diff --git a/src/kbusyindicatorwidget.cpp b/src/kbusyindicatorwidget.cpp
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+#include "kbusyindicatorwidget.h"
+
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QIcon>
+#include <QPainter>
+#include <QPropertyAnimation>
+#include <QResizeEvent>
+#include <QTimer>
+
+class KBusyIndicatorWidget::Private : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(qreal rotation MEMBER rotation WRITE setRotation)
+public:
+    Private(KBusyIndicatorWidget *parent)
+        : q(parent)
+    {
+    }
+
+    void setRotation(qreal newRotation)
+    {
+        rotation = newRotation;
+        q->update(); // repaint new rotation
+    }
+
+    KBusyIndicatorWidget *q = nullptr;
+    QIcon icon = QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("view-refresh"));
+    qreal rotation = -1;
+    bool running = false;
+    QPointF paintCenter;
+};
+
+KBusyIndicatorWidget::KBusyIndicatorWidget(QWidget *parent)
+    : QWidget(parent)
+    , d(new Private(this))
+{
+    QPropertyAnimation *animation = new QPropertyAnimation(d, "rotation");
+    animation->setLoopCount(-1);
+    animation->setDuration(1000);
+    animation->setStartValue(0);
+    animation->setEndValue(360);
+    animation->start();
+}
+
+KBusyIndicatorWidget::~KBusyIndicatorWidget()
+{
+    delete d;
+}
+
+bool KBusyIndicatorWidget::running() const
+{
+    return d->running;
+}
+
+void KBusyIndicatorWidget::setRunning(bool running)
+{
+    if (d->running == running)
+        return;
+
+    d->running = running;
+    emit runningChanged(d->running);
+}
+
+void KBusyIndicatorWidget::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
+{
+    QWidget::resizeEvent(event);
+
+    d->paintCenter = QPointF(event->size().width() / 2.0,
+                             event->size().height() / 2.0);
+}
+
+void KBusyIndicatorWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
+{
+    QPainter painter(this);
+    painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::SmoothPixmapTransform);
+    qDebug() << d->icon.availableSizes();
+    qDebug() << d->icon.actualSize(size());
+
+    // Rotate around the center and then reset back to 0,0 for icon painting.
+    painter.translate(d->paintCenter);
+    painter.rotate(d->rotation);
+    painter.translate(-d->paintCenter);
+
+    d->icon.paint(&painter, 0, 0, width(), height());
+}
+
+#include "kbusyindicatorwidget.moc"
diff --git a/src/kbusyindicatorwidget.h b/src/kbusyindicatorwidget.h
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+#ifndef KBUSYINDICATORWIDGET_H
+#define KBUSYINDICATORWIDGET_H
+
+#include <kwidgetsaddons_export.h>
+
+#include <QWidget>
+
+class KWIDGETSADDONS_EXPORT KBusyIndicatorWidget : public QWidget
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool running READ running WRITE setRunning NOTIFY runningChanged)
+public:
+    explicit KBusyIndicatorWidget(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+    virtual ~KBusyIndicatorWidget();
+
+    bool running() const;
+
+public Q_SLOTS:
+    void setRunning(bool running);
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void runningChanged(bool running);
+
+protected:
+    virtual void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event) override;
+    virtual void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *) override;
+
+private:
+    class Private;
+    Private *d;
+};
+
+#endif // KBUSYINDICATORWIDGET_H