diff --git a/view/js/mod_new_channel.js b/view/js/mod_new_channel.js
index a3c1dd05c..882da940e 100644
--- a/view/js/mod_new_channel.js
+++ b/view/js/mod_new_channel.js
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 	$(document).ready(function() {
 		$("#newchannel-name").blur(function() {
+			$("#name-spinner").spin('small');
 			var zreg_name = $("#newchannel-name").val();
 			$.get("new_channel/autofill.json?f=&name=" + encodeURIComponent(zreg_name),function(data) {
 				$("#newchannel-nickname").val(data);
 				zFormError("#newchannel-name-feedback",data.error);
+				$("#name-spinner").spin(false);
 			});
 		});
 		$("#newchannel-nickname").blur(function() {
+			$("#nick-spinner").spin('small');
 			var zreg_nick = $("#newchannel-nickname").val();
 			$.get("new_channel/checkaddr.json?f=&nick=" + encodeURIComponent(zreg_nick),function(data) {
 				$("#newchannel-nickname").val(data);
 				zFormError("#newchannel-nickname-feedback",data.error);
+				$("#nick-spinner").spin(false);
 			});
 		});
 
diff --git a/view/tpl/new_channel.tpl b/view/tpl/new_channel.tpl
index b6562f707..b28810236 100755
--- a/view/tpl/new_channel.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/new_channel.tpl
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 	<label for="newchannel-name" id="label-newchannel-name" class="newchannel-label" >{{$label_name}}</label>
 	<input type="text" name="name" id="newchannel-name" class="newchannel-input" value="{{$name}}" />
+	<div id="name-spinner"></div>
 	<div id="newchannel-name-feedback" class="newchannel-feedback"></div>
 	<div id="newchannel-name-end"  class="newchannel-field-end"></div>
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 
 	<label for="newchannel-nickname" id="label-newchannel-nickname" class="newchannel-label" >{{$label_nick}}</label>
 	<input type="text" name="nickname" id="newchannel-nickname" class="newchannel-input" value="{{$nickname}}" />
+	<div id="nick-spinner"></div>
 	<div id="newchannel-nickname-feedback" class="newchannel-feedback"></div>
 	<div id="newchannel-nickname-end"  class="newchannel-field-end"></div>