diff --git a/src/components/Icon.tsx b/src/components/Icon.tsx
index f5e6d4b..e37facd 100644
--- a/src/components/Icon.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Icon.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   FileZipIcon as FileZip,
   GearIcon as Gear,
   GrabberIcon as Grabber,
+  HourglassIcon as Hourglass,
   Icon as OcticonIcon,
   IconProps,
   MarkdownIcon as Markdown,
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@ function getSVGIconComponent(
   name: string
 } {
   switch (type) {
+    case 'hourglass':
+      return {
+        IconComponent: Hourglass,
+        name: 'Hourglass',
+      }
     case 'submodule':
       return {
         IconComponent: Submodule,
diff --git a/src/components/LoadingIndicator.tsx b/src/components/LoadingIndicator.tsx
index 86bc16f..c0d0dad 100644
--- a/src/components/LoadingIndicator.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LoadingIndicator.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export function LoadingIndicator({ text }: Props) {
   return (
     <div className={'loading-indicator-container'}>
       <div className={'loading-indicator'}>
-        <Icon className={'loading-indicator-icon'} type={'gear'} />
+        <Icon className={'loading-indicator-icon'} type={'hourglass'} />
         {text}
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/content.scss b/src/content.scss
index 3dceeb7..2401bc0 100644
--- a/src/content.scss
+++ b/src/content.scss
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ $minimal-z-index: max($github-header-z-index, $github-pull-request-float-header-
             .octicon {
               width: 20px;
               height: 20px;
-              animation: rotate 2s infinite linear;
+              animation: pulse-rotate 1.8s infinite ease;
             }
           }
         }
@@ -558,3 +558,27 @@ $minimal-z-index: max($github-header-z-index, $github-pull-request-float-header-
     transform: rotateZ(360deg);
   }
 }
+
+@keyframes pulse-rotate {
+  0% {
+    transform: rotateZ(0);
+  }
+  20% {
+    transform: rotateZ(190deg);
+  }
+  30% {
+    transform: rotateZ(175deg);
+  }
+  50% {
+    transform: rotateZ(180deg);
+  }
+  70% {
+    transform: rotateZ(370deg);
+  }
+  80% {
+    transform: rotateZ(355deg);
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: rotateZ(360deg);
+  }
+}