diff --git a/packages/components/albums/src/playable-album-cover.ts b/packages/components/albums/src/playable-album-cover.ts
index 501f9b2..018013e 100644
--- a/packages/components/albums/src/playable-album-cover.ts
+++ b/packages/components/albums/src/playable-album-cover.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import "@echo/components-ui-atoms";
 import { StreamConsumer } from "@echo/components-shared-controllers";
 
 enum PlayStatus {
+  Loading,
   Playing,
   Paused,
   NotPlaying,
@@ -149,7 +150,9 @@ export class PlayableAlbumCover extends LitElement {
         this._playStatus =
           playerStatus.status._tag === "Playing"
             ? PlayStatus.Playing
-            : PlayStatus.Paused;
+            : playerStatus.status._tag === "Loading"
+              ? PlayStatus.Loading
+              : PlayStatus.Paused;
       },
     });
   }
@@ -169,10 +172,17 @@ export class PlayableAlbumCover extends LitElement {
             class="album-cover"
           />
         `}
-        <button class="play" @click=${this._onPlayClick} title="Play">
-          ${this._playStatus === PlayStatus.Playing
-            ? html`<pause-icon size="24"></pause-icon>`
-            : html`<play-icon size="24"></play-icon>`}
+        <button
+          class="play"
+          @click=${this._onPlayClick}
+          ?disabled=${this._playStatus === PlayStatus.Loading}
+          title="Play"
+        >
+          ${this._playStatus === PlayStatus.Loading
+            ? html`<loader-icon size="24"></loader-icon>`
+            : this._playStatus === PlayStatus.Playing
+              ? html`<pause-icon size="24"></pause-icon>`
+              : html`<play-icon size="24"></play-icon>`}
         </button>
       </div>
     `;
diff --git a/packages/components/icons/index.ts b/packages/components/icons/index.ts
index d6c0bcd..5fc42f3 100644
--- a/packages/components/icons/index.ts
+++ b/packages/components/icons/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export * from "./src/chevron-icon";
 export * from "./src/cross-icon";
 export * from "./src/done-icon";
+export * from "./src/loader-icon";
 export * from "./src/next-icon";
 export * from "./src/play-icon";
 export * from "./src/plus-icon";
diff --git a/packages/components/icons/src/loader-icon.ts b/packages/components/icons/src/loader-icon.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b764d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/components/icons/src/loader-icon.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { LitElement, css, html } from "lit";
+import { customElement, property } from "lit/decorators.js";
+
+/**
+ * Icon that shows a loader.
+ */
+@customElement("loader-icon")
+export class LoaderIcon extends LitElement {
+  @property({ type: Number }) size = 24;
+  @property({ type: Boolean }) animated = true;
+
+  static styles = css`
+    .animated {
+      animation: spin 2s linear infinite;
+    }
+
+    @keyframes spin {
+      to {
+        transform: rotate(360deg);
+      }
+    }
+  `;
+
+  render() {
+    return html`<svg
+      class=${this.animated ? "animated" : ""}
+      fill="none"
+      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+      viewBox=${`0 0 ${this.size} ${this.size}`}
+      height=${this.size}
+      width=${this.size}
+    >
+      <path
+        d="M13 2h-2v6h2V2zm0 14h-2v6h2v-6zm9-5v2h-6v-2h6zM8 13v-2H2v2h6zm7-6h2v2h-2V7zm4-2h-2v2h2V5zM9 7H7v2h2V7zM5 5h2v2H5V5zm10 12h2v2h2v-2h-2v-2h-2v2zm-8 0v-2h2v2H7v2H5v-2h2z"
+        fill="currentColor"
+      />
+    </svg>`;
+  }
+}
+
+declare global {
+  interface HTMLElementTagNameMap {
+    "loader-icon": LoaderIcon;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/components/player/src/player.ts b/packages/components/player/src/player.ts
index ed505cc..e943c9b 100644
--- a/packages/components/player/src/player.ts
+++ b/packages/components/player/src/player.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { Match, Option } from "effect";
 import { EffectFn } from "@echo/components-shared-controllers/src/effect-fn.controller";
 import { ButtonType } from "@echo/components-ui-atoms";
 import "@echo/components-icons";
+import { classMap } from "lit/directives/class-map.js";
 
 /**
  * Component that displays the current status of the player.
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export class EchoPlayer extends LitElement {
       it, like WebScrobbler to scrobble tracks.
       */
       Match.value(playerState.status).pipe(
+        Match.tag("Loading", () => {}),
         Match.tag("Playing", ({ album, trackIndex }) => {
           const track = album.tracks[trackIndex];
           this.dispatchEvent(
@@ -74,6 +76,22 @@ export class EchoPlayer extends LitElement {
       border-radius: 5%;
     }
 
