diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/browser.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/browser.py
index 610411501..27a1400b8 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/browser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/browser.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class TabbedBrowser(TabWidget):
     """A TabWidget with QWebViews inside"""
 
     cur_progress = pyqtSignal(int) # Progress of the current tab changed
+    cur_load_started = pyqtSignal() # Current tab started loading
     cur_load_finished = pyqtSignal(bool) # Current tab finished loading
     # Current tab changed scroll position
     cur_scroll_perc_changed = pyqtSignal(int, int)
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ class TabbedBrowser(TabWidget):
             lambda *args: self._filter_signals(self.cur_progress, *args))
         tab.loadFinished.connect(
             lambda *args: self._filter_signals(self.cur_load_finished, *args))
+        tab.loadStarted.connect(
+            lambda *args: self._filter_signals(self.cur_load_started, *args))
         tab.scroll_pos_changed.connect(self._scroll_pos_changed_handler)
         # FIXME should we really bind this to loadStarted? Sometimes the URL
         # isn't set correctly at this point, e.g. when doing
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
index 9bb2e763f..0cd9212ec 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.status.resized.connect(self.completion.resize_to_bar)
         self.tabs.cur_progress.connect(self.status.prog.set_progress)
         self.tabs.cur_load_finished.connect(self.status.prog.load_finished)
+        self.tabs.cur_load_started.connect(lambda: self.status.prog.set_progress(0))
         self.tabs.cur_scroll_perc_changed.connect(self.status.txt.set_perc)
         self.status.cmd.esc_pressed.connect(self.tabs.setFocus)
         self.status.cmd.hide_completion.connect(self.completion.hide)