2 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/editor/project_manager.cpp b/editor/project_manager.cpp
index afbed0c610..4667d80057 100644
--- a/editor/project_manager.cpp
+++ b/editor/project_manager.cpp
@@ -2015,6 +2015,10 @@ void ProjectManager::_confirm_update_settings() {
 }
 
 void ProjectManager::_open_selected_projects() {
+	// Show loading text to tell the user that the project manager is busy loading.
+	// This is especially important for the HTML5 project manager.
+	loading_label->set_modulate(Color(1, 1, 1));
+
 	const Set<String> &selected_list = _project_list->get_selected_project_keys();
 
 	for (const Set<String>::Element *E = selected_list.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
@@ -2268,11 +2272,6 @@ void ProjectManager::_restart_confirm() {
 	get_tree()->quit();
 }
 
-void ProjectManager::_exit_dialog() {
-	_dim_window();
-	get_tree()->quit();
-}
-
 void ProjectManager::_install_project(const String &p_zip_path, const String &p_title) {
 	npdialog->set_mode(ProjectDialog::MODE_INSTALL);
 	npdialog->set_zip_path(p_zip_path);
@@ -2351,7 +2350,6 @@ void ProjectManager::_on_search_term_changed(const String &p_term) {
 }
 
 void ProjectManager::_bind_methods() {
-	ClassDB::bind_method("_exit_dialog", &ProjectManager::_exit_dialog);
 	ClassDB::bind_method("_unhandled_key_input", &ProjectManager::_unhandled_key_input);
 	ClassDB::bind_method("_update_project_buttons", &ProjectManager::_update_project_buttons);
 }
@@ -2481,7 +2479,12 @@ ProjectManager::ProjectManager() {
 		search_box->set_h_size_flags(Control::SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
 		hb->add_child(search_box);
 
-		hb->add_spacer();
+		loading_label = memnew(Label(TTR("Loading, please wait...")));
+		loading_label->add_theme_font_override("font", get_theme_font("bold", "EditorFonts"));
+		loading_label->set_h_size_flags(Control::SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
+		hb->add_child(loading_label);
+		// Hide the label but make it still take up space. This prevents reflows when showing the label.
+		loading_label->set_modulate(Color(0, 0, 0, 0));
 
 		Label *sort_label = memnew(Label);
 		sort_label->set_text(TTR("Sort:"));
diff --git a/editor/project_manager.h b/editor/project_manager.h
index db8cb8410c..6dc0e67cba 100644
--- a/editor/project_manager.h
+++ b/editor/project_manager.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class ProjectManager : public Control {
 	ProjectList *_project_list;
 
 	LineEdit *search_box;
+	Label *loading_label;
 	OptionButton *filter_option;
 
 	Button *run_btn;
@@ -98,7 +99,6 @@ class ProjectManager : public Control {
 	void _update_project_buttons();
 	void _language_selected(int p_id);
 	void _restart_confirm();
-	void _exit_dialog();
 	void _confirm_update_settings();
 	void _nonempty_confirmation_ok_pressed();