diff --git a/src/filemanager/cmd.c b/src/filemanager/cmd.c
index 9f169bcf9..8d4215ffc 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/cmd.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/cmd.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ compare_files (const vfs_path_t * vpath1, const vfs_path_t * vpath2, off_t size)
                 data2 = mmap (0, size, PROT_READ, MAP_FILE | MAP_PRIVATE, file2, 0);
                 if (data2 != (char *) -1)
                 {
-                    rotate_dash ();
+                    rotate_dash (TRUE);
                     result = memcmp (data1, data2, size);
                     munmap (data2, size);
                 }
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ compare_files (const vfs_path_t * vpath1, const vfs_path_t * vpath2, off_t size)
             /* Don't have mmap() :( Even more ugly :) */
             char buf1[BUFSIZ], buf2[BUFSIZ];
             int n1, n2;
-            rotate_dash ();
+            rotate_dash (TRUE);
             do
             {
                 while ((n1 = read (file1, buf1, BUFSIZ)) == -1 && errno == EINTR);
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ compare_files (const vfs_path_t * vpath1, const vfs_path_t * vpath2, off_t size)
         }
         close (file1);
     }
+    rotate_dash (FALSE);
+
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/filemanager/dir.c b/src/filemanager/dir.c
index db0ba4bcb..1ec2e4270 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/dir.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/dir.c
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ do_load_dir (const vfs_path_t * vpath, dir_list * list, sortfn * sort, gboolean
         next_free++;
 
         if ((next_free & 31) == 0)
-            rotate_dash ();
+            rotate_dash (TRUE);
     }
 
     if (next_free != 0)
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ do_load_dir (const vfs_path_t * vpath, dir_list * list, sortfn * sort, gboolean
   ret:
     mc_closedir (dirp);
     tree_store_end_check ();
+    rotate_dash (FALSE);
     return next_free;
 }
 
@@ -742,8 +743,8 @@ do_reload_dir (const vfs_path_t * vpath, dir_list * list, sortfn * sort, int cou
         list->list[next_free].sort_key = NULL;
         list->list[next_free].second_sort_key = NULL;
         next_free++;
-        if (!(next_free % 16))
-            rotate_dash ();
+        if ((next_free % 16) == 0)
+            rotate_dash (TRUE);
     }
     mc_closedir (dirp);
     tree_store_end_check ();
@@ -753,6 +754,8 @@ do_reload_dir (const vfs_path_t * vpath, dir_list * list, sortfn * sort, int cou
         do_sort (list, sort, next_free - 1, lc_reverse, lc_case_sensitive, exec_ff);
     }
     clean_dir (&dir_copy, count);
+    rotate_dash (FALSE);
+
     return next_free;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/filemanager/file.c b/src/filemanager/file.c
index 4b4071e3e..49f466722 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/file.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/file.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 #include "filenot.h"
 #include "tree.h"
 #include "midnight.h"           /* current_panel */
+#include "layout.h"             /* rotate_dash() */
 
 #include "file.h"
 
@@ -828,7 +829,7 @@ copy_file_file_display_progress (FileOpTotalContext * tctx, FileOpContext * ctx,
     long dt;
 
     /* 1. Update rotating dash after some time */
-    rotate_dash ();
+    rotate_dash (TRUE);
 
     /* 3. Compute ETA */
     dt = (tv_current.tv_sec - tv_transfer_start.tv_sec);
@@ -1916,6 +1917,7 @@ copy_file_file (FileOpTotalContext * tctx, FileOpContext * ctx,
     dst_status = DEST_FULL;     /* copy successful, don't remove target file */
 
   ret:
+    rotate_dash (FALSE);
     while (src_desc != -1 && mc_close (src_desc) < 0 && !ctx->skip_all)
     {
         temp_status = file_error (_("Cannot close source file \"%s\"\n%s"), src_path);
diff --git a/src/filemanager/find.c b/src/filemanager/find.c
index bac23f9b9..2d2ae2dc7 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/find.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/find.c
@@ -1185,19 +1185,19 @@ find_ignore_dir_search (const char *dir)
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static void
-find_rotate_dash (const WDialog * h, gboolean finish)
+find_rotate_dash (const WDialog * h, gboolean show)
 {
-    static const char rotating_dash[] = "|/-\\";
-    static unsigned int pos = 0;
+    static const char rotating_dash[4] = "|/-\\";
+    static size_t pos = 0;
 
     if (verbose)
     {
         const Widget *w = WIDGET (h);
 
