diff --git a/addons/web/__openerp__.py b/addons/web/__openerp__.py
index 9e8e258dedc..4051e607e21 100644
--- a/addons/web/__openerp__.py
+++ b/addons/web/__openerp__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         "static/lib/jquery.form/jquery.form.js",
         "static/lib/jquery.validate/jquery.validate.js",
         "static/lib/jquery.ba-bbq/jquery.ba-bbq.js",
+        "static/lib/spinjs/spin.js",
         "static/lib/jquery.blockUI/jquery.blockUI.js",
         "static/lib/jquery.ui/js/jquery-ui-1.8.17.custom.min.js",
         "static/lib/jquery.ui.timepicker/js/jquery-ui-timepicker-addon.js",
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/img/throbber2.gif b/addons/web/static/src/img/throbber2.gif
deleted file mode 100644
index 2fd8e0737ed..00000000000
Binary files a/addons/web/static/src/img/throbber2.gif and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index 71010ef6d74..7212108478d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ instance.web.Loading = instance.web.Widget.extend({
             // Block UI after 3s
             this.long_running_timer = setTimeout(function () {
                 self.blocked_ui = true;
-                $.blockUI();
+                instance.web.blockUI();
             }, 3000);
         }
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ instance.web.Loading = instance.web.Widget.extend({
             // Don't unblock if blocked by somebody else
             if (self.blocked_ui) {
                 this.blocked_ui = false;
-                $.unblockUI();
+                instance.web.unblockUI();
             }
             this.$element.fadeOut();
             this.getParent().$element.removeClass('oe_wait');
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ instance.web.Loading = instance.web.Widget.extend({
 instance.web.DatabaseManager = instance.web.Widget.extend({
     init: function(parent) {
         this._super(parent);
-        this.unblockUIFunction = $.unblockUI;
+        this.unblockUIFunction = instance.web.unblockUI;
         $.validator.addMethod('matches', function (s, _, re) {
             return new RegExp(re).test(s);
         }, _t("Invalid database name"));
@@ -354,16 +354,16 @@ instance.web.DatabaseManager = instance.web.Widget.extend({
      * from unblocking the UI
      */
     blockUI: function () {
-        $.blockUI();
-        $.unblockUI = function () {};
+        instance.web.blockUI();
+        instance.web.unblockUI = function () {};
     },
     /**
      * Reinstates $.unblockUI so third parties can play with blockUI, and
      * unblocks the UI
      */
     unblockUI: function () {
-        $.unblockUI = this.unblockUIFunction;
-        $.unblockUI();
+        instance.web.unblockUI = this.unblockUIFunction;
+        instance.web.unblockUI();
     },
     /**
      * Displays an error dialog resulting from the various RPC communications
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/coresetup.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/coresetup.js
index 801ce50bc2d..24441dc509f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/coresetup.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/coresetup.js
@@ -550,9 +550,39 @@ $.async_when = function() {
 /** Setup blockui */
 if ($.blockUI) {
     $.blockUI.defaults.baseZ = 1100;
-    $.blockUI.defaults.message = '<img src="/web/static/src/img/throbber2.gif">';
+    $.blockUI.defaults.message = '<div class="oe_blockui_spin" style="height: 50px">';
     $.blockUI.defaults.css.border = '0';
     $.blockUI.defaults.css["background-color"] = '';
+    $.blockUI.spinners = [];
+}
+instance.web.blockUI = function() {
+    var tmp = $.blockUI.apply($, arguments);
+    var target = $(".oe_blockui_spin")[0];
+    var opts = {
+      lines: 13, // The number of lines to draw
+      length: 7, // The length of each line
+      width: 4, // The line thickness
+      radius: 10, // The radius of the inner circle
+      rotate: 0, // The rotation offset
+      color: '#FFF', // #rgb or #rrggbb
+      speed: 1, // Rounds per second
+      trail: 60, // Afterglow percentage
+      shadow: false, // Whether to render a shadow
+      hwaccel: false, // Whether to use hardware acceleration
+      className: 'spinner', // The CSS class to assign to the spinner
+      zIndex: 2e9, // The z-index (defaults to 2000000000)
+      top: 'auto', // Top position relative to parent in px
+      left: 'auto' // Left position relative to parent in px
+    };
+    var spinner = new Spinner(opts).spin(target);
+    $.blockUI.spinners.push(spinner);
+    return tmp;
+}
+instance.web.unblockUI = function() {
+    _.each($.blockUI.spinners, function(el) {
+        el.stop();
+    });
+    return $.unblockUI.apply($, arguments);
 }
 
 /** Setup default session */
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/data_export.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/data_export.js
index ebe82ddb4b4..f8e669e1b4a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/data_export.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/data_export.js
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ instance.web.DataExport = instance.web.Dialog.extend({
 
         exported_fields.unshift({name: 'id', label: 'External ID'});
         var export_format = this.$element.find("#export_format").val();
-        $.blockUI();
+        instance.web.blockUI();
         this.session.get_file({
             url: '/web/export/' + export_format,
             data: {data: JSON.stringify({
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ instance.web.DataExport = instance.web.Dialog.extend({
                 import_compat: Boolean(
                     this.$element.find("#import_compat").val())
             })},
-            complete: $.unblockUI
+            complete: instance.web.unblockUI
         });
     },
     close: function() {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 677b7cf7c4e..7a0482a3034 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -4343,7 +4343,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldBinary = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instance.
             //link.target = '_blank';
             link.href = "data:application/octet-stream;base64," + value;
         } else {
-            $.blockUI();
+            instance.web.blockUI();
             this.session.get_file({
                 url: '/web/binary/saveas_ajax',
                 data: {data: JSON.stringify({
@@ -4353,7 +4353,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldBinary = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instance.
                     filename_field: (this.node.attrs.filename || ''),
                     context: this.view.dataset.get_context()
                 })},
-                complete: $.unblockUI,
+                complete: instance.web.unblockUI,
                 error: instance.webclient.crashmanager.on_rpc_error
             });
             ev.stopPropagation();
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index ccf34576a1a..ddf4050fa38 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ instance.web.ActionManager = instance.web.Widget.extend({
     },
     ir_actions_report_xml: function(action, on_closed) {
         var self = this;
-        $.blockUI();
+        instance.web.blockUI();
         self.rpc("/web/session/eval_domain_and_context", {
             contexts: [action.context],
             domains: []
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ instance.web.ActionManager = instance.web.Widget.extend({
             self.session.get_file({
                 url: '/web/report',
                 data: {action: JSON.stringify(action)},
-                complete: $.unblockUI,
+                complete: instance.web.unblockUI,
                 success: function(){
                     if (!self.dialog && on_closed) {
                         on_closed();
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ instance.web.Sidebar = instance.web.Widget.extend({
             } else {
                 self.do_attachement_update(self.dataset, self.model_id);
             }
-            $.unblockUI();
+            instance.web.unblockUI();
         });
     },
     start: function() {
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ instance.web.Sidebar = instance.web.Widget.extend({
             $e.parent().find('input[type=file]').prop('disabled', true);
             $e.parent().find('button').prop('disabled', true).find('img, span').toggle();
             this.$('.oe_sidebar_add_attachment span').text(_t('Uploading...'));
-            $.blockUI();
+            instance.web.blockUI();
         }
     },
     on_attachment_delete: function(e) {