutton }}  <i ng-class="connectbuttonicon" class="glyphicon"></i></button>
               </form>
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ $ openssl req -nodes -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout relay.pem -x509 -days 365 -out rel
           <tbody>
             <tr class="bufferline">
               <td ng-hide="activeBuffer().allLinesFetched" colspan="3">
-                <a class="fetchmorelines" ng-click="fetchMoreLines()" ng-hide="loadingLines" href="#">Fetch more lines</a>
-                <span ng-show="loadingLines">Fetching more lines...</span>
+                <a class="fetchmorelines btn btn-xs btn-primary" ng-click="fetchMoreLines()" ng-hide="loadingLines" href="#">Fetch more lines</a>
+                <span ng-show="loadingLines">Fetching more lines <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-refresh glyphicon-spin"></i></span>
               </td>
             </tr>
           </tbody>
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ $ openssl req -nodes -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout relay.pem -x509 -days 365 -out rel
     <div id="reconnect" class="alert alert-danger" ng-click="reconnect()" ng-show="reconnecting">
         <p><strong>Connection to WeeChat lost</strong></p>
         <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-refresh"></i>
-        Reconnecting... <a class="btn btn-tiny" ng-click="reconnect()" href="#">Click to try to reconnect now</a>
+        Reconnecting... <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-spin glyphicon-refresh"></i> <a class="btn btn-xs" ng-click="reconnect()" href="#">Click to try to reconnect now</a>
     </div>
     <div id="settingsModal" class="gb-modal" data-state="hidden">
       <div class="backdrop" ng-click="closeModal($event)"></div>
diff --git a/js/glowingbear.js b/js/glowingbear.js
index 9c2caed..33eeed9 100644
--- a/js/glowingbear.js
+++ b/js/glowingbear.js
@@ -264,8 +264,10 @@ weechat.controller('WeechatCtrl', ['$rootScope', '$scope', '$store', '$timeout',
         models.reinitialize();
         $rootScope.$emit('notificationChanged');
         $scope.connectbutton = 'Connect';
+        $scope.connectbuttonicon = 'glyphicon-chevron-right';
     });
     $scope.connectbutton = 'Connect';
+    $scope.connectbuttonicon = 'glyphicon-chevron-right';
 
     $scope.getBuffers = models.getBuffers.bind(models);
 
@@ -582,11 +584,13 @@ weechat.controller('WeechatCtrl', ['$rootScope', '$scope', '$store', '$timeout',
         $rootScope.securityError = false;
         $rootScope.errorMessage = false;
         $rootScope.bufferBottom = true;
-        $scope.connectbutton = 'Connecting ...';
+        $scope.connectbutton = 'Connecting';
+        $scope.connectbuttonicon = 'glyphicon-refresh glyphicon-spin';
         connection.connect(settings.host, settings.port, $scope.password, settings.ssl);
     };
     $scope.disconnect = function() {
         $scope.connectbutton = 'Connect';
+        $scope.connectbuttonicon = 'glyphicon-chevron-right';
         connection.disconnect();
     };
     $scope.reconnect = function() {
@@ -788,7 +792,8 @@ weechat.controller('WeechatCtrl', ['$rootScope', '$scope', '$store', '$timeout',
             $rootScope.securityError = false;
             $rootScope.errorMessage = false;
             $rootScope.bufferBottom = true;
-            $scope.connectbutton = 'Connecting ...';
+            $scope.connectbutton = 'Connecting';
+            $scope.connectbuttonicon = 'glyphicon-chevron-right';
             connection.connect(host, port, password, ssl);
         }
     };