diff --git a/apps/files/src/actions/moveOrCopyAction.ts b/apps/files/src/actions/moveOrCopyAction.ts
index 4d70995a0e4a0..fa7b5d4345ae9 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/actions/moveOrCopyAction.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/actions/moveOrCopyAction.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type { FileStat, ResponseDataDetailed } from 'webdav'
 import type { MoveCopyResult } from './moveOrCopyActionUtils'
 
 import { isAxiosError } from '@nextcloud/axios'
-import { FilePickerClosed, getFilePickerBuilder, showError, showInfo } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
+import { FilePickerClosed, getFilePickerBuilder, showError, showInfo, TOAST_PERMANENT_TIMEOUT } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { emit } from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
 import { FileAction, FileType, NodeStatus, davGetClient, davRootPath, davResultToNode, davGetDefaultPropfind, getUniqueName, Permission } from '@nextcloud/files'
 import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
@@ -40,6 +40,28 @@ const getActionForNodes = (nodes: Node[]): MoveCopyAction => {
 	return MoveCopyAction.COPY
 }
 
+/**
+ * Create a loading notification toast
+ * @param mode The move or copy mode
+ * @param source Name of the node that is copied / moved
+ * @param destination Destination path
+ * @return {() => void} Function to hide the notification
+ */
+function createLoadingNotification(mode: MoveCopyAction, source: string, destination: string): () => void {
+	const text = mode === MoveCopyAction.MOVE ? t('files', 'Moving "{source}" to "{destination}" …', { source, destination }) : t('files', 'Copying "{source}" to "{destination}" …', { source, destination })
+
+	let toast: ReturnType<typeof showInfo>|undefined
+	toast = showInfo(
+		`<span class="icon icon-loading-small toast-loading-icon"></span> ${text}`,
+		{
+			isHTML: true,
+			timeout: TOAST_PERMANENT_TIMEOUT,
+			onRemove: () => { toast?.hideToast(); toast = undefined },
+		},
+	)
+	return () => toast && toast.hideToast()
+}
+
 /**
  * Handle the copy/move of a node to a destination
  * This can be imported and used by other scripts/components on server
@@ -80,6 +102,7 @@ export const handleCopyMoveNodeTo = async (node: Node, destination: Folder, meth
 
 	// Set loading state
 	Vue.set(node, 'status', NodeStatus.LOADING)
+	const actionFinished = createLoadingNotification(method, node.basename, destination.path)
 
 	const queue = getQueue()
 	return await queue.add(async () => {
@@ -162,7 +185,8 @@ export const handleCopyMoveNodeTo = async (node: Node, destination: Folder, meth
 			logger.debug(error as Error)
 			throw new Error()
 		} finally {
-			Vue.set(node, 'status', undefined)
+			Vue.set(node, 'status', '')
+			actionFinished()
 		}
 	})
 }
@@ -309,7 +333,7 @@ export const action = new FileAction({
 		if (result === false) {
 			showInfo(nodes.length === 1
 				? t('files', 'Cancelled move or copy of "{filename}".', { filename: nodes[0].displayname })
-				: t('files', 'Cancelled move or copy operation')
+				: t('files', 'Cancelled move or copy operation'),
 			)
 			return nodes.map(() => null)
 		}
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
index d1ada122714f0..e325d97b8f854 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		uniqueId() {
 			return hashCode(this.source.source)
 		},
+
 		isLoading() {
-			return this.source.status === NodeStatus.LOADING
+			return this.source.status === NodeStatus.LOADING || this.loading !== ''
 		},
 
 		/**
diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue b/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
index 70c9a38607e36..c7574c8a7a7da 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/FilesList.vue
@@ -662,6 +662,13 @@ export default defineComponent({
 </script>
 
 <style scoped lang="scss">
+:global(.toast-loading-icon) {
+	// Reduce start margin (it was made for text but this is an icon)
+	margin-inline-start: -4px;
+	// 16px icon + 5px on both sides
+	min-width: 26px;
+}
+
 .app-content {
 	// Virtual list needs to be full height and is scrollable
 	display: flex;