diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/overlay.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/overlay.py
index 9cc700a556..69fa243a09 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/overlay.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/overlay.py
@@ -4,37 +4,39 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_literals
 
-from PyQt5.Qt import QPainter, QPalette, QPoint, QRect, QTimer, QWidget, Qt, QFontInfo, QLabel
+from PyQt5.Qt import QWidget, Qt, QFontInfo, QLabel, QVBoxLayout
 
-from calibre.gui2.progress_indicator import draw_snake_spinner
+from calibre.gui2.progress_indicator import ProgressIndicator
 
 
 class LoadingOverlay(QWidget):
 
     def __init__(self, parent):
         QWidget.__init__(self, parent)
+        self.l = l = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        self.pi = ProgressIndicator(self, 96, 80)
         self.setVisible(False)
         self.label = QLabel(self)
         self.label.setText('<i>testing')
         self.label.setTextFormat(Qt.RichText)
         self.label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignTop | Qt.AlignHCenter)
         self.resize(parent.size())
+        self.setAutoFillBackground(True)
+        pal = self.palette()
+        col = pal.color(pal.Window)
+        col.setAlphaF(0.8)
+        pal.setColor(pal.Window, col)
+        self.setPalette(pal)
         self.move(0, 0)
-        self.angle = 0
-        self.timer = t = QTimer(self)
-        t.setInterval(60)
-        t.timeout.connect(self.tick)
         f = self.font()
         f.setBold(True)
         fm = QFontInfo(f)
         f.setPixelSize(int(fm.pixelSize() * 1.5))
         self.label.setFont(f)
-        self.calculate_rects()
-
-    def tick(self):
-        self.angle -= 6
-        self.angle %= 360
-        self.update()
+        l.addStretch(10)
+        l.addWidget(self.pi)
+        l.addWidget(self.label)
+        l.addStretch(10)
 
     def __call__(self, msg=''):
         self.label.setText(msg)
@@ -47,41 +49,15 @@ class LoadingOverlay(QWidget):
 
     def hide(self):
         self.parent().web_view.setFocus(Qt.OtherFocusReason)
+        self.pi.stop()
         return QWidget.hide(self)
 
     def showEvent(self, ev):
-        self.timer.start()
+        # import time
+        # self.st = time.monotonic()
+        self.pi.start()
 
     def hideEvent(self, ev):
-        self.timer.stop()
-
-    def calculate_rects(self):
-        rect = self.rect()
-        self.spinner_rect = r = QRect(0, 0, 96, 96)
-        r.moveCenter(rect.center() - QPoint(0, r.height() // 2))
-        r = QRect(r)
-        r.moveTop(r.center().y() +  20 + r.height() // 2)
-        r.setLeft(0), r.setRight(self.width())
-        self.label.setGeometry(r)
-
-    def resizeEvent(self, ev):
-        self.calculate_rects()
-        return QWidget.resizeEvent(self, ev)
-
-    def do_paint(self, painter):
-        pal = self.palette()
-        color = pal.color(QPalette.Window)
-        color.setAlphaF(0.8)
-        painter.fillRect(self.rect(), color)
-        draw_snake_spinner(painter, self.spinner_rect, self.angle, pal.color(QPalette.Window), pal.color(QPalette.WindowText))
-
-    def paintEvent(self, ev):
-        painter = QPainter(self)
-        painter.setRenderHints(QPainter.Antialiasing | QPainter.TextAntialiasing)
-        try:
-            self.do_paint(painter)
-        except Exception:
-            import traceback
-            traceback.print_exc()
-        finally:
-            painter.end()
+        # import time
+        # print(1111111, time.monotonic() - self.st)
+        self.pi.stop()