-        pos = (pos + 1) % 4;
         tty_setcolor (h->color[DLG_COLOR_NORMAL]);
         widget_move (h, w->lines - 7, w->cols - 4);
-        tty_print_char (finish ? ' ' : rotating_dash[pos]);
+        tty_print_char (show ? rotating_dash[pos] : ' ');
+        pos = (pos + 1) % sizeof (rotating_dash);
         mc_refresh ();
     }
 }
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ do_search (WDialog * h)
                                                   ignore_count), ignore_count);
                             status_update (msg);
                         }
-                        find_rotate_dash (h, TRUE);
+                        find_rotate_dash (h, FALSE);
                         stop_idle (h);
                         return 0;
                     }
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ do_search (WDialog * h)
             ;
     }                           /* for */
 
-    find_rotate_dash (h, FALSE);
+    find_rotate_dash (h, TRUE);
 
     return 1;
 }
@@ -1766,8 +1766,8 @@ do_find (const char *start_dir, ssize_t start_dir_len, const char *ignore_dirs,
             list->list[next_free].second_sort_key = NULL;
             next_free++;
             g_free (name);
-            if (!(next_free & 15))
-                rotate_dash ();
+            if ((next_free & 15) == 0)
+                rotate_dash (TRUE);
         }
 
         if (next_free)
@@ -1793,6 +1793,7 @@ do_find (const char *start_dir, ssize_t start_dir_len, const char *ignore_dirs,
     do_search (NULL);           /* force do_search to release resources */
     g_free (old_dir);
     old_dir = NULL;
+    rotate_dash (FALSE);
 
     return return_value;
 }
diff --git a/src/filemanager/layout.c b/src/filemanager/layout.c
index cb8a22343..42e34b2db 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/layout.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/layout.c
@@ -879,21 +879,27 @@ set_hintbar (const char *str)
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 void
-rotate_dash (void)
+rotate_dash (gboolean show)
 {
-    static const char rotating_dash[] = "|/-\\";
+    static const char rotating_dash[4] = "|/-\\";
     static size_t pos = 0;
+    Widget *w = WIDGET (midnight_dlg);
 
     if (!nice_rotating_dash || (ok_to_refresh <= 0))
         return;
 
-    if (pos >= sizeof (rotating_dash) - 1)
-        pos = 0;
-    tty_gotoyx (0, COLS - 1);
+    widget_move (w, (menubar_visible != 0) ? 1 : 0, w->cols - 1);
     tty_setcolor (NORMAL_COLOR);
-    tty_print_char (rotating_dash[pos]);
+
+    if (!show)
+        tty_print_alt_char (ACS_URCORNER, FALSE);
+    else
+    {
+        tty_print_char (rotating_dash[pos]);
+        pos = (pos + 1) % sizeof (rotating_dash);
+    }
+
     mc_refresh ();
-    pos++;
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/filemanager/layout.h b/src/filemanager/layout.h
index a5c2292bb..f5c7c87a6 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/layout.h
+++ b/src/filemanager/layout.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void set_hintbar (const char *str);
 
 /* Rotating dash routines */
 void use_dash (gboolean flag);  /* Disable/Enable rotate_dash routines */
-void rotate_dash (void);
+void rotate_dash (gboolean show);
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_SUBSHELL
 gboolean do_load_prompt (void);
diff --git a/src/filemanager/panelize.c b/src/filemanager/panelize.c
index 1e30f0de1..5c609df9f 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/panelize.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/panelize.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 
 #include "dir.h"
 #include "midnight.h"           /* current_panel */
+#include "layout.h"             /* rotate_dash() */
 #include "panel.h"              /* WPanel */
 
 #include "panelize.h"
@@ -366,8 +367,8 @@ do_external_panelize (char *command)
         list->list[next_free].sort_key = NULL;
         list->list[next_free].second_sort_key = NULL;
         next_free++;
-        if (!(next_free & 32))
-            rotate_dash ();
+        if ((next_free & 32) == 0)
+            rotate_dash (TRUE);
     }
 
     current_panel->is_panelized = TRUE;
@@ -395,6 +396,7 @@ do_external_panelize (char *command)
     close_error_pipe (D_NORMAL, NULL);
     try_to_select (current_panel, NULL);
     panel_re_sort (current_panel);
+    rotate_dash (FALSE);
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */