diff --git a/src/filemanager.html b/src/filemanager.html
index 09784d689..cc7510a4d 100644
--- a/src/filemanager.html
+++ b/src/filemanager.html
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
 
   <a class="offline-banner animateMe" ng-show="client.offline" ng-cloak href="https://docs.cloudron.io/troubleshooting/" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-circle-notch fa-spin"></i> {{ 'main.offline' | tr }}</a>
 
+  <div class="restart-banner animateMe" ng-show="restartAppBusy" ng-cloak><i class="fa fa-circle-notch fa-spin"></i> {{ 'filemanager.status.restartingApp' | tr}}</div>
+
   <!-- Modal image/video viewer -->
   <div class="modal fade" id="mediaViewerModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
     <div class="modal-dialog" style="max-width: 1280px; max-height: calc(100% - 60px);">
@@ -280,17 +282,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div class="card card-large" ng-show="restartAppBusy">
-        <h3 class="text-center">
-          <br/>
-          <i class="fa fa-circle-notch fa-spin"></i>
-          <br/>
-          <br/>
-          restarting {{ title }}
-        </h3>
-      </div>
-
-      <div class="card card-large" ng-show="title && !restartAppBusy">
+      <div class="card card-large" ng-show="title">
 
         <input type="file" id="uploadFileInput" style="display: none" multiple/>
         <input type="file" id="uploadFolderInput" style="display: none" multiple webkitdirectory directory/>
diff --git a/src/theme.scss b/src/theme.scss
index c6268c82d..0a86b9a0a 100644
--- a/src/theme.scss
+++ b/src/theme.scss
@@ -173,6 +173,16 @@ html, body {
     }
 }
 
+.restart-banner {
+    position: fixed;
+    z-index: 20000;
+    background-color: $text-dark;
+    width: 100%;
+    padding: 2px;
+    text-align: center;
+    color: white;
+}
+
 .layout-root {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/src/translation/en.json b/src/translation/en.json
index 68f44ea94..d162aef18 100644
--- a/src/translation/en.json
+++ b/src/translation/en.json
@@ -876,6 +876,9 @@
         },
         "newFile": {
             "errorAlreadyExists": "Already exists"
+        },
+        "status": {
+            "restartingApp": "restarting app"
         }
     },
     "email": {