diff --git a/content/multipledataset.html b/content/multipledataset.html
index 495ebee2..97998c57 100644
--- a/content/multipledataset.html
+++ b/content/multipledataset.html
@@ -328,4 +328,4 @@ draft: false
     <div id="graph_div"></div>
   </table>
 </div>
-<div class="modal"></div>
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+{{< waitModal >}}
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diff --git a/content/onedataset.html b/content/onedataset.html
index f50ae34a..43d8077a 100644
--- a/content/onedataset.html
+++ b/content/onedataset.html
@@ -200,4 +200,4 @@ draft: false
       </table>
     </div>
     </p>
-    <div class="modal"></div>
\ No newline at end of file
+    {{< waitModal >}}
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diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/waitModal.html b/layouts/shortcodes/waitModal.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d45f270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/waitModal.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<div class="modal">
+  <div class="content">
+    <span>Please Wait…</span>
+    <br/>
+    <progress></progress>
+  </div>
+</div>
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diff --git a/static/css/modal.css b/static/css/modal.css
index 31fc8fa9..ca8f618a 100644
--- a/static/css/modal.css
+++ b/static/css/modal.css
@@ -27,4 +27,11 @@ body.loading .modal {
 body.loading .modal {
     display: block;
     cursor: wait
+}
+.modal .content {
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 50%;
+  top: 50%;
+  -webkit-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
 }
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