diff --git a/ui/components/blockLabelDialog.py b/ui/components/blockLabelDialog.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..916b96e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/components/blockLabelDialog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+from PySide6.QtCore import Qt
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QLabel
+
+
+class BlockLabelDialog(QLabel):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        parent=None,
+        modality: Qt.WindowModality = Qt.WindowModality.ApplicationModal,
+        *,
+        autoShow: bool = False
+    ):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        self.setWindowFlag(Qt.WindowType.Dialog, True)
+        self.setWindowFlag(Qt.WindowType.WindowMinimizeButtonHint, False)
+        self.setWindowFlag(Qt.WindowType.WindowMaximizeButtonHint, False)
+        self.setWindowFlag(Qt.WindowType.WindowCloseButtonHint, False)
+        self.setWindowModality(modality)
+        self.setWindowTitle("Please Wait")
+        self.setMinimumWidth(200)
+        self.setMargin(20)
+        self.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
+
+        self.autoShow = autoShow
+
+    def show(self):
+        super().show()
+        QApplication.processEvents()
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        if self.autoShow:
+            self.show()
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        self.close()
+        self.deleteLater()
diff --git a/ui/components/projectEntry_Classify.py b/ui/components/projectEntry_Classify.py
index 341a1a5..6647c60 100644
--- a/ui/components/projectEntry_Classify.py
+++ b/ui/components/projectEntry_Classify.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import QLabel, QWidget
 
 from project import Project
 
+from .blockLabelDialog import BlockLabelDialog
 from .projectEntry_Classify_ui import Ui_ProjectEntry_Classify
 
 
@@ -89,4 +90,8 @@ class ProjectEntry_Classify(Ui_ProjectEntry_Classify, QWidget):
 
     @Slot()
     def on_loadSamplesButton_clicked(self):
-        self.samplesListWidget.setSamples(self.project.samplesUnclassified)
+        with BlockLabelDialog(self) as block:
+            block.setText(f"{self.project.name}<br>Loading unclassified samples")
+            block.show()
+
+            self.samplesListWidget.setSamples(self.project.samplesUnclassified)
diff --git a/ui/components/projectEntry_Manage.py b/ui/components/projectEntry_Manage.py
index 09c02af..8d14aa8 100644
--- a/ui/components/projectEntry_Manage.py
+++ b/ui/components/projectEntry_Manage.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, Signal, Slot
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QLabel, QWidget
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget
 
 from project import Project
 
+from .blockLabelDialog import BlockLabelDialog
 from .projectEntry_Manage_ui import Ui_ProjectEntry_Manage
 from .yieldProgress import YieldProgress
 
@@ -26,31 +27,24 @@ class ProjectEntry_Manage(Ui_ProjectEntry_Manage, QWidget):
             self.projectDescriptionLabel.setText("-")
             return
 
-        blockLabel = QLabel(self)
-        blockLabel.setWindowModality(Qt.WindowModality.ApplicationModal)
-        blockLabel.setWindowFlag(Qt.WindowType.Dialog, True)
-        blockLabel.setWindowFlag(Qt.WindowType.WindowMinimizeButtonHint, False)
-        blockLabel.setWindowFlag(Qt.WindowType.WindowMaximizeButtonHint, False)
-        blockLabel.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
-        blockLabel.setText(f"Loading project<br>{self.project.name}")
-        blockLabel.setMargin(20)
-        blockLabel.show()
-        QApplication.processEvents()
-        self.projectNameLabel.setText(self.project.name)
-        self.projectDescriptionLabel.setText(
-            "<br>".join(
-                [
-                    str(self.project.path.resolve()),
-                    f"{len(self.project.sources)} sources",
-                    f"{len(self.project.samples)} samples",
-                    f"- {len(self.project.samplesClassified)} classified",
-                    f"- {len(self.project.samplesIgnored)} ignored",
-                    f"- {len(self.project.samplesUnclassified)} unclassified",
-                ]
+        with BlockLabelDialog(self) as block:
+            block.setText(f"{self.project.name}<br>Updating status")
+            block.show()
+
+            QApplication.processEvents()
+            self.projectNameLabel.setText(self.project.name)
+            self.projectDescriptionLabel.setText(
+                "<br>".join(
+                    [
+                        str(self.project.path.resolve()),
+                        f"{len(self.project.sources)} sources",
+                        f"{len(self.project.samples)} samples",
+                        f"- {len(self.project.samplesClassified)} classified",
+                        f"- {len(self.project.samplesIgnored)} ignored",
+                        f"- {len(self.project.samplesUnclassified)} unclassified",
+                    ]
+                )
             )
-        )
-        blockLabel.close()
-        blockLabel.deleteLater()
 
     @Slot()
     def on_updateButton_clicked(self):