diff --git a/modules/api_rest/api_rest.go b/modules/api_rest/api_rest.go
index 3543a7f9..23b259e0 100644
--- a/modules/api_rest/api_rest.go
+++ b/modules/api_rest/api_rest.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type RestAPI struct {
 
 	recording      bool
 	recTime        int
+	loading        bool
 	replaying      bool
 	recordFileName string
 	recordWait     *sync.WaitGroup
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ func NewRestAPI(s *session.Session) *RestAPI {
 		},
 		recording:      false,
 		recTime:        0,
+		loading:        false,
 		replaying:      false,
 		recordFileName: "",
 		recordWait:     &sync.WaitGroup{},
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ func NewRestAPI(s *session.Session) *RestAPI {
 
 	mod.State.Store("recording", &mod.recording)
 	mod.State.Store("replaying", &mod.replaying)
+	mod.State.Store("loading", &mod.loading)
 	mod.State.Store("rec_time", &mod.recTime)
 	mod.State.Store("rec_filename", &mod.recordFileName)
 	mod.State.Store("rec_frames", 0)
diff --git a/modules/api_rest/api_rest_replay.go b/modules/api_rest/api_rest_replay.go
index 787bc406..035b1d3c 100644
--- a/modules/api_rest/api_rest_replay.go
+++ b/modules/api_rest/api_rest_replay.go
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ func (mod *RestAPI) startReplay(filename string) (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	mod.loading = true
+	defer func() {
+		mod.loading = false
+	}()
+
 	mod.Info("loading %s ...", mod.recordFileName)
 
 	start := time.Now()