diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/README.md b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/README.md
index 59a543aead..b41fe91d00 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/README.md
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/README.md
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ The properties currentFolderId, folderNode and node are the entry initialization
 | folderNode | [MinimalNodeEntryEntity](https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-js-api/blob/master/src/alfresco-core-rest-api/docs/NodeMinimalEntry.md) | null | Currently displayed folder node | 
 | node | `NodePaging` | null | Document list will show all the node contained in the NodePaging entity  | 
 | navigate | boolean | true | Toggles navigation to folder content or file preview |
+| loading | boolean | false | Toggles the loading state and animated spinners for the component. Used in combination with `navigate=false` to perform custom navigation and loading state indication. |
 | navigationMode | string (click,dblclick) | dblclick | User interaction for folder navigation or file preview |
 | thumbnails | boolean | false | Show document thumbnails rather than icons |
 | multiselect | boolean | false | Toggles multiselect mode |
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/document-list.component.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/document-list.component.ts
index 231abc4d89..030e2795e1 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/document-list.component.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/document-list.component.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ export class DocumentListComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterContentIni
     @Input()
     rowStyleClass: string;
 
+    @Input()
+    loading: boolean = false;
+
     skipCount: number = 0;
 
     pagination: Pagination;
@@ -161,7 +164,6 @@ export class DocumentListComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterContentIni
     contextActionHandler: Subject<any> = new Subject();
     data: ShareDataTableAdapter;
 
-    loading: boolean = false;
     private currentNodeAllowableOperations: string[] = [];
     private CREATE_PERMISSION = 'create';