diff --git a/src/create.cpp b/src/create.cpp
--- a/src/create.cpp
+++ b/src/create.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 
     QWidget *widget = new QWidget(m_parent);
     m_form->setupUi(widget);
+    m_form->progressBar->hide();
 
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "fillInterface", Qt::QueuedConnection);
 
@@ -108,11 +109,15 @@
 
 void Create::createAccount()
 {
+    m_form->progressBar->show();
+    m_form->scrollAreaWidgetContents->setEnabled(false);
     QString providerName = sender()->property("providerName").toString();
     qDebug() << "Starting new account dialog for" << providerName;
     CreateAccount *acc = new CreateAccount(providerName, this);
 
-    connect(acc, &CreateAccount::finished, [=](KJob *job) {
+    connect(acc, &CreateAccount::finished, this, [=](KJob *job) {
+        m_form->progressBar->hide();
+        m_form->scrollAreaWidgetContents->setEnabled(true);
         if (job->error() == KJob::UserDefinedError) {
             QMessageBox::critical(m_parent, i18nc("Messagebox title; meaning 'Unable to finish the action you started'", "Unable to finish"), job->errorText());
         }
diff --git a/src/types.ui b/src/types.ui
--- a/src/types.ui
+++ b/src/types.ui
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@
 <ui version="4.0">
  <class>createForm</class>
  <widget class="QWidget" name="createForm">
-  <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>354</width>
+    <height>92</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
    <item>
     <widget class="QScrollArea" name="scrollArea">
      <property name="frameShape">
@@ -18,6 +26,14 @@
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="scrollAreaWidgetContents">
+      <property name="geometry">
+       <rect>
+        <x>0</x>
+        <y>0</y>
+        <width>342</width>
+        <height>48</height>
+       </rect>
+      </property>
       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
        <item>
         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
@@ -66,6 +82,16 @@
      </widget>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QProgressBar" name="progressBar">
+     <property name="maximum">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <property name="value">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources/>