diff --git a/src/Curry/LanguageServer/Handlers/Initialize.hs b/src/Curry/LanguageServer/Handlers/Initialize.hs
index 1ba00ce..5e141e0 100644
--- a/src/Curry/LanguageServer/Handlers/Initialize.hs
+++ b/src/Curry/LanguageServer/Handlers/Initialize.hs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE DataKinds, OverloadedStrings #-}
 module Curry.LanguageServer.Handlers.Initialize (initializeHandler) where
 
-import qualified Curry.LanguageServer.Config as CFG
+import Control.Lens ((^.))
 import Curry.LanguageServer.FileLoader (fileLoader)
 import Curry.LanguageServer.Handlers.Diagnostics (emitDiagnostics)
 import Curry.LanguageServer.Utils.Logging (infoM)
@@ -9,19 +9,22 @@ import qualified Curry.LanguageServer.Index.Store as I
 import Curry.LanguageServer.Monad (LSM)
 import Data.Maybe (maybeToList, fromMaybe)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
+import qualified Language.LSP.Protocol.Lens as J
 import qualified Language.LSP.Protocol.Types as J
 import qualified Language.LSP.Protocol.Message as J
 import qualified Language.LSP.Server as S
 
 initializeHandler :: J.TMessage J.Method_Initialize -> LSM ()
 initializeHandler req = do
-    infoM "Building index store..."
-    workspaceFolders <- fromMaybe [] <$> S.getWorkspaceFolders
-    let folderToPath (J.WorkspaceFolder uri _) = J.uriToFilePath uri
-        folders = maybeToList . folderToPath =<< workspaceFolders
-    mapM_ addDirToIndexStore folders
-    count <- I.getModuleCount
-    infoM $ "Indexed " <> T.pack (show count) <> " files"
+    let token = req ^. J.params . J.workDoneToken
+    S.withIndefiniteProgress "Initializing Curry..." token S.NotCancellable $ \updater -> do
+        infoM "Building index store..."
+        workspaceFolders <- fromMaybe [] <$> S.getWorkspaceFolders
+        let folderToPath (J.WorkspaceFolder uri _) = J.uriToFilePath uri
+            folders = maybeToList . folderToPath =<< workspaceFolders
+        mapM_ addDirToIndexStore folders
+        count <- I.getModuleCount
+        infoM $ "Indexed " <> T.pack (show count) <> " files"
 
 -- | Indexes a workspace folder recursively.
 addDirToIndexStore :: FilePath -> LSM ()