diff --git a/pkg/gui/services_panel.go b/pkg/gui/services_panel.go
index 67cb3613..af95e925 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/services_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/services_panel.go
@@ -254,11 +254,13 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleServiceUp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if err := service.Up(); err != nil {
-		return gui.createErrorPanel(err.Error())
-	}
+	return gui.WithWaitingStatus(gui.Tr.UppingStatus, func() error {
+		if err := service.Up(); err != nil {
+			return gui.createErrorPanel(err.Error())
+		}
 
-	return nil
+		return nil
+	})
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) handleServiceRestart(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index eed1fcb4..cc11470f 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	RestartingStatus            string
 	StartingStatus              string
 	StoppingStatus              string
+	UppingStatus                string
 	PausingStatus               string
 	RemovingStatus              string
 	RunningCustomCommandStatus  string
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ func englishSet() TranslationSet {
 		RestartingStatus:           "restarting",
 		StartingStatus:             "starting",
 		StoppingStatus:             "stopping",
+		UppingStatus:               "upping",
 		PausingStatus:              "pausing",
 		RunningCustomCommandStatus: "running custom command",
 		RunningBulkCommandStatus:   "running bulk command",