diff --git a/source/web/images/icons/ajax_anim.gif b/source/web/images/icons/ajax_anim.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c014d6d580
Binary files /dev/null and b/source/web/images/icons/ajax_anim.gif differ
diff --git a/source/web/scripts/ajax/node-info.js b/source/web/scripts/ajax/node-info.js
index 919f43fb05..2399a91958 100644
--- a/source/web/scripts/ajax/node-info.js
+++ b/source/web/scripts/ajax/node-info.js
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ Alfresco.NodeInfoPanel.prototype =
    {
       if (this.popupElement == null)
       {
+         var elImg = Alfresco.Dom.getElementByTagName(this.launchElement, "img");
+         if (elImg != null)
+         {
+            elImg.src = getContextPath() + "/images/icons/ajax_anim.gif";
+         }
+         
          YAHOO.util.Connect.asyncRequest(
             "POST",
             getContextPath() + '/ajax/invoke/NodeInfoBean.sendNodeInfo',
@@ -151,6 +157,12 @@ Alfresco.NodeInfoPanel.prototype =
     */
    displayNodeInfo: function()
    {
+      var elImg = Alfresco.Dom.getElementByTagName(this.launchElement, "img");
+      if (elImg != null)
+      {
+         elImg.src = getContextPath() + "/images/icons/popup.gif";
+      }
+      
       if (AlfNodeInfoMgr.displayable(this.nodeRef) == true)
       {
          if (this.popupElement != null && this.visible == false)