diff --git a/htdocs/html.form.class.php b/htdocs/html.form.class.php
index 71cfba5f74f..e58eabd5db8 100644
--- a/htdocs/html.form.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/html.form.class.php
@@ -327,11 +327,12 @@ class Form
 				$pays_id = $obj->rowid?$obj->rowid:'';
 				print '<div>';
 				print '<input type="text" size="45" id="pays" name="pays" value="'.$obj->libelle.'" />';
+				print '<span id="indicator1" style="display: none">'.img_gif('Working...','ajaxworking').'</span>';
 				print '<input type="hidden" name="pays_id" id="pays_id" value="'.$pays_id.'" '.$htmloption.' />';
 				print '</div>';
 				print '<div id="hint" class="autocomplete"></div>';
 				print '<script type="text/javascript">';
-				print 'new Ajax.Autocompleter(\'pays\',\'hint\',\''.DOL_URL_ROOT.'/ajaxresponse.php\',{method: \'post\',paramName: \'pays\',afterUpdateElement: ac_return});';
+				print 'new Ajax.Autocompleter(\'pays\',\'hint\',\''.DOL_URL_ROOT.'/ajaxresponse.php\',{method: \'post\',paramName: \'pays\',indicator: \'indicator1\',afterUpdateElement: ac_return});';
 				print '</script>';
 			}
 			else
diff --git a/htdocs/lib/functions.inc.php b/htdocs/lib/functions.inc.php
index 796a2fe4bca..17e2df98e0b 100644
--- a/htdocs/lib/functions.inc.php
+++ b/htdocs/lib/functions.inc.php
@@ -1088,6 +1088,18 @@ function img_allow($allow)
     }
 }
 
+/**
+        \brief      Affiche image gif (fonction générique)
+        \param      alt         Texte sur le alt de l'image
+        \param      picto       Nom de l'image a afficher
+        \return     string      Retourne tag img
+*/
+function img_gif($alt, $picto, $options='')
+{
+  global $conf,$langs;
+  return '<img src="'.DOL_URL_ROOT.'/theme/'.$conf->theme.'/img/'.$picto.'.gif" border="0" alt="'.$alt.'" title="'.$alt.'"'.($options?' '.$options:'').'>';
+}
+
 
 /**
         \brief      Affiche info admin