diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/RootView.xaml b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/RootView.xaml
index 50eebd295..4ad50b41c 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/RootView.xaml
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/RootView.xaml
@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@
                                 VerticalContentAlignment="Stretch"
                                 HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch"
                                 IsTabStop="False" />
+
+                <Border Grid.Row="1" Visibility="{Binding SidebarViewModel.ActivatingProfile, Converter={x:Static s:BoolToVisibilityConverter.Instance}, Mode=OneWay, Delay=2000}">
+                    <Border.Background>
+                        <SolidColorBrush Color="{Binding Path=Color, Source={StaticResource MaterialDesignToolBarBackground}}" Opacity="0.5"></SolidColorBrush>
+                    </Border.Background>
+                    <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
+                        <ProgressBar Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignCircularProgressBar}" Value="0" IsIndeterminate="True" Width="50" Height="50" Margin="20"/>
+                        <TextBlock TextAlignment="Center"  Style="{StaticResource MaterialDesignHeadline5TextBlock}">
+                            Activating profile...
+                        </TextBlock>
+                    </StackPanel>
+                </Border>
+
                 <materialDesign:Snackbar Grid.Row="0"
                                          Grid.RowSpan="2"
                                          x:Name="MainSnackbar"
diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/Sidebar/SidebarView.xaml b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/Sidebar/SidebarView.xaml
index 209f1b250..62e0cf176 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/Sidebar/SidebarView.xaml
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/Sidebar/SidebarView.xaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
             <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
                 <ResourceDictionary Source="ArtemisSidebar.xaml" />
             </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+            <converters:InverseBooleanConverter x:Key="InverseBooleanConverter"/>
         </ResourceDictionary>
     </UserControl.Resources>
     <materialDesign:DialogHost IsTabStop="False" Focusable="False" Identifier="SidebarDialog" DialogTheme="Inherit" DialogMargin="14">
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@
                      Margin="0 2"
                      ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource SidebarListBoxItem}"
                      ItemsSource="{Binding SidebarScreens}"
-                     SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedSidebarScreen}">
+                     SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedSidebarScreen}"
+                     IsEnabled="{Binding ActivatingProfile, Converter={StaticResource InverseBooleanConverter}}">
                 <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
                     <DataTemplate>
                         <ContentControl s:View.Model="{Binding}" VerticalContentAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" IsTabStop="False" />
@@ -105,7 +107,11 @@
                                   dd:DragDrop.DropHandler="{Binding}">
                         <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
                             <DataTemplate>
-                                <ContentControl s:View.Model="{Binding}" VerticalContentAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" IsTabStop="False" />
+                                <ContentControl s:View.Model="{Binding}" 
+                                                VerticalContentAlignment="Stretch" 
+                                                HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" 
+                                                IsTabStop="False" 
+                                                IsEnabled="{Binding DataContext.ActivatingProfile, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type UserControl}}, Converter={StaticResource InverseBooleanConverter}}" />
                             </DataTemplate>
                         </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
                     </ItemsControl>
diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/Sidebar/SidebarViewModel.cs b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/Sidebar/SidebarViewModel.cs
index 9b484250d..5ac1bf54e 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/Sidebar/SidebarViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/Sidebar/SidebarViewModel.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.Sidebar
         private MainScreenViewModel _selectedScreen;
         private readonly SidebarScreenViewModel<ProfileEditorViewModel> _profileEditor;
         private readonly DefaultDropHandler _defaultDropHandler;
+        private bool _activatingProfile;
 
         public SidebarViewModel(IKernel kernel,
             IEventAggregator eventAggregator,
@@ -96,6 +97,12 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.Sidebar
             }
         }
 
+        public bool ActivatingProfile
+        {
+            get => _activatingProfile;
+            set => SetAndNotify(ref _activatingProfile, value);
+        }
+
         private void ActivateScreenViewModel(SidebarScreenViewModel screenViewModel)
         {
             SelectedScreen = screenViewModel.CreateInstance(_kernel);
@@ -155,18 +162,34 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.Sidebar
 
             if (_profileEditorService.SuspendEditing)
                 _profileEditorService.SuspendEditing = false;
-            _profileEditorService.ChangeSelectedProfileConfiguration(profileConfiguration);
-            if (profileConfiguration != null)
+
+            Task.Run(() =>
             {
-                // Little workaround to clear the selected item in the menu, ugly but oh well
-                if (_selectedSidebarScreen != _profileEditor)
+                try
                 {
-                    _selectedSidebarScreen = null;
-                    NotifyOfPropertyChange(nameof(SelectedSidebarScreen));
+                    ActivatingProfile = true;
+                    _profileEditorService.ChangeSelectedProfileConfiguration(profileConfiguration);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    ActivatingProfile = false;
                 }
 
-                SelectedSidebarScreen = _profileEditor;
-            }
+                if (profileConfiguration == null)
+                    return;
+
+                Execute.PostToUIThread(() =>
+                {
+                    // Little workaround to clear the selected item in the menu, ugly but oh well
+                    if (_selectedSidebarScreen != _profileEditor)
+                    {
+                        _selectedSidebarScreen = null;
+                        NotifyOfPropertyChange(nameof(SelectedSidebarScreen));
+                    }
+
+                    SelectedSidebarScreen = _profileEditor;
+                });
+            });
         }
 
         #region Overrides of Screen
@@ -212,7 +235,7 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.Sidebar
                 Items[index].ProfileCategory.Order = index;
 
             // Bit dumb but gets the job done
-            foreach (SidebarCategoryViewModel viewModel in Items) 
+            foreach (SidebarCategoryViewModel viewModel in Items)
                 _profileService.SaveProfileCategory(viewModel.ProfileCategory);
         }