diff --git a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/camelot/listener/ThreadPingsListener.java b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/camelot/listener/ThreadPingsListener.java
index ace4af2..a6ad28f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/camelot/listener/ThreadPingsListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/camelot/listener/ThreadPingsListener.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.requests.ErrorResponse;
 import net.neoforged.camelot.Database;
 import net.neoforged.camelot.db.transactionals.ThreadPingsDAO;
+import net.neoforged.camelot.util.Emojis;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ public void onEvent(@NotNull GenericEvent gevent) {
             LOGGER.warn("Bot user lacks Mention Everyone permission for thread {}; role adding may not work properly", thread.getId());
         }
 
-        thread.sendMessage("A new thread! Adding some people into here...")
+        thread.sendMessage("A new thread! Adding some people into here... " + Emojis.LOADING_SPINNER.getFormatted())
                 .setSuppressedNotifications(true)
                 .setAllowedMentions(Set.of(MentionType.ROLE))
                 .delay(Duration.ofSeconds(3))
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/camelot/util/Emojis.java b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/camelot/util/Emojis.java
index f6bf0c1..ca493de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/camelot/util/Emojis.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/camelot/util/Emojis.java
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ public class Emojis {
     public static final Emoji CMDLINE = MANAGER.getLazyEmoji("cmdline");
     public static final Emoji ADD = MANAGER.getLazyEmoji("add");
     public static final Emoji NO_RESULTS = MANAGER.getLazyEmoji("noresults");
+
+    public static final Emoji LOADING_SPINNER = MANAGER.getLazyEmoji("loadingarrow");
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/emojis/emojis.properties b/src/main/resources/emojis/emojis.properties
index 7e287f1..95e8d1c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/emojis/emojis.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/emojis/emojis.properties
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ cmdline=cmdline.png
 add=add.png
 noresults=noresults.png
 
+# Animated
+loadingarrow=loadingarrow.gif
+
 # Pagination
 prevpage=prevpage.png
 nextpage=nextpage.png
diff --git a/src/main/resources/emojis/loadingarrow.gif b/src/main/resources/emojis/loadingarrow.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2bc218
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/main/resources/emojis/loadingarrow.gif differ