diff --git a/css/layout.css b/css/layout.css
index 9a7be284..af80de7e 100644
--- a/css/layout.css
+++ b/css/layout.css
@@ -434,6 +434,13 @@ body.stillLoading select {
 			padding: 2px 1px;
 			float: left;
 		}
+
+#checkboxActionIndicator {
+	float: right;
+	width: auto;
+	margin-top: 7px;
+	display: none;
+}
 	
 div.spacer, 
 li.spacer {
diff --git a/javascript/CMSMain_left.js b/javascript/CMSMain_left.js
index d5465eff..876c7e15 100755
--- a/javascript/CMSMain_left.js
+++ b/javascript/CMSMain_left.js
@@ -141,17 +141,20 @@ ShowDeletedPagesAction.prototype = {
 			__makeDraggableAfterUpdate = true;
 		}
 		
+		var indicator = $('checkboxActionIndicator');
+		indicator.style.display = 'block';
+		
 		var request = new Ajax.Request(SiteTreeHandlers.loadTree_url + '?ID=0&ajax=1', {
 			onSuccess: function(response) {
 				$('sitetree').innerHTML = response.responseText;
 				SiteTree.applyTo($('sitetree'));
 				if(__makeDraggableAfterUpdate) $('sitetree').makeDraggable();
+				indicator.style.display = 'none';
 			},
 			onFailure: function(response) {
 				errorMessage('Could not update tree', response);
 			}
 		});
-
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/Includes/CMSMain_left.ss b/templates/Includes/CMSMain_left.ss
index 34bdd71d..d78659c4 100755
--- a/templates/Includes/CMSMain_left.ss
+++ b/templates/Includes/CMSMain_left.ss
@@ -62,11 +62,14 @@
 					
 				</div>
 				<div class="checkboxAboveTree">
+					<img id="checkboxActionIndicator" src="cms/images/network-save.gif">
 					<div>
-					<input type="checkbox" id="sortitems" /> <label for="sortitems"><% _t('ENABLEDRAGGING','Allow drag &amp; drop reordering', PR_HIGH) %></label>
+						<input type="checkbox" id="sortitems" />
+						<label for="sortitems"><% _t('ENABLEDRAGGING','Allow drag &amp; drop reordering', PR_HIGH) %></label>
 					</div>
 					<div>
-					<input type="checkbox" id="showdeletedpages" /> <label for="showdeletedpages"><% _t('SHOW_DELETED_PAGES','Show deleted pages', PR_HIGH) %></label>
+						<input type="checkbox" id="showdeletedpages" />
+						<label for="showdeletedpages"><% _t('SHOW_DELETED_PAGES','Show deleted pages', PR_HIGH) %></label>
 					</div>
 				</div>