diff --git a/lib/plugins/acl/script.js b/lib/plugins/acl/script.js
index d912a24072a49e7d3b0bdd2764f941242d850ffc..0ba91cdc9e8af0d708a10ed7b2a8948478bc73d7 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/acl/script.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/acl/script.js
@@ -60,10 +60,12 @@ var dw_acl = {
      * Load the current permission info and edit form
      */
     loadinfo: function () {
-        jQuery('#acl__info').load(
-            DOKU_BASE + 'lib/plugins/acl/ajax.php',
-            jQuery('#acl__detail form').serialize() + '&ajax=info'
-        );
+        jQuery('#acl__info')
+            .html('<img src="'+DOKU_BASE+'lib/images/throbber.gif" alt="..." />')
+            .load(
+                DOKU_BASE + 'lib/plugins/acl/ajax.php',
+                jQuery('#acl__detail form').serialize() + '&ajax=info'
+            );
         return false;
     },