diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/cites_trade/application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/cites_trade/application.js
index 82752dd8b..bb9e49449 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/cites_trade/application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/cites_trade/application.js
@@ -760,6 +760,16 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
       href = '/' + locale + '/cites_trade/exports/download?' + q;
     $link.attr('href', href).click();
     window.location.href = $link.attr("href");
+
+    const $button = $('#button_report').attr('disabled', 'disabled');
+    const $message = $('#download_status_loading').show();
+
+    window.setTimeout(
+      function () {
+        $button.removeAttr('disabled');
+        $message.hide();
+      }, 10e3
+    )
   }
 
   function handleDownloadRequest (ignoreWarning) {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/cites_trade/common.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/cites_trade/common.css
index a807314b2..d5c9cde7a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/cites_trade/common.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/cites_trade/common.css
@@ -217,7 +217,15 @@ font-style:italic;
     height:16px;
 }
 
-/* STANDARD */button:hover, .buttons a:hover{
+/* STANDARD */
+button {
+  /**
+    * UA stylesheet sets this to 2, and we don't want the border width to change
+    * on hover
+    */
+  border-width: 1px;
+}
+button:hover:not(:disabled), .buttons a:hover{
     background-color:#dff4ff;
     border:1px solid #c2e1ef;
     color:#336699;
diff --git a/app/views/cites_trade/home/download.html.erb b/app/views/cites_trade/home/download.html.erb
index 3ecc410e0..5dff015ed 100644
--- a/app/views/cites_trade/home/download.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cites_trade/home/download.html.erb
@@ -47,13 +47,22 @@
     </td></tr>
     <tr>
       <td>
-        <div align="right">
-          <button style="float:left; margin-top:12px" id='button_report' value=" Get report ">
-          <%= image_tag "cites_trade/page.gif", alt: "" %>
-          <%= t('get_report') %>
-          </button>
-          <a id='view_genie' href="" style="display:none"></a>
-          <a id='download_genie' href="#" style="display:none"></a>
+        <div style="align:left; margin-top:12px">
+          <div>
+            <button id='button_report' value=" Get report ">
+            <%= image_tag "cites_trade/page.gif", alt: "" %>
+            <%= t('get_report') %>
+            </button>
+            <a id='view_genie' href="" style="display:none"></a>
+            <a id='download_genie' href="#" style="display:none"></a>
+          </div>
+          <div
+            id='download_status_loading'
+            style="margin-top:6px; display: none"
+          >
+            <%= image_tag "cites_trade/spinner.gif", alt: "" %>
+            <%= t('downloading_report') %>
+          </div>
         </div>
 
         <p><br><br></p>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 057eef978..c791b4ed2 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ en:
   comparative_tabulations: "Comparative Tabulations"
   trade_tabulations: "Gross/Net Trade Tabulations"
   get_report: "Get report"
+  downloading_report: "Your file is being prepared and will be downloaded shortly"
   new_search: "New Search"
 
   from: "From"
diff --git a/config/locales/es.yml b/config/locales/es.yml
index 64a40e7e5..365e6d9d1 100644
--- a/config/locales/es.yml
+++ b/config/locales/es.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ es:
   comparative_tabulations: "Tabulaciónes Comparativas"
   trade_tabulations: " Tabulaciones del Comercio Bruto/Neto"
   get_report: "Obtener el informe"
+  downloading_report: "Your file is being prepared and will be downloaded shortly" # TODO: translate
   new_search: "Nueva Búsqueda"
 
   from: "De"
diff --git a/config/locales/fr.yml b/config/locales/fr.yml
index f5b7a637f..42607aab6 100644
--- a/config/locales/fr.yml
+++ b/config/locales/fr.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ fr:
   comparative_tabulations: "Tabulations Comparatives"
   trade_tabulations: "Tabulations du Commerce Brut/Net"
   get_report: "Obtenir le rapport"
+  downloading_report: "Your file is being prepared and will be downloaded shortly" # TODO: translate
   new_search: "Nouvelle Recherche"
 
   from: "De"