diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index 79712a7..b23c318 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ chrono = "0.4.19"
 clap = "2.33.3"
 env_logger = "0.8.2"
 fuzzy-matcher = "0.3.7"
+indicatif = "0.16.2"
 libjens = { git = "https://tilera.xyz/git/LordMZTE/libjens.git", rev = "d4a8b3" }
 log = "0.4.11"
 opener = "0.4.1"
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/up.rs b/cli/src/commands/up.rs
index e893c7b..8503bf6 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/up.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/up.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 use crate::util;
 use anyhow::{bail, Result};
+use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressStyle};
 use libjens::{api::UpResp, JMClient};
 use log::info;
-use reqwest::multipart::{Form, Part};
-use reqwest::Body;
+use reqwest::{
+    multipart::{Form, Part},
+    Body,
+};
 use tokio::fs::File;
 use tokio_util::codec::{BytesCodec, FramedRead};
 
@@ -17,6 +20,21 @@ pub async fn run(
 ) -> Result<()> {
     util::assert_category_exists(client, &category).await?;
 
+    let spinner = ProgressBar::new_spinner();
+    spinner.enable_steady_tick(50);
+    spinner.set_style(ProgressStyle::default_spinner().tick_strings(&[
+        "🗎       JM",
+        " 🗎      JM",
+        "  🗎     JM",
+        "   🗎    JM",
+        "    🗎   JM",
+        "     🗎  JM",
+        "      🗎 JM",
+        "       🗎JM",
+        "▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪",
+    ]));
+    spinner.set_message("Uploading...");
+
     let res = client
         .http
         .post("https://data.tilera.xyz/api/jensmemes/upload")
@@ -43,6 +61,8 @@ pub async fn run(
     // TODO move into JMClient
     let bytes = &res.bytes().await?;
 
+    spinner.finish_with_message("Done!");
+
     let res = if let Ok(res) = serde_json::from_slice::<UpResp>(bytes) {
         res
     } else if let Ok(s) = std::str::from_utf8(bytes) {