1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
index 10003c42085..fa80ffee016 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
@@ -2325,6 +2325,10 @@ will be deleted."
 Letters do not insert themselves; instead, they are commands.
 \\<package-menu-mode-map>
 \\{package-menu-mode-map}"
+  (setq mode-line-buffer-identification
+        (list 'package--downloads-in-progress
+              (propertized-buffer-identification "[Loading...]")
+              mode-line-buffer-identification))
   (setq tabulated-list-format
         `[("Package" 18 package-menu--name-predicate)
           ("Version" 13 nil)