diff --git a/documents/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/documents/DocumentApi.java b/documents/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/documents/DocumentApi.java
index 46036fee..a43ac578 100644
--- a/documents/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/documents/DocumentApi.java
+++ b/documents/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/documents/DocumentApi.java
@@ -541,6 +541,11 @@ public class DocumentApi extends BaseHandler implements DocumentService {
 		var userCompanyIds = companyService().listCompaniesOf(user).keySet();
 
 		var documents = db.find(userCompanyIds,keys,fulltext);
+		try {
+			Thread.sleep(5000);
+		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
 		return sendContent(ex,mapValues(documents));
 	}
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/search/Search.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/search/Search.svelte
index f1fd1813..bdde9757 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/search/Search.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/search/Search.svelte
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
     import { onMount }       from 'svelte';
     import { useTinyRouter } from 'svelte-tiny-router';
     import { api, post, target }   from '../../urls.svelte.js';
-    import { error, yikes }  from '../../warn.svelte';
+    import { error, warn, yikes }  from '../../warn.svelte';
     import { t }             from '../../translations.svelte.js';
     import { display }       from '../../time.svelte';
 
     import Bookmark from '../bookmark/Template.svelte';
 
     const router  = useTinyRouter();
+    let counter   = 9;
     let bookmarks = $state(null);
     let companies = $state(null);
     let documents = $state(null);
@@ -34,12 +35,12 @@
     });
 
     function doSearch(ignored){
+        warn(t('searching…'));
         let url = window.location.origin + window.location.pathname;
         if (key) url += '?key=' + encodeURI(key);
         window.history.replaceState(history.state, '', url);
 
         const data = { key : key, fulltext : fulltext };
-
         post(api('bookmark/search'),data).then(handleBookmarks);
         post(api('company/search '),data).then(handleCompanies);
         post(api('document/search'),data).then(handleDocuments);
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@
     }
 
     async function handleBookmarks(resp){
+        quitOne();
         if (resp.ok){
             const res = await resp.json();
             bookmarks = Object.keys(res).length ? res : null;
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@
     }
 
     async function handleCompanies(resp){
+        quitOne();
         if (resp.ok){
             const json = await resp.json();
             companies = Object.keys(json).length ? json : null;
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@
     }
 
     async function handleDocuments(resp){
+        quitOne();
         if (resp.ok){
             const json = await resp.json();
             documents = Object.keys(json).length ? json : null;
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@
     }
 
     async function handleNotes(resp){
+        quitOne();
         if (resp.ok){
             const json = await resp.json();
             notes = Object.keys(json).length ? json : null;
@@ -97,6 +102,7 @@
     }
 
     async function handleProjects(resp){
+        quitOne();
         if (resp.ok){
             const res = await resp.json();
             projects = Object.keys(res).length ? res : null;
@@ -106,6 +112,7 @@
     }
 
     async function handleStock(resp){
+        quitOne();
         if (resp.ok){
             const res = await resp.json();
             stock = Object.keys(res).length ? res : null;
@@ -115,6 +122,7 @@
     }
 
     async function handleTasks(resp){
+        quitOne();
         if (resp.ok){
             const res = await resp.json();
             tasks = Object.keys(res).length ? res : null;
@@ -124,6 +132,7 @@
     }
 
     async function handleTimes(resp){
+        quitOne();
         if (resp.ok){
             const res = await resp.json();
             times = Object.keys(res).length ? res : null;
@@ -133,6 +142,7 @@
     }
 
     async function handleWikiPages(resp){
+        quitOne();
         if (resp.ok){
             const res = await resp.json();
             pages = Object.keys(res).length ? res : null;
@@ -140,6 +150,13 @@
             error(resp);
         }
     }
+
+    function quitOne(){
+        counter--;
+        if (counter > 0) {
+            warn(t('searching…')+" "+counter);
+        } else yikes();
+    }
     
     $effect(() => doSearch(key))
 </script>