diff --git a/src/libprs500/gui2/dialogs/fetch_metadata.py b/src/libprs500/gui2/dialogs/fetch_metadata.py
index 6bd4cf86c6..14ce589451 100644
--- a/src/libprs500/gui2/dialogs/fetch_metadata.py
+++ b/src/libprs500/gui2/dialogs/fetch_metadata.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class FetchMetadata(QDialog, Ui_FetchMetadata):
         #    args.extend(('--publisher', self.publisher))
         
         self.fetch.setEnabled(False)
-        
+        self.setCursor(Qt.WaitCursor)
         QCoreApplication.instance().processEvents()
         
         args.append(key)
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class FetchMetadata(QDialog, Ui_FetchMetadata):
         self.matches.selectionModel().select(self.model.index(0, 0), 
                               QItemSelectionModel.Select | QItemSelectionModel.Rows)
         self.fetch.setEnabled(True)
-        
+        self.unsetCursor()
 
 
     def selected_book(self):
diff --git a/src/libprs500/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py b/src/libprs500/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py
index 4ad46129e4..72d960e1fe 100644
--- a/src/libprs500/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py
+++ b/src/libprs500/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ add/remove formats
 '''
 import os, urllib
 
-from PyQt4.QtCore import SIGNAL, QObject, QCoreApplication
+from PyQt4.QtCore import SIGNAL, QObject, QCoreApplication, Qt
 from PyQt4.QtGui import QPixmap, QListWidgetItem, QErrorMessage, QDialog
 
 
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ class MetadataSingleDialog(QDialog, Ui_MetadataSingleDialog):
         isbn   = qstring_to_unicode(self.isbn.text())
         if isbn:
             self.fetch_cover_button.setEnabled(False)
+            self.setCursor(Qt.WaitCursor)
             QCoreApplication.instance().processEvents()
             try:
                 src = urllib.urlopen('http://www.librarything.com/isbn/'+isbn).read()
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ class MetadataSingleDialog(QDialog, Ui_MetadataSingleDialog):
                 error_dialog(self, 'Could not fetch cover', 'Could not fetch cover. Error %s'%(err,)).exec_()
             finally:
                 self.fetch_cover_button.setEnabled(True)
+                self.unsetCursor()
         else:
             error_dialog(self, 'Cannot fetch cover', 'You must specify the ISBN identifier for this book.').exec_()