diff --git a/src/components/Options/index.tsx b/src/components/Options/index.tsx
index def0ff32..d86dd128 100644
--- a/src/components/Options/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Options/index.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import { SourceImage } from '../App';
 import Checkbox from '../checkbox';
 import Expander from '../expander';
 import Select from '../select';
+import '../custom-els/LoadingSpinner';
 
 const encoderOptionsComponentMap = {
   [identity.type]: undefined,
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ const encoderOptionsComponentMap = {
 
 interface Props {
   orientation: 'horizontal' | 'vertical';
+  loading: boolean;
   source?: SourceImage;
   imageIndex: number;
   imageFile?: Fileish;
@@ -74,16 +76,39 @@ interface Props {
 
 interface State {
   encoderSupportMap?: EncoderSupportMap;
+  showLoadingState: boolean;
 }
 
+const loadingReactionDelay = 500;
+
 export default class Options extends Component<Props, State> {
-  typeSelect?: HTMLSelectElement;
+  state: State = {
+    encoderSupportMap: undefined,
+    showLoadingState: false,
+  };
+
+  /** The timeout ID between entering the loading state, and changing UI */
+  private loadingTimeoutId: number = 0;
 
   constructor() {
     super();
     encodersSupported.then(encoderSupportMap => this.setState({ encoderSupportMap }));
   }
 
+  componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Props, prevState: State) {
+    if (prevProps.loading && !this.props.loading) {
+      // Just stopped loading
+      clearTimeout(this.loadingTimeoutId);
+      this.setState({ showLoadingState: false });
+    } else if (!prevProps.loading && this.props.loading) {
+      // Just started loading
+      this.loadingTimeoutId = self.setTimeout(
+        () => this.setState({ showLoadingState: true }),
+        loadingReactionDelay,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   @bind
   onEncoderTypeChange(event: Event) {
     const el = event.currentTarget as HTMLSelectElement;
@@ -135,7 +160,7 @@ export default class Options extends Component<Props, State> {
       preprocessorState,
       onEncoderOptionsChange,
     }: Props,
-    { encoderSupportMap }: State,
+    { encoderSupportMap, showLoadingState }: State,
   ) {
     // tslint:disable variable-name
     const EncoderOptionComponent = encoderOptionsComponentMap[encoderState.type];
@@ -223,7 +248,7 @@ export default class Options extends Component<Props, State> {
 
         <div class={style.results}>
           <div class={style.resultData}>
-            {!imageFile ? 'Compressing…' :
+            {!imageFile || showLoadingState ? 'Working…' :
               <FileSize
                 blob={imageFile}
                 compareTo={(source && imageFile !== source.file) ? source.file : undefined}
@@ -232,11 +257,15 @@ export default class Options extends Component<Props, State> {
           </div>
 
           <div class={style.download}>
-            {(downloadUrl && imageFile) && (
-              <a href={downloadUrl} download={imageFile.name} title="Download">
-                <DownloadIcon class={style.downloadIcon} />
-              </a>
-            )}
+            {(downloadUrl && imageFile && !showLoadingState)
+              ? (
+                <a href={downloadUrl} download={imageFile.name} title="Download">
+                  <DownloadIcon class={style.downloadIcon} />
+                </a>
+              ) : (
+                <loading-spinner class={style.spinner} />
+              )
+            }
           </div>
 
         </div>
diff --git a/src/components/Options/style.scss b/src/components/Options/style.scss
index c06f57c1..4247abfa 100644
--- a/src/components/Options/style.scss
+++ b/src/components/Options/style.scss
@@ -129,3 +129,9 @@ $horizontalPadding: 15px;
   text-align: left;
   padding: 5px 10px;
 }
+
+.spinner {
+  --color: #fff;
+  --delay: 0;
+  --size: 22px;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/compress/index.tsx b/src/components/compress/index.tsx
index 0568ff41..56c8e5b1 100644
--- a/src/components/compress/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/compress/index.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ interface Props {
 interface State {
   source?: SourceImage;
   images: [EncodedImage, EncodedImage];
+  /** Source image load */
   loading: boolean;
+  loadingCounter: number;
   error?: string;
   orientation: Orientation;
 }
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ export default class Compress extends Component<Props, State> {
   state: State = {
     source: undefined,
     loading: false,
+    loadingCounter: 0,
     images: [
       {
         preprocessorState: defaultPreprocessorState,
@@ -252,7 +255,9 @@ export default class Compress extends Component<Props, State> {
 
   @bind
   private async updateFile(file: File | Fileish) {
-    this.setState({ loading: true });
+    const loadingCounter = this.state.loadingCounter + 1;
+
+    this.setState({ loadingCounter, loading: true });
 
     // Abort any current encode jobs, as they're redundant now.
     this.leftProcessor.abortCurrent();
@@ -273,6 +278,9 @@ export default class Compress extends Component<Props, State> {
         data = await decodeImage(file, this.leftProcessor);
       }
 
+      // Another file has been opened before this one processed.
+      if (this.state.loadingCounter !== loadingCounter) return;
+
       let newState: State = {
         ...this.state,
         source: { data, file, vectorImage },
@@ -303,6 +311,8 @@ export default class Compress extends Component<Props, State> {
     } catch (err) {
       if (err.name === 'AbortError') return;
       console.error(err);
+      // Another file has been opened before this one processed.
+      if (this.state.loadingCounter !== loadingCounter) return;
       this.props.onError('Invalid image');
       this.setState({ loading: false });
     }
@@ -388,7 +398,6 @@ export default class Compress extends Component<Props, State> {
   render({ }: Props, { loading, images, source, orientation }: State) {
     const [leftImage, rightImage] = images;
     const [leftImageData, rightImageData] = images.map(i => i.data);
-    const anyLoading = loading || images.some(image => image.loading);
 
     return (
       <div class={style.compress}>
@@ -403,6 +412,7 @@ export default class Compress extends Component<Props, State> {
         <div class={`${style.optionPair} ${style[orientation]}`}>
           {images.map((image, index) => (
             <Options
+              loading={loading || image.loading}
               source={source}
               orientation={orientation}
               imageIndex={index}
@@ -417,7 +427,6 @@ export default class Compress extends Component<Props, State> {
             />
           ))}
         </div>
-        {anyLoading && <span style={{ position: 'fixed', top: 0, left: 0 }}>Loading...</span>}
       </div>
     );
   }