diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/review/ReviewActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/review/ReviewActivity.java
index 70cefcf44..2934a2fcc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/review/ReviewActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/review/ReviewActivity.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.EditText;
+import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 
 import com.viewpagerindicator.CirclePageIndicator;
 
@@ -82,7 +83,6 @@ public class ReviewActivity extends AuthenticatedActivity {
 
         reviewController = new ReviewController();
 
-
         reviewPagerAdapter = new ReviewPagerAdapter(getSupportFragmentManager());
         pager.setAdapter(reviewPagerAdapter);
         reviewPagerAdapter.getItem(0);
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ public class ReviewActivity extends AuthenticatedActivity {
     }
 
     private boolean runRandomizer() {
+        ProgressBar progressBar = reviewPagerAdapter.reviewImageFragments[pager.getCurrentItem()].progressBar;
+        if (progressBar != null) {
+            progressBar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        }
         Observable.fromCallable(() -> {
             Media result = null;
             try {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/review/ReviewImageFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/review/ReviewImageFragment.java
index e3e20bac9..08df527db 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/review/ReviewImageFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/review/ReviewImageFragment.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.EditText;
+import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 import android.widget.TableLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ public class ReviewImageFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment {
         private String catString;
         private View catsView;
         private SimpleDraweeView simpleDraweeView;
+        public ProgressBar progressBar;
 
         public void update(int position, String fileName) {
             this.position = position;
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ public class ReviewImageFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment {
 
             if (simpleDraweeView!=null) {
                 simpleDraweeView.setImageURI(Utils.makeThumbBaseUrl(fileName));
+                progressBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
             }
         }
 
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ public class ReviewImageFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment {
             position = getArguments().getInt("position");
             View layoutView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_review_image, container,
                     false);
+            progressBar = layoutView.findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
             View textView = layoutView.findViewById(R.id.reviewQuestion);
             View textViewQuestion = layoutView.findViewById(R.id.reviewQuestion);
             View textViewQuestionContext = layoutView.findViewById(R.id.reviewQuestionContext);
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ public class ReviewImageFragment extends CommonsDaggerSupportFragment {
 
             if (fileName != null) {
                 simpleDraweeView.setImageURI(Utils.makeThumbBaseUrl(fileName));
+                progressBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
             }
             if (catString != null) {
                 ((TextView) catsView).setText(catString);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_review.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_review.xml
index a0b813f55..f0381b1b6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_review.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_review.xml
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@
 
             </FrameLayout>
 
-
-
         </RelativeLayout>
 
     </android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_review_image.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_review_image.xml
index aa5d19414..5335b86b0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_review_image.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_review_image.xml
@@ -8,13 +8,27 @@
     android:gravity="center_horizontal|bottom"
     >
 
-    <com.facebook.drawee.view.SimpleDraweeView
-        android:id="@+id/imageView"
+    <RelativeLayout
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="0dp"
-        android:layout_weight="3"
-        android:src="@drawable/commons_logo_large"
-        />
+        android:layout_weight="3">
+        <com.facebook.drawee.view.SimpleDraweeView
+            android:id="@+id/imageView"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:src="@drawable/commons_logo_large"
+            />
+
+        <ProgressBar
+            android:id="@+id/progressBar"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_centerInParent="true"
+            android:visibility="visible"
+            />
+
+    </RelativeLayout>
+
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/reviewQuestion"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"