diff --git a/webapp/web/css/account/account.css b/webapp/web/css/account/account.css
index f9e4a45df..7aa32d239 100644
--- a/webapp/web/css/account/account.css
+++ b/webapp/web/css/account/account.css
@@ -470,4 +470,12 @@ h4.profile-editors {
 .proxy-item {
     margin-left: 20px;
     margin-top: 20px;
+}
+span[name=proxySelectorSearchStatus] {
+    color: red;
+}
+img.loading-relateEdior,
+img.loading-relateProfile,
+img.loading-addProfile {
+    padding-left: 10px;
 }
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diff --git a/webapp/web/images/indicatorWhite.gif b/webapp/web/images/indicatorWhite.gif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..529e72f45
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diff --git a/webapp/web/js/account/accountProxyItemsPanel.js b/webapp/web/js/account/accountProxyItemsPanel.js
index 335d0c338..fc354bd25 100644
--- a/webapp/web/js/account/accountProxyItemsPanel.js
+++ b/webapp/web/js/account/accountProxyItemsPanel.js
@@ -185,4 +185,41 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 		}
 		this["proxyItemsPanel"] = new proxyItemsPanel(this, context);
 	});
+	
+	//Add progress indicator for autocomplete input fields
+	
+	var inputClick; 
+    
+    $('#selectProfileEditors').click(function(){
+        inputClick = ".loading-relateEditor";
+    });
+    
+    $('#selectProfiles').click(function(){
+        inputClick = ".loading-relateProfile";
+    });
+    
+    $('#addProfile').click(function(){
+        inputClick = ".loading-addProfile";
+    });
+    
+    
+    $(document).ajaxStart(function(){
+        if (inputClick = ".loading-relateProfile"){
+        $('.loading-relateProfile').removeClass('hidden').css('display', 'inline-block');  
+        }else if (inputClick = ".loading-addProfile"){
+            $('.loading-addProfile').removeClass('hidden').css('display', 'inline-block');
+        }else if (inputClick = ".loading-relateEditor"){
+            $('.loading-relateEditor').removeClass('hidden').css('display', 'inline-block');
+        }
+    });
+    
+    $(document).ajaxStop(function(){
+        if (inputClick = ".loading-relateProfile"){
+            $('.loading-relateProfile').hide().addClass('hidden');;
+        }else if (inputClick = ".loading-addProfile"){
+            $('.loading-addProfile').hide().addClass('hidden');;  
+        }else if (inputClick = ".loading-relateEditor"){
+            $('.loading-relateEditor').hide().addClass('hidden');;
+        }
+    });
 });
diff --git a/webapp/web/js/account/proxyUtils.js b/webapp/web/js/account/proxyUtils.js
index ea5f58890..0e41e250e 100644
--- a/webapp/web/js/account/proxyUtils.js
+++ b/webapp/web/js/account/proxyUtils.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
      //Remove initial value of input text 'Select an existing last name'
     $('input[name="proxySelectorAC"]').click(function(){
         $(this).val('');
+        $("span[name='proxySelectorSearchStatus']").text('')
     });
     
     //Alert when user doesn't select an editor and a profile after submitting from for relating proxy-profiles
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/manageproxies/manageProxies-list.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/manageproxies/manageProxies-list.ftl
index 16a241e86..efe74bd6b 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/manageproxies/manageProxies-list.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/manageproxies/manageProxies-list.ftl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
             
             <section name="proxyProxiesPanel" role="section">
                 <label for="selectProfileEditors">Select editors</label>
-                <input id="selectProfileEditors" type="text" name="proxySelectorAC" class="acSelector" size="35" value="Select an existing last name" role="input" />
+                <input id="selectProfileEditors" type="text" name="proxySelectorAC" class="acSelector" size="35" value="Select an existing last name" role="input" /><span><img class="loading-relateEditor hidden" src="${urls.images}/indicatorWhite.gif" /></span>
                 <p class="search-status"><span name='proxySelectorSearchStatus' moreCharsText='type more characters' noMatchText='no match'>&nbsp;</span></p>
     
                 <#-- Magic div that holds all of the proxy data and the template that shows how to display it. -->
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
           <legend>Select profiles</legend>  
       
           <section name="proxyProfilesPanel" role="region">
-              <label for="selectProfileEditors">Select profiles</label>
-              <input id="selectProfileEditors" type="text" name="proxySelectorAC" class="acSelector" size="35" value="Select an existing last name" role="input" />
+              <label for="selectProfiles">Select profiles</label>
+              <input id="selectProfiles" type="text" name="proxySelectorAC" class="acSelector" size="35" value="Select an existing last name" role="input" /><span><img class="loading-relateProfile hidden" src="${urls.images}/indicatorWhite.gif" /></span>
             
               <p class="search-status"><span name='proxySelectorSearchStatus' moreCharsText='type more characters' noMatchText='no match'>&nbsp;</span></p>
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
             
             <section name="proxyProfilesPanel" role="region">
                 <label for="addProfile">Add profile</label>
-                <input id="addProfile" type="text" name="proxySelectorAC" class="acSelector" size="35" value="Select an existing last name" role="input" />
+                <input id="addProfile" type="text" name="proxySelectorAC" class="acSelector" size="35" value="Select an existing last name" role="input" /><span><img class="loading-addProfile hidden" src="${urls.images}/indicatorWhite.gif" /></span>
                 
                 <p class="search-status"><span name='proxySelectorSearchStatus' moreCharsText='type more characters' noMatchText='no match'>&nbsp;</span></p>
                 <p name="excludeUri" style="display: none">${r.proxyInfos[0].profileUri}<p>