diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7d2d004..d9c7eda 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 				"@folder/xdg": "^4.0.1",
 				"ink": "^6.7.0",
 				"ink-link": "^5.0.0",
+				"ink-spinner": "^5.0.0",
 				"ink-text-input": "^6.0.0",
 				"meow": "^11.0.0",
 				"react": "^19.2.4"
@@ -1629,6 +1630,18 @@
 				"url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/cli-spinners": {
+			"version": "2.9.2",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cli-spinners/-/cli-spinners-2.9.2.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-ywqV+5MmyL4E7ybXgKys4DugZbX0FC6LnwrhjuykIjnK9k8OQacQ7axGKnjDXWNhns0xot3bZI5h55H8yo9cJg==",
+			"license": "MIT",
+			"engines": {
+				"node": ">=6"
+			},
+			"funding": {
+				"url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/cli-truncate": {
 			"version": "3.1.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cli-truncate/-/cli-truncate-3.1.0.tgz",
@@ -4681,6 +4694,22 @@
 				"ink": ">=6"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/ink-spinner": {
+			"version": "5.0.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ink-spinner/-/ink-spinner-5.0.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-EYEasbEjkqLGyPOUc8hBJZNuC5GvXGMLu0w5gdTNskPc7Izc5vO3tdQEYnzvshucyGCBXc86ig0ujXPMWaQCdA==",
+			"license": "MIT",
+			"dependencies": {
+				"cli-spinners": "^2.7.0"
+			},
+			"engines": {
+				"node": ">=14.16"
+			},
+			"peerDependencies": {
+				"ink": ">=4.0.0",
+				"react": ">=18.0.0"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/ink-testing-library": {
 			"version": "3.0.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ink-testing-library/-/ink-testing-library-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -9977,19 +10006,10 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/xo/node_modules/typescript": {
-			"version": "4.9.5",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-4.9.5.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha512-1FXk9E2Hm+QzZQ7z+McJiHL4NW1F2EzMu9Nq9i3zAaGqibafqYwCVU6WyWAuyQRRzOlxou8xZSyXLEN8oKj24g==",
 			"dev": true,
-			"inBundle": true,
-			"license": "Apache-2.0",
-			"bin": {
-				"tsc": "bin/tsc",
-				"tsserver": "bin/tsserver"
-			},
-			"engines": {
-				"node": ">=4.2.0"
-			}
+			"inBundle": true
 		},
 		"node_modules/xo/node_modules/yallist": {
 			"version": "4.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5cdb122..47c9a61 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 		"@folder/xdg": "^4.0.1",
 		"ink": "^6.7.0",
 		"ink-link": "^5.0.0",
+		"ink-spinner": "^5.0.0",
 		"ink-text-input": "^6.0.0",
 		"meow": "^11.0.0",
 		"react": "^19.2.4"
diff --git a/source/app.tsx b/source/app.tsx
index f5e009d..59e4dbc 100644
--- a/source/app.tsx
+++ b/source/app.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React, {useState, useEffect, useCallback} from 'react';
 import {Box, Text, useApp} from 'ink';
+import Spinner from 'ink-spinner';
 import TextInput from 'ink-text-input';
 import {TodoistApi, type Task} from '@doist/todoist-api-typescript';
 import {type View, commands} from './commands.js';
@@ -145,7 +146,14 @@ export default function App() {
 	};
 
 	if (loading) {
-		return <Text>Loading tasks...</Text>;
+		return (
+			<Text>
+				<Text color="cyan">
+					<Spinner type="dots" />
+				</Text>{' '}
+				Loading
+			</Text>
+		);
 	}
 
 	const viewLabel =