+    .pulsating {
+      animation: pulsate 1s ease-out infinite;
+    }
+
+    @keyframes pulsate {
+      0% {
+        transform: scale(1);
+      }
+      50% {
+        transform: scale(1.05);
+      }
+      100% {
+        transform: scale(1);
+      }
+    }
+
     .track-info {
       display: flex;
       flex-direction: column;
@@ -105,7 +123,12 @@ export class EchoPlayer extends LitElement {
             Match.tag("Paused", (st) => this._renderActivePlayer(player, st)),
             Match.orElse(
               () => html`
-                <div class="current-track">
+                <div
+                  class=${classMap({
+                    "current-track": true,
+                    pulsating: player.status._tag === "Loading",
+                  })}
+                >
                   <h5 class="logo">echo</h5>
                 </div>
               `,
diff --git a/packages/core/types/src/model/player-state.ts b/packages/core/types/src/model/player-state.ts
index 9228e13..866ba05 100644
--- a/packages/core/types/src/model/player-state.ts
+++ b/packages/core/types/src/model/player-state.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import type { Album } from "./album";
  * Defines whether the player is playing, paused or stopped.
  */
 export type PlayingStatus =
+  | { _tag: "Loading"; album: Album; trackIndex: number }
   | { _tag: "Playing"; album: Album; trackIndex: number }
   | { _tag: "Paused"; album: Album; trackIndex: number }
   | { _tag: "Stopped" };
 
-export const { Playing, Paused, Stopped } = Data.taggedEnum<PlayingStatus>();
+export const { Loading, Playing, Paused, Stopped } =
+  Data.taggedEnum<PlayingStatus>();
 
 /**
  * Represents the current state of the player.
diff --git a/packages/services/app-init/src/app-init.ts b/packages/services/app-init/src/app-init.ts
index 1f7148e..3b8b9a4 100644
--- a/packages/services/app-init/src/app-init.ts
+++ b/packages/services/app-init/src/app-init.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ const syncPageTitleWithPlayer = (player: IPlayer) =>
     yield* playerState.changes.pipe(
       Stream.runForEach((state) =>
         Match.value(state.status).pipe(
-          Match.tag("Stopped", () =>
+          Match.tag("Stopped", "Loading", () =>
             Effect.sync(() => (document.title = "Echo")),
           ),
           Match.tag("Playing", "Paused", ({ album, trackIndex }) =>
diff --git a/packages/services/player/src/player.ts b/packages/services/player/src/player.ts
index 5f73a33..9967cd6 100644
--- a/packages/services/player/src/player.ts
+++ b/packages/services/player/src/player.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   type PlayerState,
   type Track,
   type Album,
+  Loading,
 } from "@echo/core-types";
 import {
   Array,
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ const consumeCommandsInBackground = (
               UpdateState({
                 updateFn: (state) =>
                   Match.value(state.status).pipe(
+                    Match.tag("Loading", () => state),
                     Match.tag("Playing", ({ album, trackIndex }) =>
                       isPlaying
                         ? state
@@ -313,6 +315,11 @@ const playTracks = ({
     );
 
     yield* commandQueue.offer(SyncPlayerState({ withMediaPlayer: player }));
+    yield* commandQueue.offer(
+      UpdateState({
+        updateFn: toLoadingState(album, trackIndex),
+      }),
+    );
     yield* playTrack(provider, player, requestedTrack.value);
     yield* commandQueue.offer(
       UpdateState({
@@ -467,6 +474,7 @@ const toPlayingState =
         ? [
             ...currentState.previouslyPlayedAlbums,
             ...Match.value(currentState.status).pipe(
+              Match.tag("Loading", () => [album]),
               Match.tag("Playing", ({ album }) => [album]),
               Match.tag("Paused", ({ album }) => [album]),
               Match.tag("Stopped", () => []),
@@ -478,6 +486,15 @@ const toPlayingState =
     } satisfies PlayerState;
   };
 
+/**
+ * Sets the player state to loading the given track from the given album.
+ */
+const toLoadingState =
+  (album: Album, trackIndex: number) => (currentState: PlayerState) => ({
+    ...currentState,
+    status: Loading({ album, trackIndex }),
+  });
+
 const PlayerLiveWithState = Layer.scoped(Player, makePlayer);
 
 const PlayerStateLive = Layer.effect(